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How to Download an Original PDF Document from DocumentCloud

Find a document on DocumentCloud that you want to download and keep locally as a PDF? It’s pretty easy, we’ll show you how to do it. For some quick background, DocumentCloud.org is a web based document viewer and archive containing tons of documents…

How to Record Time Lapse Video on iPad

The iPad Camera has the ability to record beautiful time-lapse videos. Time-lapse offers a fun way to record activities and events over time, for example it can be a fun way to record a video of a fireworks show, a busy road, clouds moving in the sk…

How to Watch MKV Video on iPad from Files App

Want to watch MKV videos stored in the Files app on an iPad? You can do that easily once you learn how. This makes it simple to keep locally stored MKV movies on iPad within the Files app to be able to watch directly on the device. If you have an MK…

Your Time Capsule has died. How can you wipe its data?

A few days ago, I explained how to extract data from a Time Capsule networked drive and Wi-Fi router if you received a warning that you couldn’t back up to it as a destination. That was a “logical” solution, offering advice on archiving and refor…

MacOS Catalina Public Beta 2 Download Released

Apple has released the second public beta version of MacOS Catalina 10.15 to users enrolled in the public beta testing program for Mac system software. MacOS Catalina includes a variety of interesting new features, including Sidecar which allows an …

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How to Adjust Mac Fan Speed Manually with Macs Fan Control

Advanced Mac users may wish to occasionally manually control their Macs fan speed, along with monitoring the active fan speed and keeping an eye on the various internal temperature gauges of their Mac. This can be helpful for performance reasons, bu…

Can’t download photos from your iPhone to your Mac? It could be a trust issue

Your Mac needs to trust your iPhone or iPad—and vice-versa. Apple added a Trust button to iOS years ago that appears when a device is connected to a computer, requiring a phone or tablet be unlocked and the connection confirmed. This was another …

How to use Sidecar to make your iPad a secondary Mac display in macOS Catalina and iPadOS

If your Mac is running macOS Catalina, you can now use your iPad as a secondary monitor with the new “Sidecar” feature. It’s ridiculously easy to set up wirelessly through AirPlay.First, a few notes. Unlike with some existing third-party screen-s…

Download iOS 13 Beta 3 & iPadOS 13 Beta 3 Now

Apple has released the third developer beta versions of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13. While no new corresponding public beta versions are available yet, Apple often releases the same developer beta build as a public beta version labeled a release behind, fo…

MacOS Catalina 10.15 Dev Beta 3 Released for Download

Apple has released the third developer beta version of MacOS Catalina 10.15 to users enrolled in the Mac developer beta testing program. There is not yet a new beta build available for MacOS Catalina public beta testers, though typically the latest …

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iPadOS 13: How to use the floating digital keyboard

Here’s a truth we’ve had to endure for the iPad’s entire lifespan until now: The bigger the iPad, the bigger the frustration of typing on the screen when you’re holding the tablet like a clipboard. One hand had to hold up the iPad, leaving the in…

Getting Time Capsule failure warnings? Here’s what you can do

Apple no longer sells its Time Capsule, a combination of a backup drive, Time Machine, and an AirPort Extreme Base Station. However, many are in use, and some components inevitably fail, especially the internal hard drive.If you receive an error …

16 Helpful Keyboard Shortcuts for Pages on iPad

If you use Pages app with iPad and a physical keyboard, you’ll likely appreciate knowing a variety of handy keyboard shortcuts to perform many tasks within the Pages word processing app of iOS. To be able to use these keyboard shortcuts in Pages for…

What Does Apple MFi-Certified Mean?

Little Snitch 4.4 has Security Fix, New Features/Bug Fixes

There's an important update to Little Snitch. Version 4.4 includes a Security fix, new features, improvements and bug fixes. (They ask users to upgrade before details of the vulnerability are published.)

iOS 13: How to use a mouse with your iPad or iPhone

A vocal number of heavy-duty iPad users have begged for mouse support on the iPad for years, and that support is finally coming with iPadOS 13 this fall. A little surprisingly, iOS 13 also brings mouse support to the iPhone.It’s not so surprising…