In keeping with previous years, the public beta versions of Apple releases public betas of iOS 17, iPadOS17, watchOS 10, and macOS 14 Sonoma have been made available to everyone…
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Bye bye Evernote – it was great while it lasted
As a long time user of Evernote, it’s very disappointing to learn that the app’s new owners, Bending Spoons, has shut down its USA and Chilean operations and is shifting…
Continue readingHow to create a shortcut to shut down your iPhone
Shortcuts are an incredibly useful, yet I think underused, feature in iOS. Shortcuts enables you to automate all sorts of different tasks. For example, I have shortcuts on my home…
Continue readingApple is bringing passkeys to all iCloud users
Apple is building support for passkeys into the fabric of iOS 17, iPadOS 17 and macOS Sonoma. But what are passkeys and what problems do they solve? The password problem…
Continue readingHow to restart a ‘dead’ iPhone
There’s a sinking feeling deep in the put of your gut when you go to turn your iPhone on and nothing happens. The screen is black and pressing the power…
Continue readingWhat is Apple’s Lockdown Mode
Lockdown Mode is a heightened level of security that adds several extra layers of protection in case you’re worried about being attacked. Who is Lockdown Mode for? Lockdown Mode is…
Continue readingThe Prime Minister says we should turn our iPhones off each day
The Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has reiterated advice from the USA’s National Security Agency (NSA), encouraging us to turn out iPhones off regularly to stop hackers. Does the advice stack…
Continue readingApple releases spatial computing tools to create software for Apple Vision Pro
Apple has released new tools to enable developers to create apps for Apple Vision Pro. The company says the tools will let developers create a new class of spatial computing…
Continue readingHow to change the number of days in Apple Calendar week view
I’ve tried a few different calendar programs in the past but always end up back at Apple Calendar (the same goes for Reminders as well). But one of my pet…
Continue readingImportant security updates for macOS, iOS, iPadOS and watchOS
Over the last few days, Apple has released updates for the current releases of its major operating platforms. While systems updates can be an annoyance to install, they are important…
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