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Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4

By pwsadmin | Sep 10, 2024 | Comments Off on Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4
Apple Announces iPhone 16 Lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4

It’s September, which brings the annual Apple crops: new iPhones, Apple Watches, and AirPods. At its recent Glowtime event, Apple unveiled the new iPhone 16 lineup, Apple Watch Series 10, and AirPods 4, alongside smaller announcements about existing products. As always, the enhancements in the new products are evolutionary, making them attractive to anyone already […]

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How to Display the Battery Percentage in Your Mac’s Menu Bar

By pwsadmin | Aug 15, 2024 | Comments Off on How to Display the Battery Percentage in Your Mac’s Menu Bar
How to Display the Battery Percentage in Your Mac’s Menu Bar

By default, the battery icon in your Mac laptop’s menu bar shows how full your battery is. Clicking it reveals the exact percentage, but you can also set macOS to display the battery percentage next to the icon. The setting isn’t where you might expect in System Settings > Battery. Instead, you’ll find it in […]

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How to Copy an App Icon on the Mac

By pwsadmin | Aug 8, 2024 | Comments Off on How to Copy an App Icon on the Mac
How to Copy an App Icon on the Mac

Let’s say you’re writing documentation to help colleagues use Preview to edit images, sign PDFs, and convert graphics. (A worthy task for which they will thank you!) For this documentation, you want to include the Preview app’s icon so they know what to look for in the Applications folder and Dock. To copy a high-resolution […]

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Choosing the Best Mac for a College-Bound Student in 2024

By pwsadmin | Aug 5, 2024 | Comments Off on Choosing the Best Mac for a College-Bound Student in 2024
Choosing the Best Mac for a College-Bound Student in 2024

Is your child heading off to college soon? They’ve undoubtedly been using a computer throughout high school, though now is a good time to look at getting them a new one, especially if theirs is old or unreliable, is shared with other family members, or was a school loaner. If you haven’t been keeping up […]

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Insert Emoji More Easily with Text Replacements

By pwsadmin | Aug 1, 2024 | Comments Off on Insert Emoji More Easily with Text Replacements
Insert Emoji More Easily with Text Replacements

For many of us, emoji are fun, but we don’t want to choose Edit > Emoji & Symbols whenever we want to insert one. A faster, better technique is to set up text replacements for emoji you insert often. Open System Settings > Keyboard > Text Replacements, click the + button at the bottom, and […]

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Prep Your Tech for Travel

By pwsadmin | Jul 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Prep Your Tech for Travel
Prep Your Tech for Travel

Long ago, to get ready for a trip, we’d mostly make sure we had our plane tickets, books and magazines to read, and a snack. Prepping for travel in today’s tech-heavy world comes with a new set of tasks, most of which shouldn’t be left to the last minute. Identify Devices, Chargers, and Cables to […]

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Remember the Magnifier App When You Need to Read Tiny Text

By pwsadmin | Jul 25, 2024 | Comments Off on Remember the Magnifier App When You Need to Read Tiny Text
Remember the Magnifier App When You Need to Read Tiny Text

Trying to make out a tiny serial number or some fine print you can barely read can be frustrating. Years ago, Apple added a magnifier mode to its accessibility options and turned the feature into a standalone app in iOS 14. You can find the Magnifier app in the Utilities folder in your App Library […]

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Two Techniques for Improving Google Chrome Security

By pwsadmin | Jul 23, 2024 | Comments Off on Two Techniques for Improving Google Chrome Security
Two Techniques for Improving Google Chrome Security

Although most Mac users rely on Apple’s Safari for Web browsing, plenty of people prefer Google Chrome for its cross-platform compatibility, massive collection of extensions, and tight integration with the Google ecosystem. Chrome is by far the most popular browser in the world, with about 65% of the market, compared to Safari’s 18%. Still others […]

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Use 1Password to Enter Your Mac Login Password

By pwsadmin | Jul 5, 2024 | Comments Off on Use 1Password to Enter Your Mac Login Password
Use 1Password to Enter Your Mac Login Password

We think of 1Password as being helpful for entering passwords on websites and in iPhone and iPad apps. But its Universal Autofill feature has a hidden capability that lets 1Password enter your Mac login password when you have to provide it to change certain system settings, install apps, format drives in Disk Utility, and more. […]

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Apple Explains Its Approach to Device Longevity

By pwsadmin | Jul 1, 2024 | Comments Off on Apple Explains Its Approach to Device Longevity
Apple Explains Its Approach to Device Longevity

We Apple users tend to believe that our devices usually last longer—both physically and functionally—than Windows PCs and Android smartphones. For instance, Apple’s current operating systems work on nearly all Macs, iPhones, and iPads introduced in 2018 and later, albeit with some feature loss on the oldest devices. In a white paper entitled “Longevity, by […]

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