In this article, we explain how you can secretly record a zoom meeting on your Mac. By secretly, I mean recording a Zoom meeting without […]
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How to Reset “Never for This Website”
This article explains how you can reset the “Never for This Website” setting that you may use with autofill in Safari. This is the way […]
iPad Keyboard: How to Type the Greyed-Out Numbers and Symbols
If you have an iPad, you probably already know the basics of how to use the onscreen keyboard. There are, however, some keyboard features that […]
How To Articles
How to Fix YouTube or Netflix Video Freezing on Mac
When you want to watch a video, whether it is a YouTube video or one of your favorite shows on Netflix, it can be extremely annoying when the video freezes. Sometimes this problem is just temporary and will work itself out if you just pause the video for a few seconds. Other times, the video […]
How to Change your Apple ID Password
You can change many things associated with your Apple ID account. This includes changing your Apple ID email, changing your password and also deleting your Apple ID altogether. There are different reasons why you may want to change your Apple ID password. Maybe you know that someone else is using your Apple ID and password, […]
AirPods Won’t Reset? How to Fix
Several users have said that they are unable to reset their AirPods or AirPods Pro. They have further stated that the status light does not flash amber as it should when resetting. Instead, the light only flashes white when they attempt to reset them. Resetting your AirPods can be an essential troubleshooting method to fix […]
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Passwords on Safari: The Spinning Wheel – How to Fix the Lag
Users have described having a problem when they are entering passwords in Safari: When they have to enter a password, they are met with the spinning wheel and have to wait a few seconds (or more) before they are able to continue. Most of the users having this problem are using Macs, however, this problem […]
iPhone Bluetooth Keeps Disconnecting and Reconnecting? How to Fix
This article explains how you can fix your iPhone’s Bluetooth that randomly keeps disconnecting and reconnecting itself. It appears that this is an ongoing and persistent pairing issue. This issue may also include an issue where Bluetooth may turn off itself. This means that your Bluetooth accessory (AirPods, car stereo, keyboard, printer, Apple Watch, etc) […]
What to Do if HBO Max isn’t Working on your Apple TV
This article explains how you can fix issues with HBO Max on your Apple TV. HBO Max may not be working as expected on your Apple TV. For example, HBO Max movies or shows may not load (you may see a spinning wheel on your TV indicating loading). Sometimes you may see error messages saying […]
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How to Watch Verzuz Livestream with Apple Music
Verzuz is a popular online webcast featuring live music battles between some of hip-hop and R&B’s biggest names. Verzuz was founded by Swizz Beatz and Timbaland and was originally available only on Instagram Live. After making a deal with Apple Music, the first episode streamed on Apple Music was the July 22nd showdown between Snoop […]
Apple Increases its Number of Self-driving Car Drivers
After almost a year later, Apple has again increased the number of drivers for its fleet of autonomous test vehicles. We have been closely monitoring the numbers. Autonomous vehicles, or self-driving cars, are vehicles that can sense the environment and “drive” themselves without (or with little) help from a human driver. In our last report […]
FDA Released Everything About Apple
macReports submitted a Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) request to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). We submitted our request in 2017. After more than three years, the FDA finally responded and made every document available. Our FOIA request asked the FDA to release everything about Apple. The document includes a lot of sensitive, […]
Tips and Tricks
Calendar Shows Wrong Week, Day, or Date
Occasionally while using your Mac, iPhone, or iPad you may notice that the Calendar app shows the wrong information. You may notice several unexpected Calendar behaviors, for example, you may see wrong week numbers, different time zones, or wrong day and date. To give a more specific example, you may see your calendar weeks one […]
The Music Library File Cannot Be Saved. A Duplicate File Name was Specified, Fix
Several Mac users have said that they receive the following popup error message when they want to use the Music app on the Mac. The message says: “The Music Library file cannot be saved. A duplicate file name was specified”. It appears that users are running into this error regarding duplicate files when attempting to […]
Photoshop “Could not Save Preferences Because the File is Locked”, Fix
Several users have said that they are unable to use the Adobe Photoshop app. More specifically users have said that they see the following error message when they want to close the app. The error message says “could not save Preferences because the file is locked, you do not have necessary access permissions, or another […]
Guides
SD Card not Showing up or Detected on Mac
Several users have said that their SD card is not showing up in the Finder sidebar on the Mac. In this article, we explain what you can do if your card is not showing up when you put it in your Mac’s card slot. SD cards can contain documents, images, audio, videos, etc. Several Mac […]
How to Find and Unhide the Library Folder on Mac
Your Mac’s library (~/Library) folder stores user account settings, preference files, caches, and other important data that are used by the operating system (macOS). It contains many automatically created subfolders and files. This directory is essential for proper function. Deleting, changing, moving, editing, or renaming these files and folders inside the library folder can cause […]
Help! My Dog Ate my AirPods
Everyone who has had a dog knows that they may occasionally destroy your stuff. This is especially true with puppies. Dogs are very interested in certain items that people wear such as shoes, glasses and headphones or earphones. It is also true that keeping all of your stuff safe, all of the time, is pretty […]