by Terry McAdams | Jan 23, 2024 | Contacts, Mac, productivity, Siri, Tip
Remembering to update your contacts with new email addresses, phone numbers, and postal addresses can sometimes be difficult. But if you’ve received that information in Mail or Messages, Siri’s data detection capabilities can help. Open Contacts on the Mac and press...
by Terry McAdams | Feb 7, 2023 | Contacts, iPad, iPhone, privacy, Tip
Apple makes it easy to share contact cards on the iPhone or iPad—just scroll down in a contact and tap Share Contact. But what if you don’t want to share every piece of data on that card? To avoid oversharing in iOS 16 or iPadOS 16, tap Filter Fields at the top of the...
by Terry McAdams | Jan 19, 2023 | Contacts, Mac, Safari, Tip, troubleshooting
We heard from a client that AutoFill in Safari suddenly stopped entering her name and address in Web forms when she chose Edit > AutoFill Form or pressed Command-Shift-A, forcing her to enter her contact information manually, like an animal. (And yes, the “Using...
by Terry McAdams | Dec 29, 2022 | Contacts, iPad, iPhone, productivity, Tip
Deleting contacts on the iPhone and iPad used to be a pain, especially if you wanted to trash multiple contacts. You had to open the contact, tap Edit, scroll to the bottom, and tap Delete Contact. Although you still can’t swipe left on a contact in a list, as you do...
by Terry McAdams | Apr 12, 2022 | Contacts, How-To, iOS, macOS, troubleshooting
In today’s world, there’s no reason to remember our contacts’ phone numbers or email addresses—that’s a job for our Macs, iPhones, and iPads. This sort of data is so core to using digital devices that Apple has long provided an ecosystem-wide solution in the form of...
by Terry McAdams | Dec 2, 2021 | Contacts, How-To, productivity
If mailing your holiday cards (which you designed in Photos with a plug-in like Motif or Mimeo Photos, right?) is made harder by having to write addresses on envelopes, you can skip the handwriting step this year. Although many people don’t realize this, it’s easy to...