Mastering Voice Memos
How to record anything at all with Voice Memos on iOS
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How do you quickly dictate notes, record riffs, or capture any audio, any time? With the Voice Memos app for iPhone!
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Tax season
Tax day is coming! These tax prep services can help ease the pain
Tax Day is Monday, April 15 in the U.S., so you might want to start preparing your taxes now. If you're not sure where to start, here are our favorite ways to prepare your taxes using your Mac.
Buyers Guide
Protect your MacBook Pro with a stylish hard shell case
Protecting the outside of your MacBook is a great way to protect its precious insides. Pick up a hard shell cover and save it from scratches and bumps. Here are our favorites!
Buyers Guide
Cover up! Check out these awesome sleeves for your MacBook Pro
If laptop bags aren't your thing and you don't like hard shell cases, grab a laptop sleeve and at least protect your new MacBook Pro from scratches! Here are our favorite sleeves!
Choose your go-to
How to set default apps on Mac
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If you want a specific app to open when you perform a certain action (like clicking a file), you can set it as the default. Here's how.
Cilckety-Clack
These are the best mechanical keyboards for your Mac
Apple's Magic Keyboard is great for a lot of people, but some folks like to feel and hear every keystroke, which is why mechanical keyboards will always maintain some popularity.
Buyers Guide
Go hands-free with one of these fantastic car mounts
You'll want to be constantly playing with your new iPhone, but in most places it's illegal to hold onto it while driving. You need an awesome car mount and we have the awesome roundup you've been looking for!
Case the joint
Protect your MacBook Pro on the go with one of these cases
Protect your MacBook Pro or jazz it up with a great case. Here are the best we've found!
USB-C the light!
These USB-C hard drives can back up or beef up your Mac's storage
USB-C is the future, and grabbing an external hard drive is a great way to store backups, music, movies, files, and more! Here are our favorite USB-C hard drives for your Mac!
Mastering Siri
Hey Siri. Play my podcasts - Here's how to connect Siri to the Podcasts app
Siri isn’t able to do a whole lot with the Podcasts app for iPhone and iPad right now, but it can help you play/pause them and can help search for them if your hands are tied up (most of the time, anyway).
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Apple Watch bands that won't break the bank
Looking to change up your Apple Watch band but just can't justify dropping the cash for those Apple-branded options? Here are some third-party bands that look great and are only a fraction of the cost.
Mastering Fitbit
How to set up and start using your Fitbit with Mac
Fitbit trackers are excellent tools to use to keep track of your fitness goals. Even if you don't have a smartphone, you can still sync your Fitbit and keep up-to-date on your progress.
Mastering Photos
How to use smart adjustments in Photos
How do you quickly and easily fix lighting and color issues, or make your photos black and white? With smart adjustments, which allows you to enhance your images.
One foot in the watery grave
How to fix your water-damaged iPhone, iPad, AirPods, or Mac
Got a waterlogged iPhone, iPad, or Mac? Did you accidentally introduce your AirPods to a full sink of water? Try these fixes!
Huck 'em chuck 'em football!
Stream the 2019 Super Bowl on your iPhone or iPad
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Super Bowl LIII is coming up quickly and if you can’t be around a giant TV for the big game, you can still watch on your iPhone or iPad. Here’s how!
Mastering FaceTime
If you're concerned with the group FaceTime bug, here's how to turn it off
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FaceTime is automatically activated as part of the overall setup process you go through the first time you turn on a new iPhone, iPod touch, iPad, or Mac.
Is this real life?
Watch the Big Game in 4K for cheap!
Since 4K is slowly becoming the standard for televisions, there's never been a better time to buy inexpensive, gorgeous boob tubes. These are the best inexpensive TVs you can buy with 4K HDR support.
Boob tube
The Super Bowl would look mighty fine on these TVs
If you're in the market for a TV, all the options can be pretty overwhelming. We've whittled down the selection to these excellent TVs to fit all tastes and budgets.
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How to use moments, collections, and years in Photos
Photos stores all your pictures and videos in Moments, Collections, and Years, so learning how to move around and find what you're looking for is key!
Ring around the HomePod
7 stands and coasters to protect your furniture from HomePod rings
Apple's HomePod underwent minor scandal when it was found to leave white rings on wooden tabletops. Don't get caught with HomePod crop circles — check out these stands and coasters.