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How to Get Software and Security Updates on Your Old iPhone
Read full article: at LifeHacker If you’re still hanging on to a years-old iPhone and resisting the pressure to buy the latest, shiniest version, props to you. You’re probably experiencing slower performance and outdated features, among other things, but Apple is said to support iPhones with iOS upgrades for around seven years—long beyond a 1–2…
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How to Use Your AirPods’ Hidden ‘Reset’ Feature When They Refuse to Cooperate
Read full article: at LifeHacker When most of the tech in your life is acting up—whether it be your computer, phone, game console, what have you—simply turning the device off and on again works wonders. Tech likes a reset! However, not all of our stuff has an on/off switch. AirPods and other Bluetooth headphones, for…
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How to Export Your Entire Spotify Library for Free
Read full article: at LifeHacker There are many reasons to move away from Spotify. Apple Music now has lossless audio at a cheaper rate. If you use Amazon Prime, Prime Music comes free; if you have an Echo smart speaker, it’s the cheapest way to stream your music. Spotify doesn’t have music by Neil Young…
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How to Download Everything Amazon Knows About You (It's a Lot)
Read full article: at LifeHacker Here’s a fun thought experiment; picture the amount of personal data you think tech companies keep on you. Now, realize it’s actually way more than that (hmm, maybe this isn’t that fun). Even as privacy and security become more talked about in consumer tech, the companies behind our favorite products are…
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How to Use Captions to Organize Your iPhone Photo Library
Read full article: at LifeHacker Google Photos does a great job sorting through your photos using a text search, thanks to the tech giant’s prowess with image recognition, machine learning, and, er, search. Apple’s Photos app isn’t nearly as useful—but you can do a few things to fix that. Read more… Read full article: at…
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How to Make Your iPhone's Voice Memos Sound Better
Read full article: at LifeHacker The iPhone’s Voice Memos app is easy to use to record anything from a college lecture to a podcast—but not all recordings turn out to have the quality you’d like. You might end up with wind noise in the background, or a speaker’s voice that is barely audible. With patience…
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How to Make Your External Monitor Look As Sharp As Your High-Res Mac Display
Read full article: at LifeHacker Since Apple introduced the Retina display to the Mac back in 2012, most of their lineup has shipped with one of the laser sharp, pleasingly crisp screens. Whether you have a small 12-inch laptop display or a large 27-inch desktop, your Mac likely looks great. So it can be frustrating…
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How to Use Those Full-Screen iMessage Effects on Your Mac
Read full article: at LifeHacker You may not have realized that the full gamut of iMessage effects is available on the Mac too—even if Apple’s desktop Messages app doesn’t make it apparent. If you want to send an iMessage with a dose of fireworks, for example, you can do so on the Mac just as…
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How to Protect Your Student Laptop and Accounts From Hackers
Read full article: at LifeHacker Cyberattacks are a huge risk, and they’re on the rise. College students—especially those who are away from home, bringing their devices to class, or frequently connecting to public wifi—may be particularly vulnerable to hacks and cybercrime. Here’s how they can avoid becoming a victim of a cyberattack. Read more… Read…
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How to Find All the Old Product Icons Apple Has Hidden in macOS
Read full article: at LifeHacker As a lifelong Mac user, I always love learning about something hidden feature of my computer, such as the ability to change your mouse’s cursor color. So you can imagine my delight in stumbling upon this Reddit thread, where user OOF_V2 shared a hidden treasure trove of Apple product icons…