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Fix Messages for Mac Showing Phone Numbers Instead of Names
Go to OSX Daily to read Fix Messages for Mac Showing Phone Numbers Instead of Names Some Mac users may run into a situation where the Messages app for Mac shows phone numbers instead of contact names, despite those contacts numbers being saved and associated with names. Typically you can resolve this issue with a…
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How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac Without iCloud
Go to OSX Daily to read How to Transfer Photos from iPhone to Mac Without iCloud If you’re accustomed to using iCloud to keep your photos synced between your iPhone, Mac, or even Windows PC, you may not be familiar with the process of transferring pictures off of the iPhone without using iCloud. This tutorial…
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How to Find Your Apple ID, Even When All Seems Lost
Read full article: at LifeHacker An Apple ID is the social security card of the Apple ecosystem: It is your Apple identity, required whenever logging into a new device or to verify you are who you say you are. So if you don’t know your Apple ID, it’s kind of a big deal. Luckily, there…
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5 iCloud Security Features You Should Be Using
Go to OSX Daily to read 5 iCloud Security Features You Should Be Using iCloud is packed full of features that make using devices in the Apple ecosystem super easy and fluid, but there are some security features and capabilities offered by iCloud that literally everyone should be using because of their added benefits to…
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How to Use Passkeys on Your iPhone or Mac
Read full article: at LifeHacker A seamless login future is coming for all Apple users. Starting with iOS 16 and macOS Ventura, Apple offers built-in support for passkeys. You can add these new cryptographically generated keys directly to your iCloud Keychain and they’ll sync across all your devices using end-to-end encryption. As long as a…
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How to Sign Out of Apple ID on MacOS Ventura
Go to OSX Daily to read How to Sign Out of Apple ID on MacOS Ventura An Apple ID is used as a gateway to every Apple service and many features on the Mac (and other Apple devices), ranging from iCloud, iCloud Photos, iCloud Drive, Find My, iCloud Documents and Data, backups, Contacts, Messages, Notes,…
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How to Download All Photos from iCloud to Mac
Go to OSX Daily to read How to Download All Photos from iCloud to Mac If you have a bunch of photos and videos stored in iCloud Photos, you may be wondering how you can download all of your photos and videos from iCloud Photos to your Mac local storage, or to an external hard…
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How to Delete Comments from Shared iCloud Photo Streams
Go to OSX Daily to read How to Delete Comments from Shared iCloud Photo Streams iCloud Shared Photo Albums are one of the better features available for users who want to privately share pictures and videos with groups of people without blasting them onto social networks. You can even leave comments on photos and videos…
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9 Things That Suck About Setting Up a New iPhone (and How to Fix Them)
Read full article: at LifeHacker Getting a new iPhone is an exciting thing, especially if you haven’t upgraded in a while. From the initial unboxing, to peeling the stickers off the device, everything about the experience is fun. That is, until you start setting it up, and hit some snags along the way. While many…
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Fix “Confirm Mac Password” to Keep Using iCloud in System Settings
Go to OSX Daily to read Fix “Confirm Mac Password” to Keep Using iCloud in System Settings Some Mac users have discovered a “Confirm Mac Password” message in System Settings or System Preferences on their Mac, and while it can appear at random, it often shows up soon after installing a system software update. For…