It will show IP addresses and MAC addresses, and is useful for troubleshooting and other situations.
Tips
How to Make Animated GIFs with Live Photos on Your Mac
The Mac’s built-in Photos program has a way that you can export Live Photos as GIFs…well, some Live Photos, that is. In today’s Quick Tip, we’ll tell you how to get this to work!
How to Find Your iPhone's IMEI Number
If you have an old iPhone sitting around you want to unlock so it can be used on another carrier’s network you’ll need to its IMEI number. Read on to learn where it’s hiding.
Amazon Music Storage is Ending, Here's What You Can Do
You can keep your music for now, but eventually you’ll have to download it.
macOS and iOS: New Website Warnings (and What They Mean)
Today’s Quick Tip is on a fancy new security feature of the latest releases of macOS and iOS. It can protect you! But only if you pay attention to it. We’ll go over what it’s telling you and what you should do—or not do!—when you see it.
How to Change DNS Entries on the Mac
If you aren’t happy using the default DNS servers your ISP or local coffee shop provides with your Mac, you can change them. It’s pretty easy to do. Follow along to learn how.
macOS High Sierra: 3 Ways to Sandbox Facebook for Optimal Privacy
We won’t go so far as to suggest using a virtual machine just for Facebook, because at that point you might as well stop using it. But there are smaller steps you can take.
Here's How You Can Download Your Google Data Into an Archive
Google allows you to download an archive that contains a tremendous amount of information, for example, your bookmarks, calendars, activity, searches, requested map directions, photos and so on. The list is long. Here’s how to do it.
macOS 10.13.4: Sorting Safari Bookmarks by Name
The newest version of Safari has a handy-dandy way to sort bookmarks by name (or by URL), and we’ve got the scoop on how to do it…and how to undo it if you want to. (At least temporarily.) Come on in and read all about it!
How to Sort iOS App Store Reviews
When Apple released iOS 11.3 last week some handy new features went relatively unnoticed, like the ability to sort App Store reviews. It’s a handy feature, and easy to use. Read on to learn how it works.
Here's How to Force Your Mac to Run Only in 64-bit Mode
macOS High Sierra 10.13.4 gets us a step closer to ditching 32-bit mode for apps. In fact, you can force your Mac to run only in 64-bit mode if you aren’t afraid to pay a visit to the command line. Read on to learn how.
How to Use Your Face to Make Music in GarageBand on your iPhone X
The TrueDepth camera on your iPhone X is for more than unlocking your phone and Animoji. It also lets you play music, at least in GarageBand. Read on to learn how.
macOS: How to Add a Screen Saver Icon to Your Dock
If you want to lock your Mac’s screen quickly when you’re walking away from it, there are lots of ways you could do so. In this Quick Tip, we’ll give you a few suggestions, but we’ll also show you how to add a shortcut to your screen saver to your Dock, which’ll mean a one-click way to lock your Mac when combined with certain security settings. We’ve got you covered!
How to Enable CPU Frequency Monitoring in iStat Menus
There are a couple of steps you have to take to do it, but they’re easy and Bryan Chaffin will show you how.
How to Visually Verify Dolby Vision Content with Apple TV 4K
There are several indicators that your Apple TV 4K is enabled for Dolby Vision, but John shows the final visual cue to look for on the TV’s screen itself.
Test Your Facebook Privacy by Viewing Your Profile as a Different Person
This is useful because you can choose to have certain information available to Friends, Friends of Friends, Everyone, or No One.
macOS: How to Install an Alternative Terminal Shell
Think of fish as a tool that works behind the scenes. Using fish means using Terminal like you normally would, except now you get extra functionality.
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Going Nuclear: How to Block Facebook Completely From Your Mac [Update]
Only go through with this guide if you deleted your Facebook account and want nothing more to do with it. This is basically the scorched earth nuclear option.
macOS: How to Dim Hidden Mac Apps on the Dock
For another quick tip, if you don’t want to hide an app, but want to minimize it using the keyboard, press Command (⌘) + M.
How to Permanently Delete Your Facebook Account
If you’re done with Facebook and want to completely delete your account here’s what to do.
macOS: Enabling Text Auto-Correction
There are a few simple text-replacement features you can turn on (or off, if you prefer) for your Mac, which’ll correct your spelling, add a period when you tap the spacebar twice, or capitalize words automatically. In today’s Quick Tip, we’ll cover where those settings live—and how you can override them in individual apps!
Here's How to Block Facebook Platform Data Sharing
Cambridge Analytica worked Facebook’s own system to harvest millions of profiles and then used that data in Donald Trump’s Presidential campaign. That was all thanks to Facebook Platforms, which is a feature you can disable. Read on to learn how.
iOS: How to Send Links in iMessage Without the Rich Preview
The link will be sent without the preview. It shows as a regular link on both ends.
Here's How to Disable Face ID for Specific Apps
Face ID is handy for authenticating in apps as well as unlocking your iPhone X. If you don’t want to use Face ID to unlock an app, however, you can selectively turn the feature off. Here’s how.