Macs are nice computers, but they're not without their issues that can spur up at random times. Fortunately, troubleshooting problems on a Mac isn't incredibly difficult and there are tons of simple steps you can take as a Mac user before calling AppleCare for support.
One of the easiest troubleshooting steps is resetting your Mac's NVRAM, a step which can solve an array of problems. In this tutorial, we'll explain what the NVRAM is responsible for and how to reset it to fix common problems.
Learn how to reset the SMC on Intel-based and Apple silicon Macs to troubleshoot and fix various hardware issues with the power, display, webcam, etc.
Winter may be coming to an end next month, making room for the Spring season, but that doesn't mean you can't keep enjoying the snow!
Snow Daze is a wonderful app that can be had from the App Store for $1.99. The app can turn any photograph scene into a snowy wonderland. With all of the different filters, configurable snow settings, and color options, you can make even the least suspecting photograph look like it was taken in the middle of a blizzard storm.
In this tutorial, we'll be showing you how the app works.
Try these tips if you’re having Bluetooth problems on your Mac and can’t connect accessories, AirPods, or other wireless devices, or send files to an Android phone or Windows PC.
Learn how to quickly delete multiple attachments like photos and videos in Apple's built-in Messages app on the Mac to free up storage space and keep things organized.
One of the major new features Apple introduced in iOS 9 was the ability to take advantage of Picture in Picture mode on supported iPad models; a multitasking mode perfect for watching videos while tackling other tasks at the same time, such as web browsing, document writing, social networking, and more.
Oddly enough, the Apple TV, which is essentially a media entertainment system in itself, doesn't come with a similar feature for users wanting to multitask more efficiently on their television sets.
Developer Steve Troughton-Smith has demonstrated Picture in Picture multitasking on the Apple TV 4 via a custom app he made for himself, showing that the hardware inside of the Apple TV on the latest firmware is capable of handing the feature, but it appears Apple has chosen not to include it (yet).
In this tutorial, we’ll show you how to enable the analog clock in the menu bar on your Mac, replacing the digital clock.
It's happened many times to me before, and I can relate to those that it happens to – you're trying to be quiet in the middle of class or in the middle of a meeting for work, and all of a sudden you hear a random noise and then Siri starts blabbering.
Siri says "I didn't quite get that," or "Sorry, I missed that."
In this tutorial, we'll show you how to solve this problem once and for all.
Siri is the personal voice assistant pre-installed on your iOS device. Introduced in iOS 5, the voice assistant allows a wide variety of functions, conversions, information queries, and fun comments to be invoked with just your voice.
But did you know Siri can also be used to toggle certain system settings on or off too? In this tutorial, we'll show you how.
When it comes right down to it, you may not always have a coin or a die in your pocket, but fortunately, you probably have your iPhone with you, and all recent iPhones can take advantage of the pocket voice assistant Siri.
Siri is a powerful tool, and you may not have known this, but if you forgot your coin and die at home, Siri has you covered for all of your chance-taking needs – she never forgets hers! In this tutorial, we'll show you how to have Siri flip a coin or roll a die for you.
Siri is a great way to get to the things you want on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iPad without having to tap on anything – it works great for situations where you don't really have your hands free, but who says using Siri has to be boring?
In this quick post, we'll show you how you can spice up your conversations with Siri by configuring the voice assistant to call you something different.
Location services are among some of the most over-used features on any iOS device. Out of the box, iOS devices with location services enabled are configured to track your location in various reasons, including producing the best user experience possible.
In this guide, we'll show you all about how to configure your iOS location services so that you're not being tracked when you don't need to be, giving you the privacy you deserve.