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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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Select Non-Contiguous Text in Pages, Keynote, and Numbers 14

By pwsadmin | May 23, 2024 | Comments Off on Select Non-Contiguous Text in Pages, Keynote, and Numbers 14
Select Non-Contiguous Text in Pages, Keynote, and Numbers 14

The latest versions of the Mac and iPad apps in Apple’s iWork suite—Pages 14, Keynote 14, and Numbers 14—have gained a helpful feature: non-contiguous text selection. By holding down the Command key, you can select chunks of text that aren’t next to each other. For example, imagine you want to make the first part of […]

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Apple Introduces New iPad Air, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro, and Magic Keyboard

By pwsadmin | May 8, 2024 | Comments Off on Apple Introduces New iPad Air, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro, and Magic Keyboard
Apple Introduces New iPad Air, iPad Pro, Apple Pencil Pro, and Magic Keyboard

After no new iPads throughout 2023, Apple has unveiled new 11-inch and 13-inch iPad Air and iPad Pro models, plus a more capable Apple Pencil Pro and a redesigned Magic Keyboard for iPad Pro. The company also refined the iPad lineup by dropping the ninth-generation iPad and reducing the price of the tenth-generation iPad to […]

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How to Search Directly in Your Favorite Websites from Safari’s Search Bar

By pwsadmin | Mar 7, 2024 | Comments Off on How to Search Directly in Your Favorite Websites from Safari’s Search Bar
How to Search Directly in Your Favorite Websites from Safari’s Search Bar

We’re all accustomed to searching the Web generally in Safari by typing in the search field and pressing Return or tapping Go. Most of us are also familiar with the search suggestions that Safari shows below the search field as we type. But did you know that Safari has a feature that lets you use […]

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Help! My Account Has Been Hacked—What Should I Do?

By pwsadmin | Feb 29, 2024 | Comments Off on Help! My Account Has Been Hacked—What Should I Do?
Help! My Account Has Been Hacked—What Should I Do?

How would you realize that one or more of your Internet accounts—email, social media, financial—have been hacked? (Some prefer the terms “compromised” or “breached”—you may hear them from support techs.) Unfortunately, there’s no telltale warning sign because “hacked” could mean any number of things. Here are some possible indications: People you trust report receiving email […]

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Annoyed by Inline Predictive Text Suggestions? Here’s How to Turn Them Off

By pwsadmin | Feb 27, 2024 | Comments Off on Annoyed by Inline Predictive Text Suggestions? Here’s How to Turn Them Off
Annoyed by Inline Predictive Text Suggestions? Here’s How to Turn Them Off

In a slight nod to the hype surrounding generative AI, Apple added inline text prediction capabilities to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. They can be helpful, particularly on the iPhone and iPad, where it’s often much easier to tap the Space bar than to finish typing a word or sentence. But that’s less true on […]

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You Can Now Have Zoom Meetings on an Apple TV

By pwsadmin | Feb 22, 2024 | Comments Off on You Can Now Have Zoom Meetings on an Apple TV
You Can Now Have Zoom Meetings on an Apple TV

When Apple introduced tvOS 17 last September, an eagerly awaited feature was its support for FaceTime calls, using Continuity Camera on an iPhone or iPad to equip an Apple TV with the necessary camera and microphone. FaceTime on the Apple TV requires a second-generation Apple TV 4K or later and an iPhone running iOS 17 […]

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