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Quick Tip: How to Control your Mac with your Apple TV Siri Remote

Back in the good old days, Apple used to include a little remote control with certain Mac models. It wasn't much, but it did allow Mac owners to control the media that was playing on their computers or control Keynote presentations. That remote hasn't been part of Mac packaging for a while, but it is possible to use your Apple TV...

U.S., Canada, Australia Customers Can Now Download Data from Apple

The ability for customers to download data via Apple's Data and Privacy portal is now available in the U.S., Canada, Australia, and New Zealand. The feature was first rolled out for European countries earlier this year. Through the portal, Apple customers can...

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How to Securely Erase an SSD Without Damaging the Drive

The process of securely wiping a drive, that is, removing every bit of the data it contains and scrambling its content enough to protect the information stored on the drive from prying eyes, is fairly well understood for old-fashioned spinning...

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A Quick Guide to iOS 12 Siri Shortcuts

With the addition of Siri Shortcuts in iOS 12, Apple's intelligent assistant became a lot more powerful. Siri Shortcuts give iOS 12 users the ability to create their own voice commands for various built-in functions, but the real power comes from...

macOS 101: What Mojave Broke and How to Fix It

Having issues with Mojave? Seems like it’s a rite of passage to install a new version of the macOS, and then uncover issues we didn’t see in the beta version. With macOS Mojave, we appear to be seeing a smaller...

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