Faster Copying of Two-Factor Authentication Codes from Messages
One welcome feature of Safari is its automatic detection and auto-filling of SMS-based two-factor authentication codes you receive in Messages. It allows you…
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watchOS 10.1 Brings Double Tap to the Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2
Apple recently released watchOS 10.1, with support for the much-ballyhooed double-tap gesture that selects the primary action in many apps without requiring that…
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Nine Tips for Switching from an iPhone with Touch ID to One with Face ID
In 2013, Apple added Touch ID to the Home button of the iPhone 5S. Taking advantage of the uniqueness of fingerprints, Touch ID…
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Apple Posts $89.5 Billion in sales, beats the street
Apple announced financial results for its fiscal 2023 fourth quarter ended September 30, 2023 on Thursday. Apple posted quarterly sales of $89.5 billion,…
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New M3 Chip Family Powers Updated MacBook Pros and 24-inch iMac
At Apple’s Halloween-themed Scary Fast event on October 30, the company unveiled its next-generation Apple silicon chips for Macs, the M3, M3 Pro,…
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Open the Mac’s Control Center with This Obscure Keyboard Shortcut
With macOS 13 Ventura, Apple brought Control Center from iOS to the Mac, providing a unified interface for features that users need to…
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Stay Alert! Voice Phishing Used in Recent Ransomware Attacks
All it took for MGM Resorts International to be compromised with ransomware was a quick phone call, which some now call “voice phishing”…
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Want to Password-Protect a PDF? Follow These Best Practices
We periodically field questions about password-protecting a PDF to prevent the wrong people from reading it. Lawyers want to ensure that drafts of…
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Keep a USB Keyboard and Mouse for Troubleshooting
Steve Jobs famously railed against cable clutter, and it’s now easy to use a desktop Mac with a wireless keyboard and mouse, either…
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Tired of Nonstop Cookie Popups? Dismiss Them Automatically with These Extensions
The European Union has for many years required that websites—at least those serving European users—gain informed consent before storing the personal data of…
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Networking Gear Does Wear Out—Suspect It in Internet Slowdowns and Dropouts
We’ve helped some clients recently with networking problems that seemed to be related to Internet connections. Most notable was intermittently slow Internet performance,…
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Forget Your Just-Changed Passcode? iOS 17’s Passcode Reset Has Your Back
The hardest time to remember your iPhone or iPad passcode is right after you’ve changed it. Generally speaking, there’s no reason to change…
