Serenity was formerly the Managing Editor at iMore, and now works for Apple. She's been talking, writing about, and tinkering with Apple products since she was old enough to double-click. In her spare time, she sketches, sings, and in her secret superhero life, plays roller derby. Follow her on Twitter @settern.
Every year, my iOS home screens and OS X Dock gets cluttered with an ever-increasing assortment of applications and utilities. After an especially crazy year app-exploration, here are the apps I'm still using daily or weekly on my iPhone, iPad, and Mac.
Here's how to connect a newly-purchased (or gifted) Ecobee3 to your HomeKit network.
So you've braved the lines, 3AM pre-order process, or begged your way into an iPhone 6s or iPhone 6s Plus. Congratulations! Whether this is your first iPhone or you've been buying Apple devices since 2007, you have your hands on some of the company's best work yet. Want to know how to set up your iPhone, transfer data, use its new features, or check out the latest accessories and apps?...
There are many gift guides out there. But I bet you haven't read a lot of selfish ones! Here are the best things I bought myself this year.
If your HomeKit house disappears or is having trouble syncing, here's what you can do to fix it.
As of iOS 9.2, you can use the Lightning to USB adapter (or Lightning to SD card adapter) on your iPhone to connect cameras, MIDI instruments, microphones, and more.
Forget weirdly-shaped silicone battery cases: The biggest new Apple product is, in fact, a revamp of the company's Lightning to SD Card Camera Reader. Not only does it now offer USB 3 speeds for the iPad Pro, but all iPhone models post-iPhone 5 are supported, too.
Looking for a new tablet to draw or write on? Already have a Surface and debating switching to an iPad? When it comes to sketching, illustration, or handwriting, here's what you want.
Serenity's iPad Pro experiment continues with the ultimate test: A Mac-less vacation!
As the kid of two musicians—and a bit of a dabbling musician myself—music is practically in my DNA, and Sonos provides a great way to listen to it. The company's newest speaker reinvention, the Play:5, is a symphony of delight—one that both incorporates current Sonos themes and sets the tone for the future of the company.
Day four of Serenity using the iPad Pro as her primary computer is here. Read on about how much podcasting on iOS stinks, and how the Pencil is going to change your life.
Upgrading your router? You don't have to destroy your Wi-Fi network in the process. Here's how to quickly replace your old device with an AirPort.
Serenity is ditching her Macs for her iPad Pro over the next seven days and chronicling it. Here's her recap of her third day with the iPad Pro.
If you need your iPad Pro perched, angled, or otherwise seated, the TStand, currenty in the last few days of its Kickstarter campaign, provides perfect coverage.
Serenity is ditching her Macs for her iPad Pro over the next seven days and chronicling it. Here's her recap of her second day with the iPad Pro.
Apple is launching new a new iPad today, a 12.9-inch iPad Pro for the creative professional and enterprise markets. Here's everything you need to know about it.
Missing the old Apple TV's optical audio port when trying to hook up your sound system or Sonos Playbar? Here's how to make do on the fourth-generation Apple TV.
Pit pixel against pixel with Crossy Road's multiplayer mode. Here's how to set it up.
The new Apple TV is pretty stellar. Mostly. Unfortunately, I've also had some time to bump up against some of tvOS's rougher 1.0 edges. These aren't deal-breakers for me, but in the interest of making the couch-potato evenings of myself and many other new Apple TV owners just a bit better, here are some things I wouldn't mind seeing improved upon in subsequent updates.
Here's a fun trick: Learn how to quickly type special characters on your fourth-generation Apple TV or re-use frequently-typed email addresses.