Amy Spitzfaden-Both is the Managing Editor for iPhone Life magazine and an award-winning novelist, with over 10 years of experience in the publishing industry. She specializes in Apple news and rumors, health and fitness tech, and parenting in the digital age. She graduated from MIU with a BA in Literature and Writing.
Amy lives in New Hampshire with her husband and daughter. When she’s not writing or glued to her iPhone, she enjoys hiking, traveling, and creating her own tea blends.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Your Dock is the bar at the bottom (usually, we'll get to that later) of your Mac screen that allows for quick access to apps. Let's take a look at how to add and remove apps from your Dock, which apps show up by default and why, and how to move and change the size of your Dock on your Home screen.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Rumors about a 2021 MacBook Air are heating up, and there are two big buzzwords we keep hearing: "thinner" and "MagSafe." Yes, the new MacBook Air is rumored to be thinner than ever and to bring back the MagSafe chargers Mac users were so fond of and so sad to see go. There's a lot that seems pretty definite about the new MacBook Air release, and some things seem a bit more murky. So let's jump in and take a look at what we know, what we think, and what we probably won't see.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
If you're listening to a playlist curated by someone else, you might want to go back and see what a previous song was called or who the artist was. Luckily, it's very easy to see your Apple Music history! Here's how to view your Apple Music history on your iPhone and Mac.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Being able to copy and paste on your iPhone is a skill that can make your life so much easier, whether you want to move an image or text. You can also learn how to paste on an iPhone from your Mac, but for now let's focus on how to copy and paste on an iPhone or iPad.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
When is the next Apple keynote? Apple has officially announced an April 20 event, and it looks like we could be seeing AirTags, AirPods 3, a new iPad Pro, the iPad mini 6, Apple TV 6, a new iMac design, and AirPods Pro. So let's dive into these possibilities of what we could be seeing on Tuesday.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Touch ID allows you to unlock your computer using your fingerprint, creating an additional level of security for your device. You may be familiar with Touch ID on your iPhone or iPad, but it is also available on the MacBook Pro and MacBook air. Here is how to create a MacBook fingerprint for your MacBook Pro or MacBook Air Touch ID.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
February is Black History Month, so Apple is celebrating by offering curated content featuring Black creators across all their platforms. From Music, to News, to even a Black Unity Apple Watch band collection, here are all the different features Apple is promising.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
Knowing how to lock notes on the iPhone is a handy feature that lets you easily protect your private notes. But unfortunately, there are limitations to the notes you can lock in the Notes app, which may result in frustrating failed attempts. Here's why your notes aren't locking on your iPhone and what to do instead.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
As more work goes virtual, you want to make sure you have a good webcam for all of your meetings. Webcams can be expensive, so it's natural to wonder if you could just use your iPhone as one, in addition to everything else it does. Turns out, the answer is yes! Using an iPhone as a webcam for your Mac can be a little complicated, but it is doable. Here's how.
By Amy Spitzfaden Both
If you want to make an image square on your iPhone or how to change the aspect ratio of a photo, it's easy to do! Don't wait until it's already taken to crop it to the right dimensions for Instagram; change the aspect ratio right there in your Camera app. Learn how to change your camera settings on your iPhone to take photos with the right dimensions so you don't have to crop it later.
