January 2025

Feel Free to Upgrade to macOS 15 Sequoia When You’re Ready

Three Apple devices—a MacBook, an iMac, and a MacBook Pro—are displayed outdoors in front of a modern glass building, each showing different screens. Feel free to upgrade to macOS 15 Sequoia when you’re ready.

While we typically advise caution when considering upgrades to the latest major macOS release, we believe Apple has sufficiently refined macOS 15 Sequoia to warrant an upgrade for those interested. […]

Mail on the iPhone Can Categorize Your Messages in iOS 18.2

A hand reaches toward a mail slot in a wooden mail sorting wall filled with envelopes, packages, and documents organized into compartments—much like how Mail on the iPhone can categorize your messages in iOS 18.2.

Apple slipped a significant new feature into Mail in iOS 18.2 that has nothing to do with Apple Intelligence: Categories. Like Gmail and other email apps, Mail can now automatically […]

Improve Your Hearing with the AirPods Pro 2 and iOS 18

A hand holds an open white charging case with wireless earbuds inside, while a blurred smartphone lies on a gray surface in the background—highlighting how you can improve your hearing with the AirPods Pro 2 and iOS 18.

For many, Apple’s AirPods are just another pair of earbuds: a convenient way to listen to media. But with the latest versions of iOS and automatically applied firmware updates, the […]

What You Can Do with the December Wave of Apple Intelligence Features

A person lying down holds a smartphone displaying digital artwork, perhaps exploring What You Can Do with the December Wave of Apple Intelligence Features. The room’s wall is decorated with posters and framed pictures in soft, relaxed lighting.

The first set of Apple Intelligence features appeared in macOS, iOS, and iPadOS in October. Apple has now debuted the second set in the December releases of macOS 15.2 Sequoia, […]

Manage Default Apps in One Place in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2

A person holds an iPhone displaying the Default Apps settings menu. Shelves with yellow and white storage boxes are blurred in the background.

An unheralded feature in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 helps you manage the default apps on your iPhone and iPad. A default app is one that opens automatically for a […]

How to Convince Microsoft Office Apps to Save Files on Your Mac

By default, Microsoft Office apps—Word, Excel, and PowerPoint—try to save files on Microsoft OneDrive as a way of promoting the company’s cloud storage. If that’s undesirable, you can easily keep […]

Add Weather to Your Mac’s Menu Bar with This Sequoia Tip

A wooden sign displays a weather forecast for today and tomorrow, showing partly cloudy icons and temperatures. Holiday decorations are visible in the background. Add Weather to Your Mac’s Menu Bar with This Sequoia Tip for easy updates!.

In macOS 15.2 Sequoia, Apple added the option to display the current weather conditions in the menu bar but hid the switch deep in the bowels of System Settings. To […]

Text Replacements Not Working on the Mac? Check This Setting

Three beige keyboard keys with the letters B, T, and W are arranged in a row on a flat, bright blue background—a perfect scene for discussing issues like "Text Replacements Not Working on the Mac? Check This Setting.

Apple provides a handy ecosystem-wide feature that replaces a typed abbreviation—say “eml”—with text you specify, like your email address. (Seriously, copy that one so you don’t have to type your […]

Month: January 2025