An excellent tip from Mac Kung Fu.
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Screen sharing from the Messages app
A fantastic feature. Definitely worth knowing about.
Mac Kung Fu: 20 classic Mac tricks that you don’t know
You may be familiar with a handful of these tips. But my bet is that many of these will be new to you. Fantastic post.
What to do if you forget your Mac’s password
A solid walkthrough of your options, worth reading now (while you still know your password), then tucking away for later (when you forget your password).
iOS how-to: Get rid of junk files and recover storage space
Christian Zibreg, writing for iDownloadBlog, talks you through the process of clearing caches and other methods of eliminating cruft from your iOS device. Scan through it, take what’s useful, pass it along.
Know your Apple Watch notification icons – round or square?
Scroll through your Apple Watch notifications. Notice that sometimes the icon attached to each notification is square, sometimes it’s round.
Mac Kungfu explains why.
Check4Change, polls a web page for changes
Want to be notified when a web page changes? For example, want to know the exact second the Apple TV goes from “coming soon” to “actually on sale”? Read on.
Dialing a phone number with your Apple Watch, tell Siri who your spouse is
In this post, I tell you some ways to dial a number with your Apple Watch and show you how to tell Siri who your spouse is.
Sharing Live Photos with pretty much everyone
Some helpful tips on sharing Live Photos on iOS 9 devices and on social media.
Locking a Mac instantly
Short version: Tap command-option-power key.
Tip: Simple batch file renames in the Finder
Dan Moren, writing for Six Colors, with a nice tip you might want to bookmark.
How to delete the iTunes Apple Music cache to save drive space
Kirk McElhearn, on the iTunes Apple Music cache:
If you use Apple Music on your computer, you’ll find that the more you listen to music, the more your hard drive’s free space dwindles. Even if you don’t save music for offline listening, iTunes stores what you listen to in a cache.
Read on for the details. It’s short/easy, but non-obvious.
Apple now sharing full replays of Beats 1 shows on Apple Music Connect
Fan of Elton John’s Rocket Hour? Can’t get enough of Julie Adenuga or Zane Lowe? Now you can listen to full replays of the latest edition of every Beats 1 show, all via Apple Connect.
Here’s how…
Things you should try with your Apple Watch
This is one of those lists that likely has a number of things you already know. But it’s worth reading, just for that one little nugget that’s new to you.
Quick way to view a list of all non-Apple software installed on your Mac
Here’s how to find a list of all non-Apple software installed on your computer.
Flash. Must. Die.
Manipulative headline aside, this Wired piece by Brian Barrett is a good read. The first half focuses on the state of the union on Flash and the second half talks you through the process of controlling/eliminating Flash.
OS X and built-in network troubleshooting
Peter Cohen talks about a shortcut for disconnecting from your network, as well as Apple’s built in network diagnostic utility.
How to set and manage alarms on Apple Watch
Jeff Benjamin, writing for iDownloadBlog, talks you through everything you’ve ever wanted to know about managing alarms on your Apple Watch
12 Ways To Use Force Touch on your Apple Watch
Have an Apple Watch? This is worth reading.
Speedy file transfers using IP over Thunderbolt
Plenty of ways to transfer files between computers, but thought this approach was worth knowing about: Dan Moren, writing for Six Colors, walks you through the process of direct file transfer using IP via Thunderbolt cable.
How to add Internet Accounts to OS X (and why you want to)
Did you know there is a preference pane in your Mac’s System Preferences called Internet Accounts? Take a few minutes to read about this little known OS X feature.
Be your own Genius
the best repairs are the ones you do yourself. To that end, spend a few minutes reading Joe Caiati’s Mac troubleshooting guide, posted on 512 Pixels.
Joe is a former Apple Genius and writes from hard-won experience.
Getting Apple to call you
Apple has inserted an immediate callback option in the path to scheduling a Genius Bar appointment. Also, a tip on fixing a wonky trackpad.
How to set up and use Handoff for Yosemite and iOS 8
Handoff is a new feature that lets you edit a document on one device, then continue editing on another device. Sarah Guarino does a nice job walking through the requirements and setup, then takes Handoff through its paces.
How to upgrade to Yosemite
Ready to upgrade to Yosemite? First thing to do is make sure your hardware will support the upgrade.
Using predictive text to quickly Capitalize or ALL-CAPS a word
How to share photos and videos with iCloud
An updated how-to on photo sharing with iCloud, iOS, and your Mac.
Deleting documents stored on iCloud
Kirk McElhearn talks through the process of deleting iCloud documents from iOS and the Mac.
On the iOS side, he’s right on the money. But on the Mac side, there actually is a parallel interface. Read the post for more.
Gmail has a mute button
I did not know this. Gmail makes it easy to drop out of a reply all email thread. Great idea.
How to use Voice Search with the Apple TV
When Amazon introduced the Fire TV yesterday, much was made about the ability to do voice search on the device. In the linked post, Kirk McElhearn walks through the process of doing the same thing on Apple TV, using the iOS Remote app. Cool beans.