With the built-in screenshot function in Mac, you can easily take screenshots of all or a part of your screen, adjust the borders, and select where you want to save the image. We’ll show you how to pull up the screenshot menu and prepare the perfect crop.
By Jivan Hall
If you're searching for a picture cropping tool, look no further than the Preview app on your Mac! It’s free, it’s built into every Mac computer, and it has a lot of basic editing tools you may not be aware of. We’ll show you how to crop photos on Mac using the native Preview app.
By Hallei Halter
Have you ever noticed that your iPhone will sometimes ring and then the volume will drop? This is likely because of the Attention Aware setting. The good news is that if you're having trouble with this feature you can easily disable it in the Settings app. Let's cover how to turn off Attention Awareness on your iPhone.
By Devala Rees
The Photos app on your iPhone and iPad has a Live Text feature that allows you to copy and paste text from an image, so you can save needed information with a few quick taps! Let's cover how to copy text from a picture in the Photos app.
By Devala Rees
In iPhone photo albums, an album's main picture is called the key photo or album cover. It will show as the image above the album name in your list of albums. The app will automatically pick an image for you, but you may prefer a different one. If you want to pick a different photo, here's how to change the album cover on your iPhone or iPad.
By Leanne Hays
iPhone notifications and alerts can be really helpful, or they can be disruptive; luckily there's a way to change the way you receive Lock screen notifications on the iPhone, so you're not overwhelmed. A Lock screen notification is easy to customize without entering Settings. You have more options than ever before, so let's learn how to make your push notifications on your iPhone work exactly as you want.
By Jivan Hall
Text the word “congratulations” to another iPhone user and your message will automatically send with an animated confetti background. Pretty cool, right? But the shortcut only works if you type in that exact word, and only that word. However, you can still add the iMessage confetti effect to any message.
By Ashleigh Page
Whether you're checking for software compatibility, troubleshooting an issue, buying a new laptop case, or trading in your MacBook, you need to know your specific device information. In this article, we'll cover some easy methods to identify your MacBook, MacBook Pro, and MacBook Air. To make the process easier, we've also included a list of all recent MacBook models. Read on to learn how to find your MacBook model number and serial number.
By August Garry
Do you know how to change your Zoom name? You might want to do this to give yourself a fun nickname in a themed Zoom party or even add your graduation date to a virtual alumni event (that's what I did, recently, anyway). For whatever reason you need to learn how to change your name on Zoom, we've got you covered.
By Olena Kagui
Apple Fitness Plus subscribers may have already noticed new workouts available in Workout, the Apple Watch exercise app. In addition to adding new episodes of Time to Walk, where you can listen to celebrities talk while you go on a walk, you can pick up the pace with Time to Run. Here’s how to try it!
By Olena Kagui
Walking workouts meet inspirational audiobooks in Time to Walk, a new Apple Fitness+ release. But what does Time to Walk really do? This Apple Watch fitness feature allows you to complete a walking workout while listening to a famous motivational figure. Enjoy Uzo Aduba, Shawn Mendes, Ibram X. Kendi, Dolly Parton, and Draymond Green as your virtual walking companion. Check out this new feature and discover how it can upgrade your Apple Watch workout experience.
By Ashleigh Page
Is your iPhone or iPad not turning on? While this can be frustrating, it is usually not difficult to troubleshoot the issue and resolve the problem. Below, we'll walk through common solutions so that you can get your device working again whether you're experiencing a software glitch, charging issues, or have dropped your device.
By Leanne Hays
What can you do when Zoom is crashing or keeps freezing? What if your camera isn't working, or you're having connection issues? Here's a zoom troubleshooting guide for you to work through, so you can get back into your Zoom meeting or call!
By Leanne Hays
Zoom is a web and app-based service that offers the ability to chat, make a phone call, host a webinar, create a virtual conference room, and host or join online audio and video meetings with people around the world. You can use Zoom on your iPhone and iPad to audio or video chat between two people or with a group of up to one hundred. Zoom works for both Android and iPhone, PC, and Mac, so all your contacts can communicate.
By Olena Kagui
Today there are three models of the Apple Watch for sale and even more Fitbit options. When picking the right device, there are many factors to consider. For example, do you want a smart watch, calorie tracker, or health-monitoring device? Then there's price, battery life, compatibility, and so much more to consider next! Let me help you figure out if an Apple Watch or Fitbit is right for you and which model is best.
By Olena Kagui
Messenger can be used to video chat with friends on Facebook, but did you know that you can also use it to screen share? As long as the person you want to share your screen with has a Facebook account and the Messenger app, you will be able to screen share with them.
By Olena Kagui
What app is best for screen sharing? Zoom is a strong contender, mainly because even its free version offers basic screen sharing! In this article, we will teach you how to share your screen on Zoom plus some useful tips about sharing a screen on Zoom!
By Erin MacPherson
iCloud is the free data storage service provided by Apple to help users prevent data loss and free up iPhone storage, along with that of their other Apple devices. It sounds complicated, but it's actually one of the simplest services you can use, and among the most secure as well! We'll go over how to use iCloud, and the many benefits of doing so.
By August Garry
How do you check Apple Watch battery levels? There are a couple of easy methods to find out how much battery life your Apple Watch has left, so you'll know if your Apple Watch needs a charge before your workout or bedtime. We'll go over both of these methods below.
By Ashleigh Page
Charging my iPad, iPhone, Apple Watch, and AirPods with my Mac is a hack I use when I'm traveling or posted up in a coffee shop. Whether I simply forgot to grab my iPhone wall charger or I'm in a public space and want to be conscientious about wall-outlet availability, it's nice to be able to charge my iPhone with a Mac. We'll show you how to do it safely.
