How to Customize Your Lock Screen in iOS 16
MacTalkOctober 2022 JOSH CENTERS 21 September 202214 comments How to Customize Your Lock Screen in iOS 16 iOS 16 is here, and the first thing you’ll notice is the new customizable Lock Screen. You can now create multiple Lock Screens, each with its own wallpaper,...
Here’s Why Your AirTag Battery Replacement Is Not Working
MacTalkOctober 2022JOSH CENTERS 5 September 202228 comments Here’s Why Your AirTag Battery Replacement Is Not Working Apple released its first batch of AirTags last April (see “Apple’s AirTag Promises to Help You Find Your Keys,” 20 April 2021), and they have a...
Dark Sky Fading; iOS 16’s Weather Brightens
MacTalkOctober 2022 ADAM ENGST 19 September 20229 comments Dark Sky Fading; iOS 16’s Weather Brightens A few years ago, Apple bought its way to better weather forecasts, as we covered in “Apple Acquires Dark Sky Weather Service and App” (31 March 2020). Apple removed...
Avoid the Tempting but Flawed Kindle Kids Ebook Reader
MacTalkOctober 2022 JOSH CENTERS 2 September 20226 comments Avoid the Tempting but Flawed Kindle Kids Ebook Reader Amazon’s Kindle Paperwhite might be my favorite non-Apple gadget. It’s longer-lived than many electronics (I’m still using one I bought when I started at...
Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra Expand Health, Safety, and Connectivity Features
MacTalkOctober 2022ADAM ENGST 7 September 202217 comments Apple Watch Series 8 and Apple Watch Ultra Expand Health, Safety, and Connectivity Features At its Far Out event, Apple introduced three new Apple Watch models, a modestly enhanced Apple Watch SE that...
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Use AssistiveTouch for Customizable Shortcuts on the iPhone and iPad
MacTalkSeptember 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)....
Tune Find My for Travel Tracking to Avoid Annoying AirTag and Apple Device Alerts
MacTalkSeptember 2022 Tune Find My for Travel Tracking to Avoid Annoying AirTag and Apple Device Alerts Apple’s AirTag offers compact and inexpensive tracking of your items through low-power, short-range Bluetooth networking signals. It’s a perfect item to drop into...
Survey Results: Which iOS 15 and macOS 12 Monterey Features Do You Actually Use?
MacTalkSeptember 2022Survey Results: Which iOS 15 and macOS 12 Monterey Features Do You Actually Use? Thanks to the 1319 people who voted in last week’s survey attempting to determine which iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey features are most and least used (see...
How to Securely Erase a Mac’s SSD or Hard Drive
MacTalkSeptember 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...