Apple's newest mobile operating system for iPhones and iPads, iOS 12, is about to launch. 

iOS 12 will be available on Monday. If history is any indication, the software update for iPhones and iPads should be ready to download around 10 a.m. PT, or 1 p.m. ET. 

Lots of pe...

‘Tis the season for gift-giving, and one of the hottest gifts around is a new MacBook or iMac. If you’re one of the lucky ones to get one this year, you’ll want to rip open that box, tear off that plastic sheeting, and get to the good stuff.

 Once you’ve plugged in your...

iOS 11 is Apple’s latest mobile operating system, but sometimes when a significant firmware update comes out, not all devices exhibit the best battery life after updating.

In this piece, we’ll discuss with you a plethora of ways to optimize your iPhone or iPad’s ba...

Several Apple users over the past few days have tweeted being locked out of their machines after cybercriminals took over their iCloud accounts. The problem is that these users actually had 2-Factor enabled. They just never received a code…

You get “partial” access...

The biggest tech event of the year is about to go down at Apple Park's Steve Jobs Theater, and while numerous stories have predicted what might be revealed, what do we actually know about the setting itself?

Just enough to tantalize, i...

When Apple first hit the market with the iPhone 4 everyone had to scramble to get themselves a MicroSIM. The iPhone 5 took it a step further with an even smaller NanoSIM. So, with your iPad, iPhone or iPad mini, which SIM size is for you?  EFTM has you covered....

If you have a Magic Trackpad 2 or a built-in Multi-Touch trackpad, you might not be making the most of it. There are several Mac trackpad gestures that you can use to really speed up your workflow, whether you’re surfing the web or moving files around in the Finder. Le...

For most people, smartphone cameras have become their primary way to take photos. The quality of pictures that the iPhone can take has increased with each iteration and upgrade. Of course, not all of our pictures come out looking like those highlight shots Apple uses i...

If you've bought an iOS or Mac device in the past few years, Apple's suite of creativity and productivity apps was effectively free for you. Sure, you had to pay for that expensive tablet or laptop, but the apps themselves were included in the purchase, even if you did...

Relive the past all within the Safari browser! 

Run MacOS 7.0.1  with HyperCard, BBEdit Lite, Mac Draw, and Mac Paint. Microsoft Excel, Microsoft Word, Microsoft Works, Pagemaker. Along with the games Risk, Cannon Fodder, and Shufflepuck.

MacHQ staff all looked back...