Lory Gil
Lory is a renaissance woman, writing news, reviews, and how-to guides for iMore. She also fancies herself a bit of a rock star in her town and spends too much time reading comic books. If she's not typing away at her keyboard, you can probably find her at Disneyland or watching Star Wars (or both).
Latest articles by Lory Gil
Nomad Slim Wallet with Tile Tracking review: Keep track of your wallet in style
By Lory Gil last updated
Everyone needs a wallet, and a lot of us lose ours regularly. Why not solve two problems in one? This Nomad wallet has a Tile Slim tracker so you can track it down with your iPhone.
PhoneSoap 3 review: Kills the germs, leaves the smudges
By Lory Gil last updated
If you're concerned about bacteria and germs, you need this UV-C lightbox to clean your phone. {
Nomad Base Station Apple Watch Edition review: The ideal replacement for AirPower
By Lory Gil last updated
Wireless charging iPhone? Check. Apple Watch? Check. AirPods 2? Check. Charging station for all three? Check!
How to use the CD or DVD drive from another computer on your Mac
By Lory Gil last updated
You may not have an optical drive on your daily Mac, but that doesn't mean you can't access files from a CD or DVD.
How to send feedback to Apple about iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS betas
By Lory Gil published
Betas are going to have bugs and Apple knows about a lot of them, but not all of them — it's our job to make them aware. Here's how!
How to send feedback to Apple about macOS betas
By Lory Gil last updated
If you're on the macOS Big Sur beta, you can send your feedback straight to Apple!
Can't find Maps extensions? Here's why
By Lory Gil published
Are you having trouble figuring out how to turn on Maps extensions Maps on iPhone? Turns out it's an easy fix.
[Update] YouTube is experiencing an egregious bitcoin hack that no one is fixing
By Lory Gil last updated
A handful of high-profile YouTube accounts have recently been hacked for the purpose of streaming a bitcoin scam.
How to replace the RAM in the 27-inch iMac
By Bryan M Wolfe, Lory Gil published
When the time comes and you want to upgrade the RAM on your 27-inch iMac, here's how it's done.
Back to School Gift Guide
By Lory Gil published
So your college kid is going back to school. iMore can help! We're constantly scouring the internet, testing products, and figuring out our absolute favorite Apple and related products for you!
Apple Earnings Call Transcripts: Apple CEO Tim Cook on the company's 2020 Q3 earnings
By Lory Gil last updated
We're transcribing Apple's Q3 earnings call live. Catch up on everything being said.
Everything you can do with Control Center on iPhone and iPad
By Lory Gil last updated
Control Center lets you customize which controls you want to use. Here are all the available controls and what you can do with them.
OWC Thunderbolt 3 Pro Dock review: One dock to rule them all
By Lory Gil published
Creative pros finally have a docking station that fits perfectly with their needs. With two media card readers, two Thunderbolt 3 ports, and 10Gb ethernet, I'm impressed.
iPhone SE Review: Three months later and I'm still in love with it
By Lory Gil published
I've been using the iPhone SE as my daily driver for three months. Was it worth switching from the iPhone 11 Pro?
How flipping bacon led to an Apple Design Award: Interview with developer Philipp Stollenmayer
By Lory Gil published
Philipp Stollenmayer is the one-man indie developer of the Apple Design Award winning Song of Bloom. We sit down with him for an interview about his life as a game designer (and bacon flipper).
How to submit an emoji request to the Unicode Consortium
By Lory Gil published
If you've always wished there were an emoji that fit your mood perfectly, submit a request and it may come true.
iPadOS 14 public beta: The ultimate guide
By Lory Gil published
Can't wait for the fall for the official version of iPadOS 14? The public beta is now available. Here's everything you need to prepare for, install, and get started!
Plugable's UD-6950Z Dual 4K Display Dock may be built for Windows but it saved my MacBook Pro from imminent destruction
By Lory Gil published
I had to jump through hoops to uninstall the macOS developer beta and reinstall Catalina and the Plugable docking station made it all possible.
How to prepare your Mac for the macOS Big Sur public beta
By Lory Gil, Christine Chan published
The macOS 11 Big Sur public beta is coming. Here's how to make sure your Mac is ready for it.
iOS 14 public beta: The ultimate guide
By Lory Gil last updated
Itching to try out iOS 14? The public beta is now available. Here's what you need to know about prepping your device and getting in on the public beta.
How to prepare your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch for the public beta of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14
By Lory Gil published
The public betas of iOS 14 and iPadOS 14 are here. Here's what you need to do in order to get ready for it.
tvOS 14 public beta: The ultimate guide
By Lory Gil published
tvOS 14 comes out this fall, but if you're willing to risk a lot of bugs and glitches, you can try it out right now! Here's what you need to know.
Darkroom CEO Majd Taby reveals how the Syrian Diaspora led to creating the most popular photo editing app for iPhone
By Lory Gil published
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