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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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Sorry, Apple Isn’t Going to Update the 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon

By pwsadmin | Jul 1, 2024 | Comments Off on Sorry, Apple Isn’t Going to Update the 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon
Sorry, Apple Isn’t Going to Update the 27-inch iMac with Apple Silicon

Are you a 27-inch iMac owner wondering when Apple will release a new model with speedy Apple silicon? We hate to be the bearer of bad news, but the answer seems to be an unequivocal “Never.” Late last year, Apple confirmed to The Verge that it would not be making an Apple silicon version of […]

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Share 2FA Setup for Team Access to a Single Account

By pwsadmin | Jun 24, 2024 | Comments Off on Share 2FA Setup for Team Access to a Single Account
Share 2FA Setup for Team Access to a Single Account

When your team or family shares access to a single account (such as for banking or social media, which seldom offer multi-user access), using two-factor authentication via SMS is awkward—whose phone receives the 2FA codes? One solution is to use an authentication app. Authentication apps are more secure, and multiple people can add 2FA support […]

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Tame the Tangle! Quick Cable Management Tips

By pwsadmin | Jun 20, 2024 | Comments Off on Tame the Tangle! Quick Cable Management Tips
Tame the Tangle! Quick Cable Management Tips

Take a moment and look behind your Mac. Do you see a tangle of cables? The main downside of a mess of cables is that it’s a cluster of chaos that attracts dust bunnies. However, it’s possible for power cables—especially when tightly bundled or looped—to emit electromagnetic interference that can disrupt or degrade the signal […]

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How to Make Productive Use of Generative AI Chatbots and Artbots

By pwsadmin | Jun 17, 2024 | Comments Off on How to Make Productive Use of Generative AI Chatbots and Artbots
How to Make Productive Use of Generative AI Chatbots and Artbots

Artificial intelligence dominates the tech news these days, but it’s hard to separate the hype from the reality. Every large company seems to have some major AI initiative in the works. Even Apple, which tends to stick to its own path, has started to tout features previously described as relying on “machine learning” as being […]

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Quickly Catalog Books or Other Named Items on Shelves

By pwsadmin | Jun 13, 2024 | Comments Off on Quickly Catalog Books or Other Named Items on Shelves
Quickly Catalog Books or Other Named Items on Shelves

If you have trouble finding particular items across multiple shelves of books, labeled boxes, or anything else that’s clearly identified with a text name, take carefully composed photos that capture all the titles without glare. Later, you can search for any text in those photos to find them—tap the Search button in Photos on the […]

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At WWDC, Apple Unveils Apple Intelligence and Previews New OS Features

By pwsadmin | Jun 11, 2024 | Comments Off on At WWDC, Apple Unveils Apple Intelligence and Previews New OS Features
At WWDC, Apple Unveils Apple Intelligence and Previews New OS Features

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote was a lightning-fast (even in the full 1:44-long video—or try the 3-minute recap) look at what Apple is bringing to the software side of the Apple experience in the next year. Although some past keynotes have introduced hardware like new Macs and the Vision Pro, this year’s keynote stuck to […]

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Apple’s iCloud Keychain Password Management Is All Many People Need

By pwsadmin | May 30, 2024 | Comments Off on Apple’s iCloud Keychain Password Management Is All Many People Need
Apple’s iCloud Keychain Password Management Is All Many People Need

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 iCloud Keychain password management good enough? The answer now is yes, thanks to two recent […]

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Where Can You Control Automatic Smart Quotes and Dashes in macOS?

By pwsadmin | May 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Where Can You Control Automatic Smart Quotes and Dashes in macOS?
Where Can You Control Automatic Smart Quotes and Dashes in macOS?

Most people like smart quotes and dashes, at least most of the time. Your Mac is probably set up to turn the single (') and double (") hash marks and double hyphens (--) that you type into the apostrophes (’) and single smart quotes (‘’), double smart quotes (“”), and em dashes (—) used in […]

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