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Five Ways to Protect Against Forgetting Your Apple Account Password

One of the big wins of using a password manager is that you don't need to remember or enter most passwords-the app does that for you. Even those passwords that must be entered manually can be looked up if you forget them. However, people who don't use password managers regularly forget passwords and...

Adam Engst Friday 05 December, 2025

tags: Article Explainer Apple Account security two-factor authentication

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Messages Now Offers Shared Conversation Backgrounds

A potentially surprising and fun new feature in Messages in iOS 26, iPadOS 26, and macOS 26 Tahoe is conversation backgrounds. To set one, tap the person or group icon at the top of the conversation, then tap Backgrounds, select an image, and tap the blue checkmark to save. What you might not realiz...

Adam Engst Friday 05 December, 2025

tags: Tip customization iOS 26 iPadOS 26 macOS 26 Tahoe Messages

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Create Reminders to Return Calls Directly in the Phone App

Apple introduced a neat new feature in the Phone app in iOS 26 and iPadOS 26 (but not macOS 26): callback reminders. Whenever you miss a call and think, "I' better call this person back later," you can now create a reminder to do that right within the Phone app. Swipe left on any call,......

Adam Engst Friday 05 December, 2025

tags: Tip iOS 26 iPhone phone productivity Reminders

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Clean Up Your Mac's Login Items for Better Performance

If you use certain apps or documents regularly, you can ensure they're ready to go after a restart by manually adding them to your Login Items list. Some login items are also added automatically by apps that want to be available at all times. Either way, when the Mac boots, it automatically opens al...

Adam Engst Friday 05 December, 2025

tags: Tip login items Mac performance troubleshooting

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Reminders (Finally) Adds Time Zone Support

Apple's latest operating systems have eliminated a longstanding annoyance for frequent travelers: the lack of time zone support in Reminders. If you had set a reminder to alert you at 9 AM Eastern and then traveled from Virginia to California, your alert would go off at 6 AM, which is likely unhelpf...

Adam Engst Friday 05 December, 2025

tags: Tip iOS 26 iPadOS 26 macOS 26 Tahoe productivity Reminders

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Spotlight Gets Brighter in macOS 26 Tahoe

Spotlight has been a staple on macOS for decades, and at various points in its history, Apple has added new search capabilities. However, the revamp that Spotlight enjoyed in macOS 26 Tahoe is the most significant change in a long time. Here are the new features you'll experience in Tahoe. Filterabl...

Adam Engst Friday 05 December, 2025

tags: Article Explainer clipboard launch macOS 26 Tahoe productivity search Spotlight

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Stay Safe in 2026 with These New Year's Resolutions

We're approaching the end of 2025, so we encourage you to consider your New Year's resolutions. For many people, the new year offers an opportunity to reflect on habits we'd like to adopt or solidify. Although we support reducing social media use and making other positive lifestyle changes, we'd lik...

Adam Engst Friday 05 December, 2025

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Automate Your Mac with Folder Action Scripts

Do you repeatedly find yourself wanting to do something in the Finder with every file of a certain type? Perhaps you regularly download files from a particular website that come in with a .txt extension, even though they're CSV files that should have a .csv extension? Or maybe you want to rename fil...

Adam Engst Friday 05 December, 2025

tags: Article How-To AppleScript ChatGPT Claude customization folder Gemini Mac productivity

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Business

M4 and M5 : What the Latest Apple Silicon Means for Business Laptops

Apple’s silicon roadmap continues to push the boundaries of business computing, with each generation offering smarter performance, greater efficiency, and tighter integration across Apple ecosystems. The M4 chip, launched earlier in 2024 and can be found in devices like the iMac and 13-inch Ma...

MBS Team Thursday 04 December, 2025

tags: business

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Business

Why Apple Device-as-a-Service Is a Smarter Move for 2026 Budget Planning

Budget planning for 2026 is underway, and many organizations are rethinking how they approach technology procurement. Traditional hardware purchasing models which rely on large upfront capital expenditures, long asset cycles, and in-house device management, are often misaligned with today’s fast-pac...

MBS Team Wednesday 26 November, 2025

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Security

Strengthening Your Apple Ecosystem: Cybersecurity Strategies That Work

Cybersecurity continues to be a top priority for organizations of every size and sector. As businesses become more mobile, more cloud-based, and more interconnected, protecting company data, user credentials, and digital assets is no longer a nice-to-have, it is essential....

MBS Team Monday 24 November, 2025

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Tech News

A Few of Our Favorite Things: 2025 Tech Edition

The holidays may be just around the corner, but we field requests for tech gear recommendations year-round. Below you'll find our suggestions, whether you're shopping for an Apple tech enthusiast or simply looking to upgrade your own devices and accessories. Plenty of other excellent options exist-w...

Adam Engst Friday 07 November, 2025

tags: Article Resource AirPods AirPods Pro battery earbuds hard drive hardware keyboard MagSafe mouse screen SSD Studio Display Thunderbolt trackpad USB webcam

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