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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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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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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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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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New Features in iOS 26.1

The first feature update to iOS 26 is now available-go to Settings > General > Software Update to install iOS 26.1. It doesn't introduce any game-changers, but there are a few new options and tweaks worth knowing about. Tinted Option for Liquid Glass For many people, Liquid Glass's aggressive transp...

Adam Engst Friday 07 November, 2025

tags: Article News Tip AirPods AirPods Pro alarm camera iOS 26 iPhone Music security Timer translation

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Backups: Trust but Verify

It's easy to assume your backup app-whether it's Time Machine, Carbon Copy Cloner, Backblaze, Retrospect, or something else-is quietly doing its job. But it's possible for a bug to corrupt backups or for a destination disk to fail silently, such that you can't restore backed-up data. We've seen this...

Adam Engst Friday 07 November, 2025

tags: Tip backups Carbon Copy Cloner Mac Time Machine troubleshooting

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Be Alert for Deepfake Phishing Scams

Phishing scams have entered a new, AI-powered phase and can now convincingly mimic real people. Attackers can generate fake voice or video deepfakes to impersonate CEOs authorizing urgent payments, IT staff requesting access, or family members needing help. If you receive a voice or video call from ...

Adam Engst Friday 07 November, 2025

tags: Tip privacy security

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Canva's Free Affinity App Takes on Adobe Creative Cloud

Adobe';s Creative Cloud apps-Photoshop, Illustrator, and InDesign-are best-in-class, and for many people, they';re essential. But if you’re paying $70 per month for a Creative Cloud subscription even though you don't need the full power of Adobe's apps, consider Canva's new Affinity app, avail...

Adam Engst Friday 07 November, 2025

tags: Tip adobe Canva Creative Cloud Illustrator InDesign iPad Mac Photoshop productivity windows

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Charge Your MacBook with the Right Power Adapter

If you lose or break the power adapter that came with your MacBook Air or MacBook Pro, make sure to replace it with a charger that meets or exceeds the machine's required wattage. A charger with too low a wattage may result in little or no charging (or even battery drain while working), and it......

Adam Engst Friday 07 November, 2025

tags: Tip battery hardware Mac MacBook Air MacBook Pro troubleshooting

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App Store Gains Accessibility Nutrition Labels

Apple does a good job providing accessibility options for users who experience issues with vision, hearing, motor control, and other accessibility needs. Nearly everyone will benefit from these features at some point in their lives. To encourage support for Apple's accessibility features and assist ...

Adam Engst Friday 03 October, 2025

tags: Tip accessibility App Store iPad iPhone Mac

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macOS 26 Tahoe Introduces New Recovery Assistant

If a Mac running macOS 26 Tahoe experiences certain kinds of problems, it might automatically restart and launch a new Recovery Assistant. It will prompt you to unlock your disk if needed and to connect to a Wi-Fi network-an Internet connection is required. Apple doesn't specify precisely what Recov...

Adam Engst Friday 03 October, 2025

tags: Tip Mac macOS 26 Tahoe troubleshooting

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How to Customize the iPhone and iPad Home Screen with Liquid Glass

When describing its new Liquid Glass design language, Apple spoke only generally about how users could change the look of icons and widgets on their iPhone and iPad home screens to be dark, clear, or tinted, without specifying how to do that. The trick is to touch and hold an empty spot on the Home....

Adam Engst Friday 03 October, 2025

tags: Tip customization Home screen iOS 26 iPad iPadOS 26 iPhone Liquid Glass

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