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5 alternatives to a SIM eject tool for easy SIM removal

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 25, 2022

SIM eject tools are useful for getting SIM cards out of iPhones and iPads, and honestly, I would recommend everyone who owns one of these devices carry at least one of them at all times, whether in your wallet or on a key ring.

Of course, there are always those times when you're out and about and don't have a SIM eject tool with you when you really need one. So what alternatives can you use instead?

In this piece, we'll talk about five alternatives to a SIM eject tool you can use to get the SIM card out of your iPhone, iPad, or Android phone.

Tip: customize the Safari toolbar on your Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated July 17, 2019

Last week, we showed you how you could customize the toolbar on your Mac's Finder window to better suit your needs, but there are other apps throughout the macOS operating system that come with toolbar-editing capabilities as well.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how you can customize the toolbar in the Safari web browser to make your web surfing experience the best it can be for your specific needs.

What to do when Siri doesn’t pronounce your name right

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 1, 2016

Siri is an amazing piece of software and Apple has tried so hard to make it capable of pronouncing everyone's names right, but there are just too many names in the world for Siri to be perfect and pronouncing all of them.

On the other hand, if you're sick of Siri not being able to pronounce your name correctly, there is a way to train her so she will pronounce it right going forward.

We'll show you how this is done in this quick tutorial.

7 ways to quit running apps on your Mac

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated February 12, 2026

Check out seven quick ways to quit or close apps on your Mac. Experiment with all methods and see which one suits you best.

How to install ROMs on Apple TV via iPhone [jailbreak]

Andrew O'Hara ∙ May 31, 2016

Getting ROMs to your Apple TV can be a time consuming experience. It also can be a hassle as you historically needed a computer to complete the task. Thanks to a helpful tipster, Twitter user @otishuff, we are going to show you how to quickly and easily load ROMs to your Apple TV with just an iPhone, and a free Dropbox account.

All the ways you can start up your Mac

Christian Zibreg ∙ Updated November 20, 2020

We've talked quite a lot about Recovery OS, an underestimated feature of OS X that makes it easier to troubleshoot your Mac even if it refuses to start up properly.

But as you'll see for yourself in this post, Recovery OS is but one of the more than dozen different ways to start up your computer, aside from OS X's regular startup mode. In this tutorial, we'll list all the ways you can start up your Mac and detail each one.

Clean up time: how to remove your account name from your Mac Menu Bar

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated February 10, 2023

Any time you set up a new Mac, or make a new user account, macOS will automatically display your account name in the Menu Bar so you know what account you're logged into.

But for some people, you probably already know what account you're logged into because you only have one account, or perhaps that text is just cluttering up your Menu Bar and you want it gone.

No matter what the scenario may be, there's an easy way to remove your macOS account name from the Menu Bar and we'll show you how it's done in this simple tutorial.

Changing the default payment method in Apple Pay

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated January 23, 2019

Despite some Apple device users being skeptical of using Apple Pay for security reasons, many are embracing the power of NFC payment technology everywhere it is supported.

If you're like many Apple Pay users, then you might have more than one credit or debit card linked to your Apple Pay Wallet. If this is the case, then it would be good to know how to choose which card is set as the default card when you choose to carry out payments at the register.

In this tutorial, we'll show you how that's done.

How to quickly erase unwanted items from your images

Jim Nix ∙ May 28, 2016

Today we are going to show you how to remove unwanted objects from your images in just a few easy steps, using the simple yet powerful app Snapheal by Macphun.

If you are like me, you have a lot of images that you were lining up to take, and at the last minute someone or something got partially into your frame, right as you fired the shot. Maybe it’s an elbow or a bird. It happens. We usually just wait a moment for them to clear, and then take another shot. But sometimes you can’t get another shot at it, or don’t have time to wait for it to clear.

Let Snapheal come to your rescue in these situations!

Bummed by iOS’s erratic text selection in Safari? Try this simple trick

Christian Zibreg ∙ May 27, 2016

Sometimes it feels like I'm wrestling with iOS's text-selection feature in Safari instead of it making my life easier. Increasingly, certain webpages either wouldn't let me copy body text at all or would leave me struggling trying to make a precise selection.

More often than not, zooming doesn't prove much of a help. This issue is particularly infuriating when trying to highlight a URL. But don't worry, this is where iDownloadBlog's how-to series comes to the rescue!

Here's a simple trick which helps override this behavior, letting you highlight and copy text on webpages that don't necessarily play nicely with iOS's text-selection feature.

Customizing the toolbar in your Mac Finder window

Anthony Bouchard ∙ Updated August 14, 2018

If you own a Mac, you most likely use the Finder window on a daily basis; probably more than you even realize. But one thing you may not have known throughout the eons of using the Finder interface as Apple has created it to be used, is that you can actually customize the Finder toolbar to your liking.

By doing so, you can supercharge your Finder window's functionality with additional easy-to-reach features, and we'll show you how to customize your Mac Finder toolbar in this simple tutorial.

Notifications not forwarding to Apple Watch? Check these likely causes

Anthony Bouchard ∙ May 27, 2016

It's a nice feeling when software works as it should, but that's not always the case. In the case of the Apple Watch, notifications that are supposed to be tapping on your wrist may not work when you expect them to.

If you're having problems with your Apple Watch not receiving the notifications your iPhone is putting out, then you'll want to follow the steps in this piece to troubleshoot what's going on and fix the problem.