by Terry McAdams | May 2, 2025 | iPhone, privacy, Tip
In iOS 18.2, Apple enhanced the Find My app, enabling you to create a temporary Web page that shares the location of a lost AirTag or other Find My-tracked item. You don’t need to know the person’s email address or share any other information, and the link...
by Terry McAdams | Apr 3, 2025 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, passwords, Tip, Wi-Fi
A neat feature built into iOS, iPadOS, and macOS is that when you are connected to a Wi-Fi network, your devices will offer to share the Wi-Fi password if others near you try to connect to the same network. However, for this feature to work, they must be in your...
by Terry McAdams | Mar 12, 2025 | App Store, Apple ID, iPad, iPhone, iTunes Store, Mac
Ever since Apple launched the iTunes Store in 2003 with online accounts known as Apple IDs—now referred to as Apple Accounts—many users have ended up with multiple accounts. This situation arose partly because the early Apple IDs were tied to accounts users created...
by Terry McAdams | Mar 10, 2025 | iPad, iPhone, keyboard shortcut, Mac, productivity, Tip
Apple provides a handy ecosystem-wide feature that replaces a typed abbreviation—say “eml”—with text you specify, like your email address. (Seriously, copy that one so you don’t have to type your email address repeatedly.) These automatic text replacements sync via...
by Terry McAdams | Mar 7, 2025 | iCloud, iPhone, productivity, Tip
Apple has launched the new Apple Invites iPhone app for planning social events with friends and family. Apple Invites requires iOS 18 on the iPhone, and you can also use it at iCloud.com/invites on the Mac and iPad. Event creation is limited to iCloud+ subscribers...
by Terry McAdams | Feb 25, 2025 | iPhone, News
We know iPhones can get pricey—a top-of-the-line 1 TB iPhone 16 Pro Max costs $1,599, and that’s before AppleCare. To make the lineup more affordable, Apple has long sold the iPhone SE and kept previous years’ models available. Until February 18, you could buy a 64 GB...
