To Charge Wirelessly or With a Cable: That is the Question.
If you're in a hurry, stick with the traditional Lightning cable.
If Your Mac Is Restarting Unexpectedly? Try This
Although extremely uncommon, it’s not unheard of for a Mac, particularly an older model, to restart unexpectedly. If it happens once, chalk it up to cosmic rays and move on. But if it happens multiple times, try these two things.
Quick Tip! Pin Your Chats in Messages for Faster Access
A new feature of Messages in both iOS 14 and macOS 11 Big Sur is the option to pin up to nine conversations at the top of the conversation list for easy access. No longer do you have to worry about them scrolling out of sight. On an iPhone or iPad, touch and hold a...
Intuit Stopped Updating the QuickBooks Online Mac App; Time To Switch to a Web Browser
If you’re using QuickBooks Online with the service’s Mac app to manage your business’s accounting, you may have seen a message like the one below announcing that Intuit has stopped updating the QuickBooks Online app. This doesn’t affect your QuickBooks Online account, which you can and should use via a Web browser at qbo.intuit.com now. […]
How to: Paste Text So Its Style Matches the Surrounding Text
When you copy text from a Web page, PDF, or word processing document, macOS usually includes the associated formatting, so the words you paste may end up in 68-point blue italic if that was what the source text looked like. That’s often undesirable. More commonly, you want the text to take on the styling of...
Privacy Tip: Don’t Post Vaccination Record Cards on Social Media
Do we really have to say why? If you can't guess, please read the quick link. Also, don't play those "What is your Star Wars character" games on Facebook.
Quick Tip: A Shortcut to Create an Instant Slideshow from a Folder of Images
<img src="https://www.creativetechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/12/a-quick-shortcut-to-create-an-instant-slideshow-from-a-folder-of-images.jpg">You probably know that you can select an image in the Finder and press the Space bar to preview it in a Quick Look window. And you may know that you can use the arrow keys to preview other files in the same folder without closing and reopening the Quick Look window. But did you […]
How-To: Keep Your Mac Quiet at Night and During Presentations with Do Not Disturb
<img src="https://www.creativetechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/keep-your-mac-quiet-at-night-and-during-presentations-with-do-not-disturb.jpg">We’re all accustomed to the Do Not Disturb feature on our iPhones since they’re with us for most of the day and often spend the night next to the bed. But Apple long ago added Do Not Disturb to the Mac as well, and it’s useful for muting your Mac at night to eliminate unnecessary […]
For The Love Of Pete! Stop Storing Confidential Files in Online File Sharing Services
Seriously. Stop doing this one thing!
Quick Tip: Stop Apple Watch Timer Alerts with a Press of the Digital Crown
What the headline said ;) But read the story for more info. Because, you know, we want you to visit our site.
