This short article provides information on how AirPods sound volume issues can be fixed. Users usually report two common issues: Sound from your AirPods is low […]
Latest Articles
Instant Hotspot Not Working? Fix
There are several things that can cause a personal hotspot connection to stop working. Instant Hotspot is part of Apple’s Continuity feature. Instant Hotspot will […]
Binoculars Icon On Mac? What Does That Mean?
You may see a binoculars icon while you are using your Mac. This icon may appear either on Mac lock / login screen or while […]
How To Articles
How To Screenshot (Print Screen) And Record Screen On Your Mac
Print screen is a key present on most Windows PC keyboards. However, as you probably notice, your Mac computer keyboard does not have a print screen key. In Mac OS, print screen is called screen captures, screen grabs or screen shots. You can easily capture a snapshot of images, pages, windows, menus or screens on your computer. This […]
macOS: “WiFi: No Hardware Installed Error”, Fix
Some macOS users may experience this issue. In fact, several users report this problem. Users state that they can’t get online because their Mac computers display this message: “Wi-Fi: No hardware installed” (see the image below) when the Wi-Fi icon in the menu bar is clicked. If you see this error message, this means that […]
A Device Attached to The System is Not Functioning, Fix
Many iOS (iPhone and iPad) and Windows users are reporting that they have been receiving an error message saying “A device attached to the system is not functioning” (see the image below). This error message occurs because your computer is not properly communicating with your iOS device. This could be because of many reasons, for […]
Not Working? Fix It
Music App: Album / Song Art Not Appearing? Fix
Several iPhone and iPad users have reported that Apple Music album art is not showing when using the app. Cover art for songs and albums is automatically added for music files. If your music library files are not loading the album artwork, and if you only see the generic placeholder music icon (see the image […]
Mac Bluetooth Not Working? Fix
Bluetooth has become an important part of our lives. However, it is a reliable technology. It is rare but sometimes you may have Bluetooth problems. Several Mac users have reported that they occasionally encounter a random loss of Bluetooth functionality. Users further have said that Bluetooth menu displays a “Bluetooth: Not Available” error (see image below). You […]
Some iPhone XS Max Users Experiencing “No Service” Issue, Fix
We receive numerous emails from iPhone XS Max users saying their devices show “No Service” even if cellular connection is available. Users further state that their phones randomly drop a cellular data connection and their phones has no signal bars. This problem can be really frustrating because “No Service” means that several basic features like […]
Latest News
Apple Autonomous Car Fleet Grows To 72 Vehicles In California
Apple is continuing to increase the number of autonomous vehicles in California. The company now has 72 autonomous vehicles permitted to test on public roads, according to the California Department of Motor Vehicles,. Last time we reported, Apple had 70 vehicles. Apple keeps adding autonomous vehicles to its test fleet at a steady rate. Here is […]
Apple Autonomous Car Fleet Grows to 70 Vehicles in California
Apple is continuing to increase its self-driving vehicles. According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles, Apple has now 70 cars approved for testing in the State. These car are being controlled by 139 approved drivers. Our last report was on July 18, and Apple had 66 cars. Apple added another 4 self-driving cars to […]
Apple Expands Its Fleet Of Autonomous Cars in California
Apple now has 66 cars driving autonomously in California. As we reported multiple times before (here, here and here), Apple has, once again, expanded its fleet of self-driving cars in California, registering an additional vehicles with the state’s Department of Motor Vehicles. Apple has increased its fleet of autonomous test vehicles in California to 66, with […]
Tips and Tricks
Software Update Is Required To Connect To Your iOS Device, Installation Failed; Fix
You may see this alert message: “A software update is required to connect to your iPhone (or iPad)” when you connect your device to your computer with a USB cable. See also: iTunes backup password? The popup message says: “A software update is required to connect to your iOS device. Would you like to download and […]
iTunes Not Recognizing Your iPhone or iPad? Fix
You connect your iOS device to your computer (Mac or Windows) with your USB cable and iTunes does not detect your iOS device? This article explains what you can do to troubleshoot when iTunes does not see your iOS device, iPad or iPhone. When your device is connected to your computer, you can do various […]
How To Disable Update Adobe Flash Player Notifications
By default, Flash Player will check for updates automatically and when there is an update available, you will be notified and these notifications can be very annoying. See also: PDF Won’t Open: “Please Wait…” Message, How To Open For the past two weeks, I was bothered with the constantly popping up this Adobe notification asking me […]
Guides
How To Create A Text (TXT) File On A Mac
A text (TXT) file contains unformatted text with the file extension .txt (e.g., macreports.txt). By unformatted, it is meant that these type of text files are plain text files without any styling and formatting, for instance, these documents do not have bold texts, italic texts, images, colors, different font types, hyperlinks, tables, bulleted lists etc. […]
macOS Mojave Draining Your Mac Battery Life? Here Is How To Fix
While we’re excited for macOS Mojave, several users are unhappy about Mac battery drain that comes along with this new powerful update. Did you recently updated to Mojave? Are you having battery drain problems? Are you trying to figure out why your Mac battery is dying so fast? Do not worry, you are not alone. […]
PDF Won’t Open: “Please Wait…” Message, How To Open
Did you want to open a PDF document on your Mac or iOS device (iPhone or iPad) and you could not view the PDF document? Instead, you go the message above while attempting the view the PDF in your browser. The message says: “Please wait…If this message is not eventually replaced by the proper contents […]