Tuesday Tip: Use Siri To Control Apple Music
Shuffling all of your songs is a bit of a mystery in the new Apple Music app on iOS. Wired has found a really quick...
How To Listen To Apple Music On Your Sonos System
Apple Music has launched. Your Sonos system is currently sitting there collecting dust while Zane Lowe is spinning those black circles like a man on...
Stop A Stuck Message With Airplane Mode
One of the more annoying things you run into when using your iPhone, is trying to send messages that get hung up sending because of...
Tuesday Tip: Add A Dock Item For Recently Used Apps And Documents
I’m a pretty heavy dock user on OS X. I have my Applications, Documents, and Download folders pinned to the right side of the dock....
Fix Disk Permissions
It isn’t often that I have cause to call computer problems serendipitous. When you get computer problems right before you sit down to right a...
Tuesday Tip: Save Finder Items To The Dock With A Keyboard Shortcut
I don’t keep a lot of things on my desktop, but I do litter my dock with folders. Prior to the release of Launchpad, I always...
Tip: Change Font Sizes On iOS
With iPhone screens getting larger and larger, it can be rough to read small text when sifting through iMessages on the train or in other...
Tuesday Tips: How To Block Annoying Callers On Your iPhone
If you’ve ever gotten repeat telemarketing calls, or just had some creeper who won’t leave you alone, you probably know the pains of having to call...
Tuesday Tips: How To Delete A Passbook Card
If you’re a frequent flier and iOS user, chances are you use Passbook to hold your mobile boarding passes. Passbook is great—it saves paper and...
Tuesday Tip: Label Power Cables And Never Unplug The Wrong Thing Again
It isn’t uncommon for me to have three nearly identical power cables plugged in to my surge protector—my iMac, MacBook Air, and iPad all have...
Get to Work: Use Email Filters To Save Time
We all get a lot of email, and not all of it worth your time. While it may seem trivial to go through your inbox and...
Get To Work: Three Ways To Make The Most Of RSS
The death of RSS has been greatly exaggerated. When Google Reader died, plenty of self-assured bloggers and podcasters pooh-poohed the technology in favor of getting their news...
Tuesday Tips: Create Your Own Spotify With Plex Server
Ever since Apple purchased—and killed off—Lala, I’ve used Spotify and other streaming services to close the gap. But I’ve got quite a lot of music...
Tuesday* Tips: Find The Right App To Open A File Using The App Store
If you’ve owned a Mac for any length of time, you’ve probably encountered files that none of your installed applications can open. If you’re running...
Get To Work: The Case Against Inbox Zero
A few years ago, a coworker and I had a conversation on topic of email. Her inbox contained tens of thousands of emails, and as she...
Get To Work: Use Visual Cues As Reminders
I’ve never been one for lists. Oh sure, I’ve tried using them, but after a day or two, I shove them aside and ignore them...
Get To Work: How I Get By With A Small Workspace
As I’ve alluded to before, I don’t have a whole lot of room to work with. My home measures about 600 square feet—and that’s a...
Get To Work: Use Location-Based Reminders To Remember Tasks
[Editor’s Note: Welcome to Get To Work! All throughout February, we’ll be publishing regular tips on how to get stuff done—everything from remembering to do things...