If you need emergency services and you don’t have a cellular or Wi-Fi connection, you can use Emergency SOS via satellite. Important: To help you connect to a satellite, make sure to hold your phone naturally in your hand—you don’t need to raise your arm or hold your phone up, but make sure your phone has…
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Send Messages via Satellite on your iPhone
How Messages via satellite works Starting in iOS 18, Messages via satellite can help you connect with your friends and family, even when you’re somewhere with no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. You can send and receive texts, emojis, and Tapbacks over iMessage and SMS. To connect to a satellite, you need to be outside with…
Adjustable Dash Car Mount – for MagSafe
I’ve been using the Car Vent Mount – for MagSafe for years and it’s been sooo useful (check out my review here). My wife and I used all the time and even took it with us when traveling for rental cars. The only downside is that it does block, or at best partially block, a…
Terminal Commands You’ll Find Helpful
Terminal can be a super useful app. I’ve used it many times to perform a variety of tasks such as removing a time zone from Calendar (which is only possible through Terminal commands), stopping an iOS or iPadOS backup/sync, and more. Here are two useful commands for Terminal. There are times when you need to…
Change Windows Password on macOS
It’s that time again. You’ve got an email from your IT team or an automated message from systems that your password will expire. The problem? You access that server via RDP on your Mac. How do you initiate a password change on Windows from macOS? It’s easy if you’re using a virtual PC (e.g., emulating….
macOS “Finder Can’t Quit…”
If you’ve ever tried restarting or shutting down your Mac and go the following message, then you’ll find this post very helpful. No matter how many times you click that “x” next to the iOS or iPadOS device that is syncing it never stops. And if you’re in a hurry, it’s all the more frustrating….
Flighty on StandBy & Night Mode Indicators (Concept)
When Apple released iOS 17 they included a new feature called StandBy. It is designed to turn your iPhone into a bedside clock, a photo frame, a display for viewing widgets or Live Activities in full screen. Note that StandBy only works on iPhones that support the always-on display (e.g., iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14…
Deleting Time Zones in Calendar on macOS
If you’ve ever had a time zone in your Calendar on Mac that you no longer need you probably didn’t see a way to remove it. That’s because Apple does not provide a way in the UI to remove time zones — only the ability to add them. This can be really frustrating, but you’re…
Create macOS 10.15 Virtual Machine
If you’re using a Mac computer for business you’ve likely had situations which required the use of Windows only program or application. In fact, I use Windows nearly everyday for data ETL projects (Infogix Data360). For over a decade now I’ve used VMware Fusion to run a virtual computer with the Windows operating system (OS)….
Camera Not Working iMac or MacBook
If you’ve been searching how to enable the iSight camera on your Mac but haven’t been able to find anything helpful that’s because the built-in iSight camera doesn’t have an on/off switch — neither physical nor software. The camera is activated by apps which use the iSight camera; think FaceTime, GoToMeeting, Zoom, etc. How to…