Happy with your current phone but not your current network? Thanks to the Unlocking Consumer Choice and Wireless Competition Act, it’s perfectly legal to unlock your phone and switch to a new carrier. Unlocking your phone is legal, but some restrictions, as they say, may apply. Your phone needs to be fully paid for, whether …

The NFL season begins this week. In a Super Bowl rematch, the Carolina Panthers and Denver Broncos kick things off on Thursday, September 8. NFL games are broadcast on CBS and Fox on Sunday afternoons, NBC on Sunday nights and ESPN on Monday nights. The Thursday night game is on NFL Network, but five — out of 18 — are …

Apple kept the focus on its mobile products during its September 2016 product event today, introducing the iPhone 7, iPhone 7 Plus and the Apple Watch Series 2. Mac computers went unmentioned during the event, but the MacO Sierra page on Apple’s site was updated to include a release date for the operating system: September 20. As with past OS …

Whether you have just purchased your first Mac or are a seasoned Mac user, this collection of shortcuts is sure to make your life easier — or at least more efficient when seated in front of your Mac. We have rounded up all of our recent Mac tips and tricks, from using Finder and Spotlight to improve your search efforts …

I’ve covered shortcuts for Finder, iTunes, Safari and Spotlight. Here are ten shortcuts for general Mac use that didn’t fit in any of the above apps. 1. Command-Q to quit If you are coming to Mac after a long tenure with Windows, then you might get tripped up when you click the red X in the upper-left corner of a …

We’ve all done it. Mindlessly scrolling through your Instagram feed, a photo stops you in your tracks with a small detail that you’d like to investigate more closely. Sadly, your pinch-to-zoom gesture has been met with static disappointment — until now. Instagram today added the pinch-to-zoom gesture for both photos and videos. You can pinch to zoom when viewing your …

Your Canon dSLR has a useful tool on its strap that has likely gone unnoticed. PetaPixel points out that the small rubber thingy, (for lack of a better term) on the strap that came with your Canon camera is an eyepiece cover that prevents light from leaking into the viewfinder. Whenever you don’t use the viewfinder to shoot a photo …

Apple’s default iPhone keyboard is good at typing and autocorrecting (usually) and not much else. Word Flow, Microsoft’s iOS keyboard, is a lot smarter — without being overwhelmingly feature-packed. The app — which you download and install before making it your default keyboard — includes a number of useful features, some of which you won’t find on the Apple’s stock …

Find files faster with Finder. With these tips, you will spend less time searching for files on your Mac. 1. Set a default folder If you navigate to a particular folder very often, then you can set it as your default and save yourself a few clicks each time you open Finder. Click on the Finder menu in the menu …

Spotlight search is a handy tool for any Mac user, even if you use it only to locate files. If you become familar with these tips they way I have, you can get around your Mac faster — and without reaching for the mouse. 1. First things first: The Spotlight keyboard shortcut You can click the magnifying-glass button in the …