This one is superbly simple and very useful. You know how you sometimes can’t find the cursor? You’re maybe reduced to right-clicking the mouse just so the drop-down menu appears to reveal the little blighter. Then right-click again to hide the menu and continue. El Capitan has the answer. The natural movement to find the [...]
Instead of viewing all your notifications in a purely sequential list, you can now group notifications by app by going to Settings -> Notifications and enabled Group by App. So, instead of searching for your most recent CNN updates within a giant unorganized list, your notifications will be grouped according to the app it relates [...]
Swipe across the trackpad with two fingers to the left and the email gets deleted or swipe right to mark the message as unread. Swipe to the right again and the message is marked as read again. It’s just another way that iOS and Mac OS X are getting closer to each other. (trustedreviews.com)
In an effort to improve app switching and multitasking, iOS 9 provides a super convenient way to move between multiple applications. For example, opening a link sent via Messages will take you to the URL, but instead of double-tapping to bring up the app-switcher, there will be an option to go Back to Messages in [...]
Computers are great at multi-tasking but sometimes it’s easy to lose track of the live windows when you get busy. You can now have two programs open at the same time in the equivalent of full-screen view. Each one is assigned half the display though you are free to adjust the relative proportions of the [...]
A huge and much-needed addition to the iOS universe, was a way to save battery life on devices running low on juice. Previously, iOS 8 added the option to view how much a particular application was consuming battery. But now, when you go to Settings -> Usage -> Battery, you’ll not only see battery consumption [...]
Mavericks introduced us to compressed memory, but in Yosemite Apple actually shows us how it's working. A new tab in Activity Monitor will show you exactly how much compressed memory is being utilized so you can kill any apps that are dragging your system down. Also useful is the new column within the Energy tab [...]
The new QuickType keyboard is awesome on our iPhones and iPads, but you might be surprised to know that Apple has built one into Yosemite, too. It’s not quite as intuitive, but it’s just as smart; while you’re typing in Text Editor, press the escape key after a word to get a list of predictive [...]
There are dozens of excellent photo-editing tools in the App Store, but in iOS 8 Apple has made it easier to fine-tune our pics right in Photos by bringing over many of the sliders and adjusters from iPhoto. After you take a shot you'll find new tools for exposure, brightness, contrast, and composition when you [...]
Apple has given iTunes yet another makeover in Yosemite, but for the most part, things have pretty much stayed in the right place. However, if you’re looking for the button that transforms the giant iTunes window into a manageable mini player, you won’t find it in its old spot; instead Apple has incorporated it into [...]
