Build Relationships in iOS with Siri - Call your Mother

When giving commands to Siri, you can refer to people by relationship, rather than name. So, if you want to call your mother on your iPhone, you can say “call my mother” instead of something like “call Natasha Jauch-Hoechstetter.” But to do this, you need to introduce Siri to your...

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Why You Shouldn’t (Usually) Quit Apps on Your iPhone

On the Mac, when you’re done with an app you quit it. Many people think the same is true on the iPhone, where you can double-press the Home button to access the App Switcher and then swipe up on an app to quit it. But just because you can do it doesn’t mean you should. Worse, contrary to what...

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Mute Audio-playing Tabs in Safari

Do Web sites that auto-play ads or videos drive you crazy? Especially when you reopen Safari and several of them in remembered tabs start playing simultaneously? Since OS X 10.11 El Capitan, Safari can put an end to that cacophony on your Mac. Whenever audio is playing in...

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Use Your iPhone as a Personal Wi-Fi Hotspot for Your Mac or iPad

You’re on a trip, accompanied by your trusty iPhone and MacBook Air. Suddenly there’s an emergency at work, and you need to get online with your Mac. You can pick up a cell signal with the iPhone, but there’s no Wi-Fi to be found—what do you do? Never fear, since you can use your...

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Apple makes iLife and iWork apps free! - How to get older versions for your older devices!

Not only did Apple update the apps, but today changed the pricing for its iLife and iWork apps to free! This applies to both the iOS and MacOS versions of the apps. iMovie for Mac was priced at $14.99 and GarageBand for Mac for $4.99. Pages, Keynote, and Numbers for Mac each were priced...

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Find My Phone nabs Coachella thief holding over 100 stolen phones!

I can not stress enough, the value of locking your iPhone and turning on Find My Phone with iCloud. Not only can it stop a thief from getting into your phone, but from wiping it and reselling it too. Its also helped people get reunited with lost or stolen phones. Well this weekend, Find My Phone...

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Build Travel Time into Your Calendar Alerts

We’ve all done it. You swing into a meeting late, and as everyone looks up at you accusingly, you mutter, “Sorry. Traffic was terrible.” Maybe it was, but if you’d left at the right time for the traffic conditions, you could have arrived on time. Happily, the Calendar...

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Use Styles to Be Nice to Future You.

You’ve been asked to create a document for work. Perhaps it’s a report, a form, or even a brochure. And it doesn’t matter whether you’re using Microsoft Word, Adobe InDesign, Apple’s Pages, or even Google Docs. The best thing you can do to be nice to Future You is...

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Drone flyover shows Apple Spaceship Campus almost complete

A new drone flyover by Matthew Roberts, shows that the new Apple Park campus is almost complete. Employees will start moving in this month, however it will take almost six months to move in the complete 12,000 employees that will call Apple Park home. The R & D facility is almost ready for staff. Tables and chairs can be seen through the windows. Landscaping is moving along at a furious pace,...

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Use Quick Look to Peek inside Files and Folders on Your Mac

Finder icons sometimes hint at their file’s contents, but if you find yourself opening file after file to look at the contents quickly, the Mac has a little-known feature just for you: Quick Look. To give it a spin, find a file in the Finder, click it once to select...

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RIP Airport Extreme, Eero is here to take your place.

On the heels of the news that Apple has disbanded the Airport team at Cupertino, a new player has stepped up to take the place of the beloved wireless staple of many an Apple user. My clients are always looking for wireless solutions. Most are new clients that have not had good coverage or are needing...

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