Do you love or hate those red badges on your iPhone Home screen icons? Or maybe you’re indifferent and mostly ignore them? Regardless of your opinion, our article explains how to make the most of them—or eliminate them entirely.
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Giving Away a Mac Running macOS 12 Monterey? Try “Erase All Content” and Settings
In Monterey, Apple has made the erasure process much easier for newer Macs that use Apple silicon or that are Intel-based with a T2 security chip.
Did You Know That Siri on a HomePod Can Control Alarms on Other Devices?
Siri has plenty of tricks, and we’ve discovered a new one. Let’s say you set iPhone alarms to wake up and remind you to take medication throughout the day. If you have a HomePod, it turns out that you can say, “Hey Siri, snooze the alarm” or “Hey Siri, stop the alarm.”
Set Custom Text Sizes on a Per-App Basis in iOS 15
In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15 Apple lets you adjust the text size on a per-app basis, so you can have a truly customized work environment.
How to Stop Forgetting Your Apple Gear with “Notify When Left Behind”
Tired of forgetting your AirPods or iPhone when leaving home? The Find My app’s new Notify When Left Behind feature can remind you of that fact before you’ve gone too far. Learn more at:
Change Your Pointer Color in macOS 12 Monterey
Find out how you can make the mouse pointer bigger on your Mac .
Perturbed by the Price of Adobe Creative Cloud? Consider the Affinity Suite
Looking for an affordable alternative to an expensive Adobe Creative Cloud subscription? Check out the Affinity suite: Affinity Designer, Affinity Photo, and Affinity Publisher. Read on for thoughts on how they compare and if Affinity is for you.
Keep the Menu Bar Showing in Full Screen in macOS 12 Monterey
In macOS 12 Monterey, Apple has added a setting to keep the menu bar visible at all times.
Shrink Apps to Prevent the MacBook Pro Notch from Obscuring App Controls
If you use an older app that doesn’t play nicely with the MacBook Pro notch, there’s a fix — learn more now.
Should You Use Apple’s New Password Manager in iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey?
Should you start using Apple’s built-in password manager? Most Apple users probably have at least some passwords stored there already, and our article explains who can benefit from it right away and how it differs from popular third-party password managers.
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