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In our cord-cutting guide, we talk about the miscellaneous gear required to make a smooth transition away from cable or satellite to better alternatives. »

Using Drafts 5, you can quickly type out quick thoughts and memories for Day One before the moment passes. »

Combining the power of Zapier with Things opens up limitless input possibilities for automating new tasks in Things. »

Depending on where you are, you probably prefer certain networks over others. In this tip, we teach you how to set that up. »

One of the premium features of Overcast is the ability to upload .mp3 files into the app, and we show you how to do just that. »

With iOS 11.3, Apple introduced a new metric in Settings to check on your battery health. »

We love 1Password, and version 7 for macOS adds even more great features and improvements to the best app for managing your passwords and sensitive information. »

Castro 3 was released today, and it features a host of new features, a new subscription model, and much more. »

macOS High Sierra automatically removes old Time Machine backup files, but you can manually speed up the process to free up drive space. »

Safari allows you to fine-tune which websites automatically load in Reader Mode to improve your reading experience. »

Alfred is our favorite app launcher utility, but it also has a lightweight text expansion tool built in. »

Overcast 4.2 focuses mostly on privacy features, but also includes some bug fixes. »

Memories are a great feature of iCloud Photos, but sometimes the title needs improvement. »

Setting up a keyboard shortcut to archive messages in Mail.app is an easy way to speed up your email processing. »

With new image and video formats in iOS and macOS, it's important to understand your options. »

Earlier this week, Scanbot released version 7 to include some great new features. »

Sharing your entire photo library with someone is incredibly easy in Google Photos on iOS. »

The new version 7 beta of 1Password has several new, exciting features to help you secure your accounts. »

For those apps that you use frequently, you can pin tabs to Safari to keep them in a permanent and convenient location. »

With a nifty workflow, you can pair Alfred with Ulysses to pull of some helpful actions from your keyboard in macOS. »

With support for password-protected feeds, 24-hour delete logic, and Smart Resume, our favorite podcast client keeps getting better. »

We recommend keeping an external copy of your photos, and this tip is even more useful if your photo collection is larger than your Mac storage space allows. »

Converting a message or flat text list into a checklist is easy with Apple Notes. »

You can easily export your podcasts from Overcast to Workouts++ on your Apple Watch for remote listening. »

You can enable Siri access in Things so that you can add and view tasks using your voice. »

It's Valentine's Day, and you can create a meaningful slide-show video using photos from your Google Photos account. »

Many task managers today allow you to email tasks into your inbox or projects so you can keep email and tasks separate. »

Requesting money through Apple Pay Cash and depositing it into your own bank account is an easy way to transfer money using iMessages. »

Using RunGap, you can import old workout data from other apps into Apple's Health and Activity apps. »

With MiniCast, you can transfer podcast episodes to your Apple Watch for listening when you're away from your iPhone. »

You can use the HealthFit app to export your workout data from your Apple Watch into iCloud Drive. »

There's a lot of unsavory content available on the internet, and there are some easy and readily-available ways to ensure your family is protected while using iOS devices. »

The Christmas season is a time that many of us unwrap new iPhones, iPads, and iPods. Anytime I get a new device, I always take a look around to see if there are any new apps that can help make my mobile computing life better. »

While the Activity app on Apple Watch can be a huge motivator, it can also be annoying with constant alerts. Notifications are easy to disable on certain days, though. »

With iOS 11 and watchOS 4, you can easily allow Health.app to share data with other third-party exercise trackers. »

You can use folder in your iCloud Photo Library to make it easy to organize, find, and enjoy your photos. »

Live Photos are great, but you also have the option of changing the key photo if you don't like the default frame that Photos chooses. »

With the absence of a Home button on iPhone X, some of the common workflows have changed. »

iOS 11 introduced augmented reality support, and we've spent some time trying out the most popular ones. »

iCloud Drive may not be as robust as Dropbox, but it's still incredibly useful for sharing files. »

You can quickly open and edit notes from Control Center in iOS 11, and you can also change which note is launched. »

Making zip archives in iOS is easy with the help of Zipped. »

If you'd like to hide certain items from your iBooks library, you can easily manage that from the Mac app. »

Carbon Copy Cloner 5 works with macOS High Sierra, and it's incredibly easy to set up a scheduled backup process for your Mac. »

CARROT Weather features a customizable interface so you can prioritize weather information that is important to you. »

With watchOS 4, you can prevent audio apps from automatically opening on your Apple Watch when using the audio app on your iPhone. »

The new screenshot editor tool in iOS 11 has a few new tricks, and we show you how to use them. »

With watchOS 4, you can now add multiple albums and playlists to your Apple Watch so you can listen to music without your iPhone. »

Multitasking has been upgraded with iOS 11, and we have a few tips on how to use it with your iPad. »

With the new Siri watch face, you can customize what information is included. »

The new Files app in iOS 11 makes it easy to move and manipulate files and folders across all compatible directory services. »

Apple introduced a new app view in watchOS 4, and switching to it is easy. »

With iOS 11, you can quickly drag and drop files, links, and other objects between apps. »

iOS 11 is here, and we have several tips to help you get acquainted with the exciting new features now available. »

You can quickly resize images using Preview in macOS. »

It's easy to create links to individual notes in Bear so you can easily link to them from Bear or other apps. »

Controlling lights and other appliances in your home can be controlled as groups with Scenes using Apple's HomeKit. »

Twitter.app for iOS allows you to use Safari Reader Mode when viewing websites in the app. »

With HomeKit, you can easily control lights in your home to ensure they turn on and off at specific times every day. »

With Bartender, you can easily choose to hide items from your menu bar if they aren't important or useful. »

Two-factor users, rejoice. »

With a 1Password.com account, you can quickly utilize Travel Mode to ensure secure information is removed from your devices while abroad. »

MarsEdit is a powerful blog editing tool, and you can control how many posts are downloaded to the app. »

Ever wondered how much time you've saved through TextExpander? Well, TextExpander provides an easy way to review your statistics. »

1Password makes it easy to review your passwords and determine which ones need to be updated. »

Safari allows you to test the responsiveness of your website by showing you how it will display on different sized devices. »

Day One released a new encryption option, which provides greater security for your journals. »

With Google Wi-Fi, you can set up groups of devices and manage the times that they have access to the internet. »

Screens 4 for the Mac brings lots of goodies from the iOS version. »

With YouVersion's reading plans, you can easily catch up if you fall behind in your reading progress. »

Here in the future, sending a fax isn't as easy as it once was. Scanbot is here to help. »

Using Zapier, you can automatically send starred Slack messages to your Todoist inbox. »

If the new macOS Sierra feature to sync your Desktop and Documents folders isn't for you, turning it off is an easy process. »

With a recent update in the Dropbox iOS app, you can now save entire folders offline if you have a Pro or Business account. »

You can easily report spam callers to Nomorobo, as well as unflag non-spam callers. »

AirPods are great wireless earphone options, and they have a few iOS tweaks that you can customize. »

In iOS 10.3, you can easily change the app home screen icon if the app takes advantage of this new feature. »

You can download your entire Spotify library to your iOS device by enabling one option. »

Siri can create detailed reminders for certain locations, an exact time, and specific lists in the Reminders app. »

With Todoist Premium, you can email tasks to specific Todoist projects along with due dates, labels, and priorities. »

Todoist offers a powerful filtering feature that allows you to sort and focus on your tasks. »

You can easily select default addresses, cards, emails, and more in the Apple Pay settings on iOS. »

With Apple Reminders, it's easy to share a list with someone else using iCloud. »

Digitizing and organizing your receipts using Scanbot and macOS make it easier to prepare your taxes so you have more time for more important things. »

Alfred has a clipboard manager that makes copy and paste operations a cinch. »

When you receive a great sticker in Messages, you can quickly find out which app it came from. »

The new version of our favorite calendar packs goodies for all iOS 10 users. »

You can easily restores files to iCloud Drive that you deleted previously. »

1Password automatically keeps plenty of backups for your sensitive data, but you can easily clean them out if drive space is a concern. »

With Runkeeper, you can easily keep track of your shoes and know when it's time to replace a pair. »

You can easily mute notifications for individual friends in the Activity app with a simple settings change. »

Using Workflow, you can set up easy access to your Apple Music playlists from the Today view. »

With Productive, you can train yourself to drink more water on a daily basis. »

Using Annotable, you can quickly and easily blur out sensitive information from images and screenshots in iOS. »

You can make a few changes in your iOS settings to create a distraction-free environment for your iPhone. »

Using a little iTunes trickery, you can download your entire Apple Music library to your iOS device without syncing to iTunes. »

Spammers have figured out a way to send spam through iCloud calendar notifications, and you can safely delete them from your device. »

You can easily view your main calendar in Fantastical while creating new events. »

Some things you should do for your non-techy family and friends this holiday season. »

A new feature in iOS 10 allows you to save PDFs from Mail. »

You can choose between several options for what screen should open first when you launch Yahoo Sports. »

In macOS Sierra, there are several built-in tools that make it easy to manage your drive space. »

You can easily create PDFs from any Print dialog in macOS Sierra. »

Scanbot has several useful features that let you scan and process things faster. »

With Google Docs, you can easily revert to previous versions of a document. »

With Yahoo Sports, you can control game alerts at a granular level to fine-tune notifications for different teams. »

For those occasions where you need to share a Word document, Byword can easily export a .docx file from your Markdown text. »

With Airmail for Mac, you can easily move between a unified inbox and your individual accounts. »

Airmail for Mac allows you to customize the banner alert actions for new email notifications. »

With Deliveries for iOS and Mac, you can automatically add delivery dates to your calendar. »

You can easily remove unwanted email accounts from your notifications and badge counts on iOS. »

With Mail, it's easy to remove email addresses from the auto-complete list if you do not want them to pop up when addressing a new message. »

Over the summer, a lot of us like to “test” the iOS betas. This summer is no different. With betas of iOS 10 out currently, it’s always fun to test out the latest and greatest. What’s not fun is regretting it. I tried the iOS 10 beta for a few days, but I realized that […] »

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Runkeeper can utilize playlists from Spotify that match your running speed. »

With Google Photos, you can allow it to safely remove photos from your device to save space. »

YouVersion offers many free versions, and it's incredibly easy to compare them side-by-side. »

You can quickly export playlists from Spotify to Apple Music using this great iOS app. »

With Ulysses for Mac, you can export your text to many formats with a simple menu. »

You can select which folders sync to your computer through Google Drive. »

TestFlight limits the number of devices you can connect to your account, but it's easy to clean up. »

The Barefoot College trains middle-aged women from rural villages worldwide to become solar engineers, and Fraser Speirs has just launched a new fundraiser to purchase and transport a set of iPads to benefit the training mission. »

With iOS 9.3, you can now protect your notes with a password or Touch ID. »

You can change the order in which iTunes displays albums, but the setting can be hard to find. »

You can easily paste text in OS X without any formatting by using a quick keyboard shortcut. »

In AccuWeather Platinum, you can reorder and remove sidebar items to your liking. »

With OS X, you can control what level of access certain applications have to your data. »

With Television Time, you can set a notification offset to be notified of new episodes after they've aired. »

Incorrect matches in Apple Music happen, but there a few things you can try to fix the issue. »

Screens, the best remote access solution for iOS and Mac, released a new version this week. »

With Outlook for iOS, you can quickly send your upcoming availability with a couple of taps. »

With QuickTime in OS X, you can easily combine several videos into one. »

You can quickly share posts and links from Narwhal with this simple shortcut. »

Switching between light and dark themes in Narwhal is just a simple tap. »

It's easy to confirm what devices are connected to your iCloud account, and just as easy to remove old or stolen devices when the need arises. »

With iOS 9, you can add attachments to emails from Dropbox, Google Drive, and other locations. »

We love Byword for writing, and Markdown is a powerful syntax for writing for an online audience. »

With Wunderlist, you can easily share a list with someone through email if they aren't a Wunderlist user. »

With Overcloak for Mac, you can ensure your Mac is always protected while your secure connection is being made. »

Screenbot is a new product from Droplr that integrates with Slack to make sharing easier. »

In the newest version of Notes.app, you can organize your notes in folders and sub-folders in the Mac version. »

With Day One 2.0, you can back up your journal to alternate locations from the settings menu. »

With the release of Day One 2.0, importing your existing journal entries is a simple process. »

Runkeeper, our favorite running app for iPhone, has several useful features for making your runs more pleasant. »

If your favorite sites aren't listed in Apple News, you can easily add them from the Safari share sheet. »

With Tweetbot, you can pin a Twitter list (or multiple lists) next to your main timeline. »

With iPhone 6 and 6 Plus and certain carriers, you can use Wi-Fi for phone calls. »

One of Dark Sky's newest features is the ability to set up custom weather alerts in your area. »

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iOS devices make great gifts, and we have a list of fantastic apps that help you get the most out of your new iPhone or iPad. »

Macs and iOS devices make great gifts, and we have some tips for making the transition from old to new an easy one. »

The OS X and iOS public beta programs are fantastic for trying out new version of the OS before it releases, but you can easily un-enroll after they release. »

Google Photos is our favorite cloud photo management service, and there are some really powerful features in the Settings page. »

You can choose different default apps for opening links and maps in Fantastical. »

By default, Safari opens iTunes when you click an App Store or Music link, but you can change that. »

With the newest version of Bartender, you can set your own hot key for showing and hiding the Bartender Bar. »

You can select the information you want to see in the Today view from Fantastical. »

With the new "Mail to Wunderlist" feature, you can set up several emails for forwarding tasks to Wunderlist. »

You can create a personal podcast feed using Dropbox and JustCast. »

Pinner has a couple of great extension for pinning items, you can control the settings. »

You can use natural language to add due dates to tasks in Wunderlist. »

Use Smart Lists in Wunderlist to only display the tasks that are important or relevant to you. »

You can restore files that were deleted from iCloud Drive within 30 days. »

When using Instapaper, you can completely skip the archive step if you want to delete an article. »

Use Dropbox, Flickr, and Google Photos concurrently to manage your photos. »

EXIF data is really powerful and helpful for your photos, and you can go a step further by automatically naming your photo files with descriptive names. »

On OS X, there's a simple way to disconnect from a Wi-Fi network without turning off Wi-Fi altogether. »

You can customize how Apple Watch handles your audio messages to suit your needs. »

With a clever Dropbox and alias folder hack, you can store attachments using iOS that you can process later at your Mac. »

You can track Apple store orders with Deliveries with just the order number and your email address. »

1Password is our favorite password manager, but it also has some great features for keeping your passwords secure. »

With Scanbot, you can customize the naming rules for new scans you create. »

The data from Health.app used to be something I didn’t think about too much. Once I got Apple Watch, that all changed. I’m feeding a ton of exercise data into it and also calorie data from MyFitnessPal. This data is backed up to iCloud and synced between devices. If you’re not using iCloud, you can […] »

Use Alfred to trigger common system commands that are normally buried in system preferences or utilities. »

Mailbox is a great iOS mail client, but you can also customize the lock screen swipe actions in iOS. »

You can edit and add your own default message replies available in Apple Watch. »

OmniSync is the sync engine behind OmniFocus, and it can be sped up by removing old devices from the list. »

Use a text editor to discover the feed address of an iTunes-only podcast. »

Day One has released an update to its Mac and iOS apps that includes a new lightning fast syncing option. »

With Drafts, you can convert a list of items from a text message into a list in Clear. »

Moving Apple Watch to a new iPhone is a straight-forward process. »

The Apple Watch is available today, and these are some of the apps we think you should check out. »

Connect to the hard drive of another Mac on your network for easy and fast file sharing. »

With the new universal version of OmniFocus for iOS, you have more control over the Today view widget. »

Understand the wealth of information available in Activity Monitor to troubleshoot your Mac. »

Reorder your OmniFocus projects by priority in the Mac client so you can easily view them in iOS. »

Use any third-party remote with your Apple TV. »

Understand the Wi-Fi preference pane to make helpful changes to how your Mac's networking behaves in certain situations. »

Workflow is an incredibly powerful app for automating tasks on your iOS devices, and we've collected our favorite actions. »

Converting a PDF to a Word or Pages document is easier than you think with PDFpen. »

Use WiFi Signal to learn more about your wireless network. »

Create multiple partitions on your external hard drive using Disk Utility in OS X. »

Rename a group message in iOS with just a few steps. »

1Password added a handful of useful new features in the latest update. »

We put together a list of our favorite timer apps for the iPhone, which range from general timers, coffee timers, and cooking timers. »

With the newest version of Scanbot, you can set reminders from the app. »

Use DaisyDisk to identify and clean out unneeded files on your Mac. »

Learn how to manage your iMessage settings on your Mac. »

Recording iOS screen casts was a bit of trouble in the past, but with Yosemite it's become much simpler. »

iOS does not provide a native method for saving an email as a PDF, but PDF Convert.me is here to alleviate that problem. »

The name of your iOS devices can be seen by any network administrator, but it's pretty simple to change that. »

2015 is here, and it's a great time to plan out your technology plans for the year. »

The holidays are upon us and family tech support season has officially started. Keep yourself equipped with this handy list of items on solving common Mac and iOS problems. »

InstallMac is a piece of software that ends up on a Mac without permission, but there's a pretty straight-forward fix to remove it. »

Manage which apps can refresh in the background in order to conserve battery power on your iOS device. »

Do Not Disturb is a great feature of iOS that has lots of options for keeping notifications at bay. »

iOS comes with some handy auto replies for text messages, but you can also create your own. »

With the introduction of Apple Pay in iOS 8, it's important to make sure your default card information is set. »

Now that iOS 8 allows your iPad to receive phone calls, you might want to know how to turn it off. »

Quickly copy passwords from 1Password without opening the login details page. »

Send emails directly to your Evernote account, including tags and specific notebooks. »

OmniFocus 2 is our favorite suite of apps for GTD and productivity. Here are a few tips to help you get the most out of it. »

Manage which applications have authorization to use your Dropbox account. »

iOS 8 added a handy new feature in Safari to request the desktop version of a website. »

Use the new battery meter in iOS 8 to track of apps that use a lot of energy. »

Use iTunes Match to remove music from your hard drives and access music anywhere. »

WIth the introduction of iOS 8 today, you can now choose from 3rd party keyboards. »

Use iCab Mobile browser to upload any files to a website from you iOS device. »

Use Image Capture to quickly sort through the photos in your camera roll. »

To avoid installing flash on your Mac, use this Alfred script to launch Chrome from within Safari. »

Use the Airport Utility in iOS to troubleshoot and understand your home Wi-Fi. »

iOS Messages app is great, but can become cluttered with unwanted contacts and groups. Thankfully, they are easy to clear. »

Automatic syncing of all our photos across all our devices is a problem still in need of a great solution. »