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  • Beware the Bulging Battery! (And What to Do If Yours Expands)

    Beware the Bulging Battery! (And What to Do If Yours Expands)

    We’ve been seeing a spate of bulging batteries of late, both in Mac laptops and iPhones. A bulging battery is a Very Bad Thing and must be dealt with immediately because it could catch fire or even explode. As lithium-ion batteries age, the chemical reactions that produce power no longer complete fully, resulting in the…

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  • After Upgrading to iOS 15, Check Do Not Disturb in Focus Settings

    After Upgrading to iOS 15, Check Do Not Disturb in Focus Settings

    In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple expanded the concept of Do Not Disturb to what it calls Focus. You can create a Focus for different types of activities allowing only specific people and apps to break through your cone of silence at appropriate times. Focus subsumes the old Do Not Disturb functionality, and your…

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  • When Migrating to a New iPhone or iPad, Try Quick Start First

    When Migrating to a New iPhone or iPad, Try Quick Start First

    You have a new iPhone or iPad—congratulations! When transferring your data to the new device, you have three options: Quick Start, an iCloud backup, or a Mac backup. All will work, but they don’t quite provide the same end result (particularly if you didn’t encrypt your Mac backup). Our advice—backed by this post from Apple…

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  • New Features to Try (Or Not) in Safari 15

    New Features to Try (Or Not) in Safari 15

    Along with a new version of Safari in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple has released Safari 15 for macOS 11 Big Sur and macOS 10.15 Catalina. Why do this before macOS 12 Monterey ships? Some of the browser’s new capabilities—notably the Tab Groups feature—integrate it more deeply into your Apple device experience by syncing…

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  • What Is iCloud+ and What Can You Do With It?

    What Is iCloud+ and What Can You Do With It?

    As you upgrade to iOS 15, iPadOS 15 (and macOS 12 Monterey by the end of the year), you’re going to see references to iCloud+. You might even already be an iCloud+ subscriber! That’s because iCloud+ is Apple’s new name for what you get if you pay for additional iCloud storage for yourself and up…

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  • About That Worrying Message Saying Your Password Has Been Breached…

    About That Worrying Message Saying Your Password Has Been Breached…

    About That Worrying Message Saying Your Password Has Been Breached…
    In iOS 14, Apple added a feature that warns you when one of your website passwords stored in iCloud Keychain has appeared in a data breach.

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  • The Plug Is Mightier Than the Puck: Wireless Charging Is Wildly Inefficient

    The Plug Is Mightier Than the Puck: Wireless Charging Is Wildly Inefficient

    In 2017, Apple added support for Qi wireless charging to the iPhone 8 and iPhone X, and with the iPhone 12 lineup, it introduced its own MagSafe wireless charging technology. There’s no denying the convenience of wireless charging, but keep in mind that it’s extremely inefficient compared to wired charging. Individually, that may not matter…

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  • Frequently Asked Questions Surrounding Apple’s Expanded Protections for Children

    Frequently Asked Questions Surrounding Apple’s Expanded Protections for Children

    Apple’s recently announced expanded protections for child safety have generated a firestorm of criticism and confusion. We attempt to answer some of the most common questions we’ve received.

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  • When Should You Upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15?

    When Should You Upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15?

    Apple is gearing up to release macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, and tvOS 15. We take a brief look at the features worth upgrading for and suggest when to upgrade each of your Apple devices.

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  • Losing the Occasional Important Message? Set up a Ham Filter

    Losing the Occasional Important Message? Set up a Ham Filter

    Although spam remains as much of a scourge as ever, spam filters have improved enough that most people see relatively little spam and lose relatively few legitimate messages (known as “ham”) to spam filters. However, good email messages are still sometimes caught by spam filters. To reduce the chance of missing an important message, consider…

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