Comic: Prince Apple I, eldest son of King Steven Wozniak
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Happy Saturday, iMore! Because Rich is awesome, he's letting us run some of his Mac-themed comics from the Diesel Sweeties archive on weekends. Bonus comics, woo! We hope you enjoy.
Mail Tips
Help us fix email, and win a new iPhone!
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Sucks so hard
Email's broken, but can it be fixed?
Email sucks. There's too much of it, it never stops, and it's impossible to sort the messages you need from the ones you can ignore. But maybe we can fix it? We want to know more about where email is painful for you: take this survey and you could win $600 towards a new iPhone of your choice!
How to manage emails with your Apple Watch
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Your Apple Watch can't send emails, but it can make dealing with them a whole lot easier. Everyone has a different system for sorting emails, whether it's Inbox Zero, and trying to delete everything of unimportance, or flagging and marking emails you need to respond to as unread. Your Apple Watch can't reply to incoming emails from the Mail app, but it can make sure that they're easier...
Make Mail Drop work everywhere
How to use Mail Drop on all your email accounts
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One of the many new features introduced in OS X Yosemite is Mail Drop, which enables you to attach files up to 5 GB regardless of your email service provider's limitations. Did you know it works with non-iCloud email, too? Here's what you need to do to get it working. Mail Drop cleverly uses iCloud as a temporary storage location for the file you're sending. It's seamless for Mac and...
Drop and roll!
How to use Mail Drop on the Mac
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Sending files by e-mail attachments can be a big old P.I.T.A. thanks to restrictions imposed by service providers, corporate I.T. policies and a host of other things that can get in the way. Mail Drop on the Mac makes the pain go away.
iOS 8 Tips
Manage mail better with data detection in iOS 8
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The Mail app has gotten even smarter in iOS 8 thanks to smart data detection notifications. If an email contains items such as addresses, phone numbers, or even things like flight information, the Mail app can make calendar and contact suggestions based on the context. For example, entering an upcoming flight into your calendar can now be done in as little as three taps. Here's how:...
Keeping your accounts safe
How to link a Gmail account using an app-specific password
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If you have a Gmail or Google apps account that has two-step verification enabled, the process of linking your account to your iPhone or iPad is slightly different, as you may have found out if you attempted to sign in and got an incorrect password error. This is because you'll need to generate an app-specific password for your iPhone or iPad in order to securely link them to your Gmail...
Productivity Tips
Use archive and trash at the same time with iOS 8 Mail!
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One of the main reasons I've used third party mail apps such as Mailbox for such a long time is because the stock iOS Mail app has never made it easy to use archive and trash simultaneously. Sometimes I don't want to archive an email, I want to delete it. And other times I want to archive but not delete. If I can't have both options conveniently at my fingertips, that doesn't work for...
Pro Tips
How to email Dropbox attachments from your iPhone or iPad
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The iPhone and iPad make great email companions, thanks to the built-in Mail app. Unfortunately, large attachments can eat lots of data, or worse, not send at all. Luckily services like Dropbox are making it easier than ever to share files via email, no matter how big they are. Once you've got the file in Dropbox, you can send it via the Mail app in just a few taps! How to share...