by Marilyn | Sep 3, 2019 | How-To, iOS 12, Messages, Mojave, productivity, Safari, two-factor authentication
An ever-increasing number of Web sites boost their security via two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to type in a short numeric code to complete a login after entering your username and password. It’s a big win because that code is generated on the fly...
by Marilyn | Jul 10, 2019 | Mac, Safari, Security, Tip, URL
By default, Safari on the Mac hides full Web addresses—technically known as URLs—from you, showing just the site name in the Smart Search field at the top of the window. If you click in the field or press Command-L, the full URL appears, which is good for checking...
by Marilyn | May 14, 2019 | iOS, productivity, Safari, tabs, Tip
Every time you tap a link to open a Web page in Safari on your iPhone or iPad, it automatically opens a new tab. That’s fine until you realize that you have oodles of old tabs open, making it difficult to find any particular tab. To close all your old tabs in one fell...
by Marilyn | Apr 3, 2019 | iOS, Mac, Safari, Security, Tip
When you follow a link in Safari, you generally don’t know where you’re going to end up. That’s fine most of the time, but what if you’re concerned that a site might be trying to trick you into going somewhere malicious? Safari provides an easy way to look at the URL...
by Marilyn | Dec 18, 2018 | iOS, Mac, productivity, Safari, tabs, Tip
Browser tabs. They breed like bunnies, and if you’re like us, you have oodles of tabs open on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. But you may not know that Safari has a great tab-management feature that lets you access all the open tabs on all your devices. (Make sure to...
by Marilyn | Oct 17, 2018 | iOS, Safari, Tip, Troubleshooting, Web site
Some Web sites have separate desktop and mobile versions, each theoretically providing the best browsing experience for its platform. Unfortunately, mobile Web sites sometimes leave out necessary features or hide content. That’s especially annoying if you’re browsing...
