by Terry McAdams | May 13, 2024 | iPad, iPhone, Tip
A popular feature of iOS 16 was the Photo Shuffle option for customizing the iPhone Lock Screen. It used machine learning to select photos in four categories—People, Pets, Nature, and Cities—and rotated through them when you tapped, on lock, hourly, or daily. If you...
by Terry McAdams | May 7, 2024 | How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, password manager, Security
Apple’s iCloud Keychain Password Management Is All Many People Need We constantly recommend using a password manager like 1Password, BitWarden, or Dashlane. But many people resist committing to yet another app or paying for yet another service. Isn’t Apple’s built-in...
by Terry McAdams | Apr 25, 2024 | Apple TV, Apple Watch, HomePod, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Tip
Apple publishes a multitude of manuals and tons of technical documentation for its products on its support site, but until recently, it could be challenging to find something specific because the search engine on Apple’s site is poor. For a better path into Apple’s...
by Terry McAdams | Apr 24, 2024 | How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Messages, productivity
Although many of us think of Messages as an iPhone app, Apple’s platform integration lets you read and reply to conversations in Messages on other Apple devices, including the Mac and iPad. All your devices must have the correct settings to make this work reliably. We...
by Terry McAdams | Mar 25, 2024 | iPhone, Mac, MagSafe, productivity
The near-ubiquity of videoconferencing is a lasting effect of the pandemic. The ease of gathering a group virtually usually more than makes up for the downsides. Despite that, many people still appear in video calls with low-resolution, poorly lit video that makes the...
by Terry McAdams | Feb 27, 2024 | How-To, iPhone, privacy, Security
Last year, a series of articles by Wall Street Journal reporters Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen highlighted a troubling form of crime targeting iPhone users. A thief would discover the victim’s iPhone passcode, swipe the iPhone, and run. With just the passcode, the...
