Like most users, I used to instinctively reach out for my mouse to perform almost everything on my PC: launching apps, arranging app windows, shutting down the PC, and more. I mean, it's what we've ...

Apple Shortcuts are an easy and powerful tool to automate actions on iOS devices. A new ‘how-to’ from the people at Take Control Books walks users through setting up and building customized shortcuts ...

You probably know that you can choose keyboard shortcuts for Mission Control and Dashboard in the Mission Control pane of System Preferences. But the shortcuts listed there are limited. For example, ...

For reasons that have always been unclear, Windows does not include standard keyboard shortcuts for turning the volume up or down. Sure, most laptops have volume buttons on their keyboards, and some ...

The iPhone's Settings app is usually the place to go when you need to make changes to how your phone behaves. Or maybe you need to access your iCloud settings, or tweak the Camera app, or the way the ...

In a move that is sure to please Tesla owners, the company has announced integration with Apple Shortcuts. This means that Tesla owners can now use Siri to control their cars. Such as turning on the ...

One of the absolute worst parts about browsing this dusty ol’ web of ours is when you innocently open up some site — maybe, say, a tech news publication — and a video you didn’t ask for suddenly ...

The way smart home devices were designed back in the day was annoying. Each company basically tried to use its own platform in hopes of market dominance. The reality was that this created a very ...

Last year, I wrote about how I was able to display the temperature from my outdoor sensor in my Mac’s menu bar using a combination of Shortcuts, SF Symbols, and small utilities like One Thing and Data ...

Apple's upcoming watchOS 26 update could introduce support for third-party shortcuts in Control Center, according to a report from 9to5Mac. This would allow settings from third-party apps to be ...

Samsung SmartThings has added support for Apple’s Siri Shortcuts, enabling iPhone and HomePod users to control SmartThings devices via voice. The update also enhances the SmartThings app with better ...