Adobe Photoshop is a complicated program. By default, it throws up a lot of warnings and other dialog boxes to make sure you’re aware of the consequences of what you’re doing. With most of these, you can check a box to never …
If you’re in the middle of a hard run or chill yoga session, you probably don’t want your phone to ring (unless it’s really important). By automatically enabling Do Not Disturb on your Apple Watch when you start a workout, yo…
Adobe Photoshop’s rulers are really useful when you’re cropping, combining, or otherwise editing your images. Depending on what you’re doing, you might want them to display pixels, percentages, or even inches. Here’s how to c…
If you’ve ever tried to shoot good-looking portraits with your camera and a basic kit lens, you might have been disappointed that the results didn’t match the images you see on social media or in magazines. Part of this is do…
If you’re curious about photography, you might have wondered if a tripod is necessary for shooting landscapes. They’re often included on gear lists, but are they really essential? Well, the answer is somewhere between a no (w…
If you’ve been using an Apple Watch to track your resting heart rate, you might have noticed it jump up a couple of beats in late 2020. Here’s what’s possibly going on.
The Control Center on your Apple Watch is a quick way to check its battery, activate modes like SIlent and Airplane mode, and perform other actions. Here’s how to customize it so the features you use most are only a quick swi…
When it comes to smartphone cameras, it’s not all about the hardware anymore. Modern smartphones automatically use “computational photography” techniques to improve every single photo you take.
Since the Apple Watch doesn’t plug directly into its charger, charging problems can be hard to troubleshoot. Here’s what to do if your Watch won’t charge or is charging very slowly. (Unlike with an iPhone, you won’t need any …
Most GPS running and multi-sport watches tell you when they have a lock to the GPS satellites overhead. Unfortunately, the Apple Watch doesn’t—at least not without using a third-party app like Runkeeper or Intervals Pro. Bu…
Running and multi-sport watches normally have a “lap” button for splitting your workouts into segments, whether that’s laps of a track, 20-minute intervals on a bike, or the rounds of a bodyweight circuit. Here’s how to use t…
The Burn Bar is how Apple Fitness+ adds a community aspect to its workouts. It compares your calorie burn to other people who’ve also done the workout and tells you how you stack up. But sometimes you won’t see the Burn Bar….
The Apple Watch can now track and measure your cardio fitness. It can also send you a notification every few months letting you know if your cardio fitness is low for your demographic. While you have to enable the notificatio…
The Burn Bar compares your performance to other people who’ve done the same Apple Fitness+ workout—and lets you know how you rank up. It’s supposed to be motivating, but you can turn it off if you’d rather not see it….
Apple Fitness+ has a lot of different workouts from more than 20 different trainers. If you find one you love, it’s probably a good idea to save it so you can do it again later without digging through the app. You can also do…
Every Apple Watch comes with a three-month Apple Fitness+ trial (and existing Watch owners get a one-month free trial). If your trial is coming to an end and you don’t want to be charged $9.99/month or $79.99 for a full year,…
Apple Fitness is designed for Apple Watch users. If you don’t have an Apple Watch, you can kind of use the app … a little bit. But not really, here’s why.
The Apple Watch has been a good fitness tracker since its launch in 2015. With each subsequent generation, it’s gained additional hardware features. The latest Apple Watches can detect and monitor a few different health condi…
Depending on how you use Adobe Photoshop, smart objects might be one of your favorite features—or a source of constant annoying dialog boxes. If you’re in the latter camp, here’s how to stop Photoshop from placing everythin…
Siri can be useful but, if you have an Apple Watch, the virtual assistant can accidentally pop up all the time—especially when you’re working out. Here’s how to stop Siri from appearing on your watch….
An Apple Watch can only display five different metrics or performance stats, like your current pace or the distance you’ve run, as you work out—so you can customize which ones you see. You can even set your watch to display…
The Apple Watch brings notifications to your wrist. Finally, you can get important notifications without looking at your phone—and you’ll get unimportant notifications, too. Here’s how to control your watch’s alerts….
Your Apple Watch can display and rank your cardiovascular fitness using something called “VO2 Max.” Here’s what it all means, how to check your VO2 max—and how to improve it.
Apple Fitness+ is “powered by the Apple Watch,” but not all Watches support it. Here’s which Apple Watch you need to use Apple’s fitness service.
Apple Fitness+ is Apple’s new exercise subscription service “powered by the Apple Watch.” It offers fitness classes for everyone—beginners and enthusiasts, alike. Here’s everything you need to know to get started….
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