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Tech Tip: See What’s Going On Each Day In iOS 8 Calendar Month View

The iOS 8 Calendar app Month view can seem rather useless. Although it shows about a month and a half at a glance, it only highlights days where something has been scheduled by placing a little gray dot below the day number. Wouldn't it be nice to know what's going on each day? While in the Calendar Month view, look for...

How to Execute ‘Trimforce’ Command with Your SSD

On Wednesday, we reported that Apple released the latest OS X version with 10.10.4, which adds the support of TRIM for third-party SSDs. OWC SSDs are built to run at optimal speed and provide peak performance throughout their lives without...

Siri being used to do currency conversions

Tech Tip: Siri, Your Tireless Vacation Assistant

Siri is surprisingly useful for foreign travel, where it can help you to ease the transition between the units used in your home country and those of the countries you're visiting or supply you with directions from your hotel to...

Screenshot with drop shadow

Tech Tip: Get Rid Of Drop Shadows In OS X Screenshots

Writers who are grabbing screenshots for OS X articles and books often use specialized utilities that perform a number of tasks to achieve the perfect look, but the average person who wants to grab a quick “screenie” usually uses the...

Capturing a fingerprint for Touch ID

Tech Tip: Adding More Fingers To Touch ID

Touch ID is a fantastic way to unlock your iPhone or iPad with a touch of a finger. First available on the iPhone 5s and now on the iPhone 6 and 6 Plus, iPad Air 2, and iPad mini 3,...

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