Have you ever heard of the Apple Ecosystem? I’m referring to the magical continuity between all of your Apple devices, like your iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, AppleTVs, and AirPods. All of these devices can talk and integrate into ways other companies haven’t been able to master. So, let’s take a look at some features that connect all of your Apple products, making it harder to switch.
Before taking a look at any individual features, here are the requirements to yield the best results. First, all of your devices should be running the latest software updates and signed into…
When you turn on a computer for the first time, what’s the first thing you do? Probably open an internet browser and install Chrome. Since Chrome was released, it quickly rose to the top spot. While up there, it’s hit a few snags, like Google’s extreme data collection policies, security issues, and performance problems. So, why settle with Google Chrome when you have so many other options!
On the surface, you have multiple browsers to choose from, like Safari, Google Chrome, and Edge, to name a few. …
So you’re ready to ditch your cable subscription and go all-in with online streaming. Are you trying to get your cable bill lower? Tired of commercials? Don’t watch TV live anymore? Whatever the reason here are some online streaming options and what you need to get started.
Internet
First, you’re going to want a solid internet connection. Look into getting speeds around 100Mbps or higher. The more people you have streaming the higher speed you will want to get. For better stability and performance make sure you have a good WIFI connection or even better plug your device directly into the…
If you live in a bigger city, especially in the United States chances are a local internet service provider (or ISP) has tried to sell you “blazing fast fiber gigabit internet”. Yes, 1,000 Mbps or 1 Gbps is really fast and it sounds really cool. But, is it worth the high price? Let’s take a look.
Shortfalls of Cable
For most people, your internet comes from a local cable provider like Spectrum or Comcast. Because there is not enough bandwidth or space in the physical cable for TV, phone, and internet to pass through the download speeds, like when opening this post…
The dock can be found at the very bottom of your iMac or MacBook. This is the place where you can get quick access to apps, minimized windows, and folder. So, here’s a guide to customizing your dock to best fit your workflow.
Dock Basics
Let’s start with the basics. Click on any app on the dock to open it. While it’s in the process of opening you will see it bounding. Once opened, it will sit still and you will see a little dot under it indicating it’s open. Opening a folder from the Dock will not open that folder…
Many components go into building a computer. But, arguably, the most crucial part of your computer is its storage, where your operating system and personal documents are saved. Every other component in your computer can fail, but as long as your storage is intact, you can pick yourself up and keep going. Choosing the right storage device can also have a big impact on the performance, reliability, and longevity of your machine. That’s why it’s important to know the difference between the two most common types of storage, the hard disk drive, and solid-state drive. So, let’s take a look.
In the early days, the only way to pick up a new iPhone is getting the iPhone. Today, with the release of the iPhone 12, you have four new options in addition to three previous options. That’s a total of seven new iPhones fresh off the assembly line. This brings us to the question: What is the best way to pay for them and how can you get that price cheaper?
How to Pay
Let’s start off with the two payment options.
Buy Now
The most obvious being, just pay off your new phone. …
Soon, Apple will be releasing macOS Big Sur (macOS 11), and with it comes the biggest facelift to macOS since the release of macOS 10 (Cheetah, MacOS X) in 2001. Love it or hate it, macOS will start borrowing the design language iOS, including iOS’ boxy icon style. However, icons are one of the few things in macOS you do have the power to customize.
In macOS, you can change the icon of any app, file, or folder to further personalize your computer. In short, it’s as easy as copying and pasting.
Start by finding the picture you want…
So we are back on macOS this time to look at taking screenshots and screen recordings. Doing each of these is super useful and easy. So let’s dive in.
Let’s start off with the basics, if you want to capture your whole screen then use the keyboard shortcut Cmd+Shift+3.
Or you can choose what to capture using the keyboard shortcut Cmd+Shift+4. You will then see your screen freeze, except for any videos playing, and your mouse turns into a crosshair. Now use your mouse to make the selection by clicking and dragging over what you want to screenshot. Notice…
