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MacTalk June 2022 No new members Contents New MembersUse AssistiveTouch for Customizable Shortcuts on the iPhone and iPadTune Find My for Travel Tracking to Avoid Annoying AirTag and Apple Device AlertsSurvey Results: Which iOS 15 and macOS 12 Monterey Features Do You...

Use AssistiveTouch for Customizable Shortcuts on the iPhone and iPad

MacTalk September 2022 Use AssistiveTouch for Customizable Shortcuts on the iPhone and iPad I’ve long been a fan of the AssistiveTouch feature in iOS (and I have receipts to prove it: see “Work Around a Broken iPhone Button with AssistiveTouch,” 24 July 2013)....

How to Securely Erase a Mac’s SSD or Hard Drive

MacTalk September 2022 How to Securely Erase a Mac’s SSD or Hard Drive Over on TidBITS Talk, user Lucas043 posed a question that prompted a fascinating discussion. Lucas043 has a Samsung Portable T7 SSD being used for backup. The SSD has intermittent access problems...

GraphicConverter 11 Rescues Ancient QuickTake 150 Photos

MacTalk September 2022 GraphicConverter 11 Rescues Ancient QuickTake 150 Photos Apple is now known for the cameras in the iPhone, but the first Apple camera was the QuickTake 100, released in 1994. It wasn’t the first digital camera, but Time magazine called it “the...