Tips & Things
Two Quick Tricks You Can Use with the iOS Space Bar
Sure, you know that the Space bar in the iOS virtual keyboard types a space character. But did you realize that if you tap it twice, it inserts a period? (Probably, but if not, now you do.) That’s to make it easier to provide proper punctuation, which will have the...
Want to Make Your iPhone and Apple Watch Easier to Read?
If you have 20/20 vision or are still wondering why your parents have reading glasses, count yourself lucky. But if you’re like many people—over 60 percent of the population by some estimates, including most people over 45—reading the tiny text on your iPhone or Apple...
Apple Updates 13-inch MacBook Pro with Magic Keyboard and Twice the Storage
In a move that completes the transition of the MacBook line from the troubled butterfly keyboard to the Magic Keyboard, Apple has released a new 13-inch MacBook Pro. The company also doubled the amount of storage in each of the standard configurations while keeping...
Yay! Older ScanSnap Scanners Get New Life in Catalina with ScanSnap Manager V7
About a year ago, Fujitsu informed owners of older models of the company’s ScanSnap scanners that it wouldn’t be updating the necessary ScanSnap Manager app to be 64-bit, effectively preventing those people from using their scanners in macOS 10.15 Catalina....
Staying Moving in a Locked-up World
The world’s current state of affairs has prompted our society to rely upon technology like never before. Not only is working from home the new normal, the upcoming school year is going to present a mix of in-person and virtual learning as schools announce their plans...
Rearrange Icons on Your iPhone or iPad Home Screens More Easily
If you have lots of apps on your iPhone or iPad, rearranging their icons on your Home screens by dragging from page to page is tedious. Although the new App Library promised for iOS 14 later this year will help you find apps, rearranging them will still be a manual...
Use This Trick to Find a Missing App Window
Every so often, we hear from a Mac user with a seemingly impossible problem: a document window in some app is opening somewhere outside of the screen so it’s effectively invisible and they can’t work with it in any way. Just closing (with File > Close) and...
Where Did Your Scroll Bars Go? Use This Setting to Ensure They Show
On the Mac, scroll bars are essential for both orienting yourself and navigating within a Web page or document window. But they may not appear unless you hover the pointer over the right spot or start scrolling with a gesture on a trackpad or a turn of a mouse scroll...
Three Connectivity Problems Remote Workers Are Having During the Pandemic
The pandemic has forced large numbers of those who are still employed—nearly half the American workforce, by some estimates—to work from home. And while that has actually improved productivity for many people, partly due to eliminating time-consuming commutes, remote...
Prevent Unsightly Tab Buildup in Safari on Your iPhone and iPad
Whenever you tap a link to open a Web page on your iPhone or iPad, it automatically opens a new tab. Having hundreds of tabs open won’t cause any problems but can make working with tabs clumsy. You can close all tabs—touch and hold the tab button and then tap Close...