by Terry McAdams | Sep 4, 2026 | iPhone, productivity, Tip, Video
Sometimes you need to start recording video instantly—to document an incident, capture a fleeting moment, or preserve evidence. Apple has provided a shortcut that reduces the effort to just two presses of the Camera Control on the iPhone 16 and later. Press it once to...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 7, 2026 | How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Safari
Reading articles on the Web has become fraught with distraction. Ads are terrible, of course, but publications also inundate you with navigation links, pop-ups encouraging you to subscribe, popular article lists, and more. Even worse is when an article requires...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 3, 2026 | Control Center, How-To, Mac, productivity
Control Center debuted on the iPhone over a decade ago in iOS 7 and made its way to the Mac in 2020 with macOS 11 Big Sur. However, through macOS 15 Sequoia, Mac users who wanted to tweak Control Center for their needs were limited to turning specific controls on or...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 3, 2026 | iPad, iPhone, productivity, Tip
If you’ve had trouble moving from hunt-and-peck typing on the iPhone to the double-thumb typing approach many people prefer, consider QuickPath, better known as swipe typing. QuickPath isn’t new, but many people have never tried it seriously. With swipe typing, you...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 3, 2026 | Mac, productivity, Tip
You undoubtedly know about pressing Command-Tab to bring up the macOS App Switcher and mousing to the app you want to switch to. Keyboard jockeys probably even know to keep holding Command down while pressing Tab or right-arrow to cycle to the right (press Shift-Tab,...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 3, 2026 | Calendar, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Reminders, Tip
If you are often late to or miss meetings because Apple’s notifications are too easy to ignore, we recommend trying the In Your Face app. Available for the Mac, Windows, iPhone, iPad, and Apple Watch, In Your Face displays unmissable full-screen alerts and plays...
