A really wonderful way to get kids to actually wash their hands is with the Timed Handwashing feature in the Shortcuts app. It’s not only fun, but it’s interactive and makes a mundane task that’s good ...

Simplify tasks using Apple Intelligence-powered Shortcuts in iOS 26. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac Shortcuts are more innovative than ever in iOS 26, thanks to Apple Intelligence. They now ...

While Microsoft is doing tremendous work on Edge, it’s also true that the company has been equally bullish in its approach to making users switch to Edge. In the recent saga of Microsoft being ...

Jeff Werner is a software engineer and has been writing this column since 2007. Question: I have a question about running Notepad under Windows 11: What registry setting can I tweak to get Notepad to ...

After years of incremental tweaks, Spotlight is taking center stage in macOS Tahoe 26, in what Apple calls its biggest update ever. Here’s everything that’s new. With this release, Apple wants to ...

Android 16 adds the ability to customize keyboard shortcuts. This feature first went live in Android 16 Beta 2. While you can’t assign custom key combinations to every available shortcut, you can ...

Are you making the most of your iPhone’s capabilities? If you’re not using custom shortcuts, you could be missing out on a powerful tool to simplify your daily routines. The Shortcuts app, a built-in ...

While many newer social media platforms, such as Clubhouse and Instagram’s Threads, are slowly losing their charm, Snapchat still stands as a timeless icon. There’s no rocket science behind this ...

If you check your Gmail often, it’s a good idea to make it easier to open. Instead of searching for Gmail in your browser or typing the address every time, you can pin Gmail to your taskbar in Windows ...

You can use the back tap gesture on iPhone to open any app or do any task via the Shortcuts App. I show you how to make a basic shortcut and how to assign it to the back tap feature in iOS 14. This is ...