Stories by Glenn Fleishman

How to set up a Legacy Contact for your iCloud account

The new feature lets you appoint people who can access your data after you’re gone.

How to test your internet connection’s speed and quality from a Mac

Several options help you figure out the performance and health of your internet connection, including a new built-in tool hidden in macOS Monterey.

MacUpdater review: Take the tedium out of updating your apps

The simple app rests on top of a constantly updated database that lets it inform you of the newest versions of everything you use.

What happens to your pics if you had iCloud Photos off, but turn it back on?

You can think of iCloud Photos as a merged superset of all photos on all your linked devices and at iCloud.com.

How Unicode is supported in macOS

The Unicode standard is a numbering system; fonts require individual drawings to represent characters.

How to fix a missing Wi-Fi entry in macOS

The Wi-Fi network item may go astray even when the hardware continues to function.

How to copy and move files and make shortcuts in the macOS Finder

macOS doesn’t expose all these keyboard modifiers, and new and old users alike may not know or remember them.

How to disable or enable read receipts for Messages

You can opt to let particular people know when you’ve laid your eyes on their text.

LaunchBar review: Launch Mac apps with the power of thought

LaunchBar puts apps, music, calculations, search, Google results, clipboards, and much of the Finder into a single versatile bar.

A bug prevents Messages ‘Send Read Receipts’ from being turned off

A bug in iOS and iPadOS appears persistent and inconsistent in showing other people your attentiveness.

How to record and share Zoom meetings on the Mac

The commonly used videoconferencing program includes useful options even in its free tier.

Setapp: App Store alternative offers 200+ Mac apps at an attractive price

Setapp bundles over 200 Mac apps for a flat price that adds up to a bargain for many users.

Moved a Wi-Fi router? That could mess with an iPhone’s location

Apple uses Wi-Fi positioning for its location services and it can get mixed up when you relocate a router.

How to export iPhone 13 ProRes videos to a different format

The ProRes format is for high-end video production and creates large files that are too big for most people.

If you lock a file in Apple’s Notes, don’t lose your password

Apple’s Notes lets you set a password for your most private notes, but take care to remember or store it.