What To Do When You Are Switching From An Old iPad To a New One
Jul 15th, 2019 by Mark O'Neill
Same instructions work for your iPhone
How To Set Up & Use MacOS Dictation
Jul 14th, 2019 by Mark O'Neill
Save your wrists, stop destroying keyboards
Pre-Installed MacOS Software Which Is Actually Really Good
Jul 9th, 2019 by Mark O'Neill
How many of them do you use?
How To Create Your Own Custom Ringtones Using iTunes
Do it in 4 easy steps
One of the things that are so great about owning a smartphone is the sheer number of personalization possibilities available. From wallpapers to ringtones to phone protective cases, you have […]
How To Create Your Own Dynamic Wallpapers On MacOS
Good news, there's a free app for it
If you have had a macOS computer for a while, you will know what dynamic wallpapers are. These are the ones that change depending on what time of day it […]
How To View & Cancel Your iOS Subscriptions On Your iDevice
An alternative to using iTunes on the desktop
One of the things I love about owning a tablet (in my case, an iPad) is that I can ditch all of my print magazine subscriptions and go digital instead. […]
How to Change the Function of AirPods
A few special tweaks for geeks
Bluetooth headphones have been around for years, but Apple changed the game when they introduced the AirPods. The AirPods look great and are built to be the most comfortable option […]
Upgrading a MacBook that’s Over 10 Years Old
Get it running efficiently with a little TLC
It was the fall of my junior year in high school when my aunt bought me my first laptop. A brand-new MacBook Pro and I absolutely couldn’t believe it. As […]
How To Set Up “Do Not Disturb” On iOS
Get some rest but receive important alarms
If it is 2.00 am and you only have a few hours to get some sleep, there’s nothing worse than someone trying to call you or ping you on chat. […]
How to Clear the Photo App’s Hidden Trash
Because laptop hard drive space is precious
Your drive space is precious, especially if you have a laptop with limited storage. For many Macbook Pro owners, the standard 256 GB flash memory drive is the most affordable […]
How To Rip a Music CD Using iTunes
Be rockin' in less than 90 seconds
I know what you’re thinking. What is a music CD? It’s 2019 and we’re all busy buying digital music or streaming it on Spotify. So what’s all this CD business? […]
How To Encrypt a Folder On MacOS Using Disk Utility
An easy way to keep data safe
On Windows, you have Bitlocker. Cross-platform, you also have VeraCrypt (successor to TrueCrypt). But if you want to encrypt a folder on the fly in MacOS, then the quickest and […]
How To Backup Your iOS Device Using iTunes
A great alternative to iCloud if you don't have space
As every iOS device owner knows, you can quickly and easily back it up on iCloud by using the device’s settings. But another way to back it up is to […]
How To Wipe & Reformat Your iOS Device
To get rid of digital debris
Previously, I discussed how to wipe and reinstall your macOS operating system, which is recommended due to a gradual accumulation of gunk. But your iPhone is no different. It is […]
How To Hard Reset a Mac OS X Computer & Reinstall The OS
Luckily, Mac makes it easy for you
It’s a fact of life that computers slow down. Sometimes it’s due to wear and tear but it can also be something as simple as your hard-drive filling up with […]
How To Delete The Hidden Download Log On Your Mac OS X Computer
It keeps track of everything you download
Did you know that every time you download something on your Mac, it records it in a handy log file? Yeah….thanks for that Apple. I can hear the illegal downloading […]
How To Free Up Space On Your Mac OS X Computer FAST
Good things to do on a weekly basis
Despite my MacBook Air having a 120GB hard drive, I am always struggling to keep enough storage space free. Every time I look at my available space, I am always […]
5 iOS Apps That Are Guaranteed To Improve Your Sleep
Without resorting to pills or boring podcasts
Lying awake at night and hitting the snooze button in the morning has been increasingly more common in this modern era. From Netflix to Candy Crush, there is an abundance […]
The Best Diagnostic Tools for Mac
For those of us that hail from the land of DIY
Windows computers have a number of well-known and easy-to-use diagnostic tools, but the people in the Mac camp lack that versatility. macOS is known to be harder to work with, […]
How To Make a Bulk App Installer For a New Mac OS Install using HomeBrew
Then you can walk away and have a cup of coffee
When buying a new macOS computer, or reformatting an existing one, the most tedious task you need to do is install all of your software apps from scratch. First, you […]