How to recover deleted notes in the Notes app
You may use the Notes app as a catchall for all kinds of scraps of thoughts, lists, long entries, shared financial details with family members, and much more. Apple lets you sync note entries across…
Glenn Fleishman
Glenn Fleishman
How to fix your mail host refusing to send email from your address
Email started as a way to send a file between early internetworked computers with little checking about who was sending what. Despite the 60-odd years that have passed, that’s more or less what happens between…
Is your Mac sluggish or running hot? Here’s what to do
It’s happened to you, probably many times over the years: you’re using Safari, and it starts to feel like molasses. You’re working among several apps, and you start to have to wait for seconds or…
How to control a Mac remotely over a local network
Apple began including screen sharing nearly 20 years ago in its Mac operating system. If you have multiple Macs in your home or office on the same local area network (wired, wireless, both, or even…
How to manage depth control in iPhone photos
Photos can pop when one area is in sharp focus and the other blurry, providing the impression of depth in a two-dimensional image that matches how our eyes focus on objects, even though we don’t…
Apple Thunderbolt Display requires native Thunderbolt, not just USB-C
Apple made its popular Apple Thunderbolt Display from 2011 to 2016–we still get questions about using the display eight years after it was discontinued. Even though the Thunderbolt Display used an older Thunderbolt standard, it…
Downgrading iCloud+ storage? Be sure to retrieve your files properly
Apple’s fees for iCloud+ storage tiers are a sore point among enough people that I’ve seen the question come up repeatedly: How can I be sure I have a local copy of all my files…
How to find out what devices are logged into your iCloud account
Want to know every device that’s logged into your iCloud account? It’s a breeze to find out–and may assuage any fears you have that someone has tapped into your accounts. In these uncertain times, the…
How to make noncontiguous selections in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote
Install the April 2024 iWork update and you’ll gain access to a “new” feature that’s decades old: noncontiguous text selection. Put simply, it means you can select text that doesn’t flow continuously from one letter…
Satechi USB-C Multiport 8K dock review: A pint-sized powerhouse
At a glance Expert’s Rating Pros Fast standards on every port Four USB-C data ports with three at 10Gbps (USB 3.2 Gen 2) 8K video output (up to 30Hz) 85W of passthrough power over USB-C…