Hardware

Oreck Cordless Vacuum with POD Technology review: This vacuum offers dust-free disposal

A unique self-sealing pod prevents dirt and dust from escaping into the air when you empty the vacuum’s dustbin.

Screen Time, Family Link, and FreeTime vs my 7-year-old son: Which parental controls are best?

No matter how we try to fight it, parents sometimes need their devices to act as a digital baby-sitter. And try as we may, we’re not always paying close enough attention to how long our little one have been glued … Continue reading

iPhone XS launch problems: ‘Beautygate,’ charging irregularities, and wireless issues annoy early adopters

We’re enjoying our new iPhone XS devices, but that’s not necessarily true for everyone else who has one. As is the case with every new iPhone launch, there are a few technical issues cropping up for at least a small … Continue reading

Grab an iPhone charger that also backs up your photos for just $37

(Note: The price for this item seems to be in extreme flux today. At this moment, it’s now up to $39. Even so, that’s still a significant discount off the list price.) iPhone chargers come in a variety of shapes … Continue reading

5 reasons eSignatures are the must-have tool you don’t think about

Many companies boast about going entirely digital, but continue to work with mountains of documents. Don’t be that company. The bulk of said documents are normally those that require signatures, like contracts, tax forms, reimbursement sheets, and — well, the … Continue reading

Useless comparisons: A battle six years in the making

The Macalope knows it’s Saturday, but he’s here with a late-breaking news update: turns out new technology is generally faster than old technology. Writing for the Forbes contributor network and weaponized banality factory, Scott Kramer explains “Why I’m Swapping My … Continue reading

How to use iOS 12 to enter passwords on an Apple TV

There’s one Apple TV issue that Macworld readers (and me) have dealt with for years: entering passwords! Many tvOS apps rely on a round-trip with a browser instead of a password, providing a code that you enter after using a … Continue reading

The most useful Siri Shortcuts for iPhone

The Shortcuts app for iOS 12 is here at last, and if all goes well, it’ll make up for a lot of the shortcomings of Apple’s Siri service. That’s the plan, anyway. Shortcuts can be fairly complicated, especially when you move … Continue reading

iMovR ZipLift Patriot standing desk review: Great build quality, but no motor and monitor support costs extra

The robust construction, large surface area, and tilting keyboard tray are great, but you’ll miss the easy precision a motor can offer.

MacOS Mojave and the future of the Mac

“The Mac keeps going forever.” So said Apple senior vice president Phil Schiller in an interview in this very publication on the occasion of the computing platform’s 30th anniversary in 2014. With this week’s release of macOS Mojave, the modern version … Continue reading