I had never experienced a slow Mac before. Not one that was only a few years old, at least. But every time my wife tried to log on to our 2019 iMac, she would complain that it took forever. I knew I had to do something to make it better. I couldn’t buy a new […]
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Organizing your photos can be a headache. Once you add so many photos, things can become unwieldy, complicating the process of finding the right picture. Luckily, the Photos app can detect faces in your photos, allowing you to tag and group pictures of people in your photos. Here’s how to tag people’s faces in Apple’s
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While most people only have one photo library on their Mac, did you know you could create more? If you have a MacBook with small storage but dock it to a larger external drive sometimes, you might want to have one library designed to save space but have all of your full-resolution photos stored when
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Most users rely on iCloud to back up their iPhones. But sometimes, you want to back up your iPhone to your Mac. Here are the steps to securely back up your iPhone to your Mac. Why Back Up Your iPhone to a Mac When the iPhone came out, you only had the Mac as a
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The day has come. At its World Wide Developer Conference, Apple revealed not only Apple Vision Pro, its augmented reality headset but also its plans for all of its operating systems and new Macs and set the groundwork for the rest of the year. WWDC is always a fun event that excites me about what
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Check out my guide of MakeUseOf about finding and getting rid of all the duplicate photos on your Mac.
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I’m weak. I resisted the urge to get the new M2 MacBook Air for about a month before finally relenting. I loved my M1 MacBook Air so much, I didn’t think it would make much difference upgrading from the M1 to M2. Since I picked up the M1 MacBook Air, my iPad got booted from
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Apple killed the iPod this week and that made me a little reflective. I thought it might be a good way to tell my story of how I got into Apple. Before that though, the iPod turned into such a gateway drug for me. It started my obsession with electronics. iPod what? I remember the
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On Monday, Apple announced new updates to the MacBook Pro line for 2021. These new updates look amazing. The MacBook Pro 2021 should be faster than any laptop Apple ever created, the screen has seen updates not seen on a Mac laptop in years. But I’m not planning on upgrading. Here’s what’s new with the
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I love my 11-inch iPad Pro from 2018. From the moment I picked it up until some time earlier this year, the iPad Pro was my main device. I used it for everything from reading and surfing the web to writing my articles, screenplays, and novels, to editing videos. In fact, since the first iPad,
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