Why ChatGPT Is Not a Replacement for Siri and Google Assistant - How to Geek

5 tips and tricks to free up disk space and hidden storage on your Mac - 9 to 5 Mac

How to Blur Background in FaceTime with Portrait Mode -iPhone Life

How to check your MacBook battery cycle count and Capacity - 9 to 5 Mac

These are the Most Popular Passwords in America - Mental Floss

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Why ChatGPT Is Not a Replacement for Siri and Google Assistant

ChatGPT is an impressive AI chatbot, but digital assistants aren’t new—Siri and Google Assistant have been around for years. People say these assistants feel “dumb” now, and they lost the “AI race,” but their demise has been greatly exaggerated.

https://www.howtogeek.com/883740/why-chatgpt-is-not-a-replacement-for-siri-and-google-assistant/

5 tips and tricks to free up disk space and hidden storage on your Mac

As our devices become increasingly more capable and powerful, our Macs can fill up faster than we expect. Follow along for five tips and tricks to free up Mac storage and hidden space including native and third-party advanced options.

https://9to5mac.com/2023/04/14/how-to-free-up-mac-storage/

How to Blur Background in FaceTime with Portrait Mode (2023)

Use Portrait Mode to blur out a distracting background on FaceTime.

The iOS 15 updates to FaceTime are all about enhancing your calls for professionalism, clarity, and enjoyment. Portrait Mode won't add a filter to your whole screen, but it will blur your background so the camera is focused on you (and so others don't see a messy or distracting scene behind you). Read on to learn how to activate this simple iOS 15 setting and create a more focused, professional look.

https://mailer.iphonelife.com/ga/webviews/4-2919171-10-10147-12770-104947-3idbb0b801

How to check your MacBook battery cycle count and capacity

Most of Apple’s modern laptops can handle 1,000 charge cycles before needing a battery replacement. Follow along for how to check MacBook battery cycle count as well as its condition and capacity.

Battery charge cycles, condition, and capacity all go hand-in-hand. For some context, here’s how Apple says your MacBook calculates its charge cycle count:

https://9to5mac.com/2023/04/15/check-macbook-battery-cycle-count/

These Are the 50 Most Popular Passwords in America—and That’s Not a Good Thing

For consumers, passwords are a relatively recent phenomenon. It wasn’t until the internet and the rise of online commerce and security that we’ve been tasked with remembering dozens of access codes to financial institutions, email accounts, streaming services, and retailers.

For too many people, that arduous task is resolved by choosing an easy password. How easy? Cybersecurity firm NordPass recently examined data culled from online security incidents in 30 countries to determine how often certain easy-to-guess passwords are used.

The top 50 found in the United States are below, all of which violate the cardinal rules of strong password protection like making them long, nonsensical, and alphanumeric. If any of these look familiar, change yours.

https://www.mentalfloss.com/posts/most-popular-passwords-in-america

How to Use Apple’s Hidden Password Manager on iPhone, Mac, and iPad, and Windows

 

iPad Multitasking: The ultimate guide - iMore

What is iPadOS? The Apple operating system explained - Trusted Reviews

How to identify plants, animals, and more in your photos using Visual Look Up on iPhone and iPad - idownloading blog

Top Health and fitness features on an Apple Watch, IPhone + - 9 to 5 Mac

How to Use Apple’s Hidden Password Manager - How to Geek

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iPad Multitasking: The ultimate guide

If you like using multiple apps on one of the best iPads, Apple has a bunch of multitasking options for you in iOS and iPadOS. You can keep two windows side-by-side with Split View, or temporarily bring in a new app window to fire off a quick message or some simple research with Slide Over.

You can also keep watching video from the web or an app while carrying on with other tasks thanks to picture-in-picture support, jot something down with Quick Note, and switch between multiple windows of the same app with the Shelf.

Whether you're using the latest iPad Pro M2 or the highly portable iPad mini, it's useful to know how to multitask well. Here's your guide to how to use all of the best iPad multitasking features.

https://www.imore.com/ipad-multitasking

What is iPadOS? The Apple operating system explained

The term refers to Apple’s iPad operating system, but what exactly does that mean, what features are included and which devices support the latest version of iPadOS? 

https://www.trustedreviews.com/explainer/what-is-ipados-4316606

How to identify plants, animals, and more in your photos using Visual Look Up on iPhone and iPad

The Visual Look Up feature on your iPhone or iPad can identify plants, dogs, pets, birds, art, popular landmarks, statues, and other objects in your photos and give you more information about them.

This tutorial shows you how to use this handy built-in tool inside various iOS apps and what to do if it doesn’t work.

https://www.idownloadblog.com/2023/04/10/how-to-use-visual-look-up-on-iphone/

Top health and fitness features on Apple Watch, iPhone, plus accessories and apps

We’ll start out looking at the native health and fitness features on iPhone and Apple Watch and finish up with some third-party accessories and apps that bring features and tracking Apple doesn’t offer. We’ll wrap up with with tips on preventing back pain and neck strain while at your computer and do’s and don’ts for keeping your iPhone clean.

https://9to5mac.com/2023/04/07/best-apple-health-features-apple-watch-iphone-accessories/

How to Use Apple’s Hidden Password Manager on iPhone, Mac, and iPad, and Windows

Find the "Password" option under your iPhone, iPad, or Mac's settings menu to add, view, and edit password entries. You can also use this option for generating two-factor authentication codes and to find passwords that have been compromised.

The iCloud Passwords app can be launched through iCloud for Windows, too.

https://www.howtogeek.com/882824/how-to-use-apples-hidden-password-manager-on-iphone-mac-and-ipad-and-windows/

40+ macOS keyboard shortcuts you should know

 

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How to Have Siri Decline your Phone Call - iPhone Life

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7 Siri commands every iPhone owner should be using

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Personal assistants used to be the luxury of high-flyers and aristocrats, but now millions of us carry one in our pocket at all times. I’m talking of course about Siri. Since being released in 2011, Siri has redefined what phones are capable of and has now become something we almost take for granted. These days we have AI assistants in everything from watches to refrigerators and plenty of competition from the likes of Google Assistant, Alexa, and Bixby. However, Siri still has some tricks up its sleeve worth checking out.   If you're an iPhone owner, here are 7 Siri commands you should be using.

https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/siri-commands-every-iphone-user-should-be-using

40+ macOS keyboard shortcuts you should know

https://9to5mac.com/2023/03/30/40-macos-keyboard-shortcuts/

How to Have Siri Decline your Phone Call

With the Announce Calls feature, you can use Siri to quickly decline calls with a voice command.  The Announce Calls setting is a nifty feature that allows you to answer calls when your hands are busy, like while you're driving or wearing headphones while completing other tasks. From the name, it's obvious this setting announces incoming calls, but did you know you can also decline calls with this feature? I'll break it down step by step below.

https://mailer.iphonelife.com/ga/webviews/2-2062440-5-10095-102961-cbcc8a75e6

25 Useful Safari Keyboard Shortcuts You Should Know

Learn some keyboard shortcuts to speed up your Safari browsing experience.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aW6EbRoKFuU

Notes on iPhone is an Incredibly Powerful App

Notes on iPhone is an Incredibly Powerful App - iDrop News

You can now delete unwanted system apps directly from Apple Watch- Cult of Mac

iOS 16.4 is now available for everyone: Here’s what’s new 9 to 5 Mac

IOS16.4 Brings new Emoji to your iPhone - 9 to 5 Mac

Clever Tips for your iPhone Calendar - iDrop News

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Notes on iPhone is an Incredibly Powerful App (If You Know About These Features)

What if we told you that you’re not using the Notes app to its full potential? Apple has developed Notes so much, it now works as a fully fledged note-taking app you can use for grocery lists, work, school, or to journal. It also allows you to draw and have fun. 

At first glance, the Notes app doesn’t seem like it’s that powerful, but once you start making the most out of it, you’ll never want to try a different note-taking app again. 

To get you started, we’ve gathered some of the best Notes app tips and tricks you probably don’t know about.

https://www.idropnews.com/news/notes-on-iphone-features-and-tips/192706/

You can now delete unwanted system apps directly from Apple Watch

Apple is now allowing you to delete pre-installed apps directly from the Apple Watch. The Cupertino giant has rolled out this change as a part of watchOS 9.4. This comes a few years after the company added this capability on iPhones following iOS 14’s release.

https://www.cultofmac.com/810769/delete-unwanted-system-apps-directly-apple-watch/

iOS 16.4 is now available for everyone: Here’s what’s new

iOS 16.4 is now rolling out to everyone, and it includes a number of new features for iPhone users. There are new emoji, more powerful web apps, bug fixes, and much more. Head below for the full release notes.

https://9to5mac.com/2023/03/27/ios-16-4-now-available-features/

iOS 16.4 Brings These New Emoji to Your iPhone

Your iPhone already has thousands of emoji, but Apple just added 31 more with its latest iOS update. Apple's iOS 16.4 was released Monday, meaning you could be using the new emoji now.

The new emoji include a shaking-head smiley, animals like a donkey, moose and a goose, and additional heart colors, including plain pink and light blue. The plain pink heart has been a long-sought emoji, according to Emojipedia, which named it one of the site's top emoji requests in 2015. Last year's significant emoji drop in iOS 15.4 included a melting face, a biting lip and a pregnant man, with 37 new designs in total.

https://www.cnet.com/google-amp/news/ios-16-4-brings-these-new-emoji-to

-your-iphone/

Clever Tips for your iPhone Calendar

https://www.idropnews.com/how-to/clever-tips-for-your-iphones-calendar-app-4-is-our-favorite/192765/