You can change the resolution of your Mac’s screen—how many pixels appear—to make text and graphics larger and easier to see or smaller to fit more content onscreen. In System Settings > Displays, Apple shows thumbnails for five likely possibilities. Hover the pointer over a thumbnail to see its numeric resolution underneath. If you prefer…

Generative AI chatbots like ChatGPT, Microsoft’s Bing/CoPilot, and Google’s Gemini are the vanguard of a significant advance in computing. They can be compelling tools for finding just the right word, drafting simple legal documents, starting awkward emails, and coding in unfamiliar languages. It is known thatAI chatbots “hallucinate,” making up plausible details that are entirely…

Does your organization or some financial website require you to create a new password periodically? This recommendation started long ago, but some organizations haven’t followed current recommendations that discourage such policies. If a password expiration policy binds you, you can use this article to encourage your IT department or financial institution to update its approach…

The near-ubiquity of videoconferencing is a lasting effect of the pandemic and the ease of gathering a group virtually usually makes up for the downsides. However, video calls with low-resolution or poorly lit video can make the call less effective. A better webcam is an easy way to improve your video; the best readily available…

Does it feel like your Apple devices are always asking you to install operating system updates? You’re not wrong—from September 2022 to January 2024, we saw the following releases in Apple’s previous set of operating systems: macOS 13 Ventura: 20 releases iOS 16: 25 releases iPadOS 16: 20 releases watchOS 9: 15 releases tvOS 16:…

Have you ever noticed the shading in the corner of text area fields in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, and most other Mac Web browsers? These “handles” let you resize the field—always vertically and sometimes horizontally. That’s handy when the website designer has provided only a small text box and you want to enter more text than…

How would you realize that one or more of your Internet accounts—email, social media, financial—have been hacked? (Techs may also use the terms “compromised” or “breached.” Unfortunately, there’s no telltale warning sign because “hacked” could mean many things. Here are some possible indications: People you trust report receiving email that you didn’t send. Social media…

In September, Apple introduced tvOS 17, which included several eagerly awaited features. One of the highlights was its support for FaceTime calls. This was made possible using Continuity Camera with an iPhone or iPad, equipping the Apple TV with the necessary camera and microphone. To get started, launch the Zoom app on the Apple TV….

Last year, a series of articles by Wall Street Journal reporters Joanna Stern and Nicole Nguyen highlighted a troubling form of crime targeting iPhone users. A thief would discover the victim’s iPhone passcode, swipe the iPhone, and run. With just the passcode, the thief could quickly change the victim’s Apple ID password, lock them out…

In a slight nod to the hype surrounding generative AI, Apple added inline text prediction capabilities to the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It can be helpful, particularly on the iPhone and iPad, where it’s often much easier to tap the Space bar than to finish typing a word or sentence. But that’s less true on…