The Volume Indicator in iOS 13 Isn’t Better—Just Different
If you don’t already know, iOS 13 has a feature the Apple user community has been clamoring for. At long last, the volume indicator will...
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Tips and Tricks for Searching Language with Google Ngram Viewer
Google maintains a multilingual database of published language. By scanning books en masse, Google is able to process the text and provided statistical data-based frequency...
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Getting Started with Terminal: 4 Ways to Find a Word In a File
By default, most search tools look at file names, not file contents. However, the most famous GNU search program grep will look inside files with...
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Pro Terminal Commands: 10 Uses for ps on macOS
For system administrators, ps on macOS is a frequently-used tool. The command stands for “process status,” and that’s largely what it does. It reports currently-running...
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Pro Terminal Commands: Use fd on macOS to Find Files
fd is a simpler alternative to the find command. It uses a truncated syntax and an abbreviated command structure to keep your typed commands short...
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Reclaim Your Privacy With These Google Alternatives
We put up with Google because the apps are awesome. But there are downsides to living in the panopticon. If you’d prefer not to have...
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What Apple TV Model Do You Own? How to Tell Apple TVs Apart
Apple, sadly, did not do a great job of making the various Apple TV’s visually distinct from one another: at least, not in an immediately...
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Learn How Video Compression Works—Without Math
Video compression is something of a black box for many people. If you ask most folks, they’ll probably tell you that videos are compressed using...
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iOS Hack: Control Center Shortcuts That Actually Help
If you’re like most casual iOS users, Control Center is probably more of an annoyance than a useful tool. But it doesn’t need to be...
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All The Ways To Force Quit Apps in macOS
When Mac apps misbehave, sometimes you need to force quit apps to shut down. This can happen when the app enters an infinite loop, crashes,...
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What Makes Private Email Servers Worth Paying For?
Comparing private paid email services like Proton Mail and free services like Gmail, for those concerned about privacy and disturbed by Google’s giant database of...
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How to Schedule Email in Gmail on macOS
Email scheduling is a useful tool for preparing time-sensitive emails in advance, or if you know you’ll want to send a message at a specific...