by Adam Engst | Apr 3, 2017
Are you still using paper boarding passes when you fly? Sure, they work, but if you’ve ever panicked after accidentally putting a boarding pass in the wrong pocket, or if you’ve been embarrassed by holding up the line as you fumble through a set of boarding passes for...
by Adam Engst | Jan 3, 2017
Apple’s new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar models rely on a new kind of connection port: Thunderbolt 3. Unfortunately, while this switch is great from a technical standpoint, it has caused confusion in the Mac world. Let’s sort it all out. The root of the confusion is the...
by Adam Engst | Jan 3, 2017
Apple has included the Weather app on the iPhone for many years and has even improved it over time. It’s not a bad app, providing current conditions, a full day of hourly temperature and precipitation forecasts, and nine days of extended forecasts for general weather...
by Adam Engst | Nov 1, 2016
The iPhone’s flashlight is one of its most popular low-tech features, but have you ever wished you could make it brighter or dimmer? Now you can, at least on the iPhone 6s and iPhone 7 models in iOS 10! Swipe up from the bottom of the screen to bring up Control...
by Adam Engst | Oct 1, 2016
One of the tiny changes in Sierra is an option to change how items sort in Finder windows. If you find it frustrating to hunt for folders mixed in among files in a large file listing, you can now switch to the Finder, choose Finder > Preferences, click the Advanced...
by Adam Engst | Sep 1, 2016
Annoyed by having to tap the on-screen Shutter button to take a picture in the Camera app on your iPhone or iPad? Happily, there’s another way—press either of the physical Volume buttons on the side of the device to snap a photo. You can even press and hold a button...
