Your Mac should be backed up! Time Machine’s the easiest way to do it. Set it up once and Time Machine will work in the background forever. Continue Reading How to set up a Time Machine Backup
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on March Madness calendar for iPhone, Mac, and iPad
on Here’s the March Madness NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament calendar in ics (iCal) format. Updates automatically. Continue Reading March Madness calendar for iPhone, Mac, and iPad
How to quickly Capitalize words you’ve already typed on iPhone and iPad
on Here’s the easy way to fix things when you forgot to capitalize something while typing on your iPhone. Continue Reading How to quickly Capitalize words you’ve already typed on iPhone and iPad
NFL Post-Season Calendar for iPhone and Mac
on Get the NFL Post-Season schedule into your iPhone or Mac’s Calendar app. Calendar includes teams, times, and TV info. Updated with scores. Also works with Google Calendar. Continue Reading NFL Post-Season Calendar for iPhone and Mac
How to delete (or forward) part of a text message conversation on an iPhone or iPad
on Every so often, for one reason or another you want to delete (or forward) part of a text message conversation. Not the entire conversation, just part of it. Maybe just one or two messages (maybe pictures). Here’s how you do it. (Here’s how you delete part of a Messages conversation on a Mac.) Note: if… Continue Reading How to delete (or forward) part of a text message conversation on an iPhone or iPad
Add the 2018-2019 College Football Bowl Game Schedule to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac Calendars
on UPDATE: now doing the same sort of calendar for March Madness! Check it out. UPDATE: now includes the point spreads (per ESPN.com) in the event titles. Thanks for the idea, Austin. (If you find an error in this calendar please leave a comment and I will take care of it. Thank you.) I’ve created the… Continue Reading Add the 2018-2019 College Football Bowl Game Schedule to your iPhone, iPad, and Mac Calendars
How to Print Mailing Labels from an iPhone or iPad
on This blog post is about printing labels from an iPhone or iPad using an app called Address Labels for CardLists. I have another article about how to print just about anything from an iPhone or iPad. Take your pick! It’s time to mail your holiday cards. You may recall from previous posts (this one from… Continue Reading How to Print Mailing Labels from an iPhone or iPad
How to Make and Use Smart Folders on a Mac
on Do you find yourself spending too much time looking for files on your Mac, over and over? For example: You want to browse through all of the images on your Mac, regardless of where they’re stored. Or you’re looking for a document you were working on recently, but the name escapes you. Wouldn’t it be nice… Continue Reading How to Make and Use Smart Folders on a Mac
Extend your iPhone’s battery life by closing unneeded Safari tabs
on Many people are surprised to find several (or even “gobs of”) open Safari tabs on their iPhones. This can be a handy feature: click on the tabs button at bottom right in Safari… … scroll through the list of open pages, and tap the one you want to view. Easy. Bonus Tip #1: swipe up… Continue Reading Extend your iPhone’s battery life by closing unneeded Safari tabs
How to watch Apple’s October 30th, 2018 event
on UPDATE: the event is over. Click here to watch the entire show. Highlights: a new MacBook Air, a new Mac mini, and two new iPad Pros (no home buttons, Face ID, incredible speed). New Apple Pencil that connects to iPad Pro magnetically– for storage, and for charging! Incredible. It’s time for another Apple announcement event.… Continue Reading How to watch Apple’s October 30th, 2018 event