by Terry McAdams | Jan 2, 2026 | How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Reminders
Recording a task in Apple’s Reminders app on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad is just the first step—the app captures what you need to do—but what matters more is being reminded to take action at the right moment. (The most important step, of course, is following through,...
by Terry McAdams | Jan 2, 2026 | Apple Music, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Tip
A new feature for Apple Music subscribers in the Music app in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 is AutoMix, which Apple says causes songs to “transition at the perfect moment, based on analysis of the key and tempo of the music.” It fades between songs as a DJ would,...
by Terry McAdams | Jan 2, 2026 | iPhone, Tip
One place where the Liquid Glass transparency in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 can be annoying is the time display on the Lock Screen. Liquid Glass tries—but often fails—to adjust the clock’s transparency so it’s readable over whatever photo you chose or the Photo Shuffle...
by Terry McAdams | Dec 5, 2025 | iPhone, productivity, Reminders, Tip
Apple introduced a neat new feature in the Phone app in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 (but not macOS 26): callback reminders. Whenever you miss a call and think, “I’d better call this person back later,” you can now create a reminder to do that right within the Phone app....
by Terry McAdams | Nov 7, 2025 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Messages
Spam is one of the many banes of modern existence. While we receive more email spam than anything else, interruptions from unwanted phone calls and text messages are even more annoying. Apple has added various features over the years to help control spam calls and...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 7, 2025 | AirPods, Camera, iPhone, Music, News, Security, Tip
The first feature update to iOS 26 is now available—go to Settings > General > Software Update to install iOS 26.1. It doesn’t introduce any game-changers, but there are a few new options and tweaks worth knowing about. Tinted Option for Liquid Glass For many people,...
