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Inside Apple’s Numbers – how it compares to Microsoft Excel

The Numbers spreadsheet is not as powerful as Microsoft Excel, but most users will be hard-pressed to find its limitations — and will immediately see how much easier Numbers is for practically every use.

Do Macs need antivirus software, or are Apple’s protections enough?

Do Macs get viruses? Do Macs need antivirus software? The answers to these questions aren’t as simple as they might seem.

How to make the most of Apple’s Calendar, and when to opt for an alternative

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When Apple’s Cloud Suddenly Vanishes: The Hidden Cost of Our Always-Connected Lives

Don’t put all your digital eggs in Apple’s basket. Having tracked every major cloud outage since 2019, the most resilient users maintain their own redundancy. Here’s what actually works when iCloud goes dark…

Do Macs need antivirus software, or are Apple’s protections enough?

Aug 27, 2025 | > Recent, macOS, Security

Macs do get viruses and malware, but Apple includes its own virus protections in macOS that should keep you safe. We...

How to make the most of Apple’s Calendar, and when to opt for an alternative

Aug 23, 2025 | > Recent, Apps, iPad/iPhone, macOS

A calendar app is practically an essential tool of the modern world. As great of a default option as Apple Calendar...

When Apple’s Cloud Suddenly Vanishes: The Hidden Cost of Our Always-Connected Lives

Aug 13, 2025 | > Recent, Apple Corp., iCloud, iPad/iPhone, macOS

Picture this: you're rushing to catch a flight, need to pull up your boarding pass from iCloud Mail, and… nothing. The...

A Guide to macOS Recovery Mode -Silicon and Intel

Aug 5, 2025 | > Recent, macOS

macOS Recovery is a built-in utility available on every Mac, designed to help you troubleshoot and resolve...

MacBook Spinning Wheel: What It Means and How to Fix It

Aug 2, 2025 | > Recent, macOS

Once in a while, you may encounter the Spinning Pinwheel of Death (SPOD) on your Mac. It's that multicolored pinwheel...

How to back up your iPhone and iPad to iCloud or PC/Mac

Jul 28, 2025 | > Recent, iCloud, iPad/iPhone, macOS

As the famous saying goes: “smart people back up”. OK, we just made that up, but it should be a famous saying, and...

How to copy and paste on a MacBook or Mac

Jul 27, 2025 | > Recent, iPad/iPhone, macOS

If you need to move text, an image or another object from one part of a document to another, or from one app to...

Apple’s public betas are here—and they’re nothing but trouble

Jul 25, 2025 | > Recent, Apple Corp., iPad/iPhone, macOS, tvOS, watchOS

The first public beta versions of iOS 26, iPadOS 26, macOS Tahoe, and watchOS 26 are now available. And if you’re a...

Apple FindMy: what it is and how it helps you find people and stuff

Jul 21, 2025 | > Recent, Apple Corp., Apps, iCloud, iPad/iPhone, macOS

The FindMy App might be one of the most important apps on your iPhone.One of the most beneficial tools available to...

Inside Apple Calendar – Creating events, setting reminders, remembering birthday

Jul 20, 2025 | > Recent, AI, Apps, iPad/iPhone, macOS

Calendar packs features that rival more complex productivity tools, with deep integration into the Apple ecosystem....

How to use Reduce Interruptions on iOS 18 and what it does

Jul 13, 2025 | > Recent, AI, iPad/iPhone, macOS

A strength of Apple Intelligence is that rather than some separate ChatGPT-like app, its features are woven into all...

How to pin music to the top of the Apple Music app

Jul 5, 2025 | > Recent, iPad/iPhone, macOS, Music

I've amassed a vast library of songs and playlists over the years, but I listen to just a handful of tracks regularly....

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