Shortcuts

Signe lets you use numeric gestures as shortcuts to apps and websites

Anthony Bouchard ∙ January 31, 2020

Having a jailbroken handset means that you can install third-party add-ons that permit you to take advantage of features that otherwise wouldn’t be available to you on a stock device. Shortcuts that make accessing your most-used features are a wonderful example of this.

Those wishing that their iPhone or iPad would give them fast and easy access to their favorite apps or websites from anywhere in iOS might want to take a minute out of their busy day to check out a newly released and free jailbreak tweak called Signe by iOS developers Tr1fecta and Kritanta.

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Common iMovie keyboard shortcuts and hotkeys everyone can use

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated February 27, 2020
Welcome to iMovie Mac

We’ve been sharing a lot of iMovie how-tos over the past few months. So now it’s time to help you with something you’re sure to find useful: iMovie keyboard shortcuts.

Taking action any app on your Mac can be much quicker and easier with a keyboard shortcut. And when it comes to iMovie, there are plenty of them. Many you’ll remember and many you won’t, but this helpful guide gives you the most common ones.

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7 cool widgets you can create in Shortcuts on iPhone

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated August 26, 2022
Shortcuts widget showing eight iOS shortcuts on iPhone Home Screen

With the Shortcuts app on your iPhone and iPad, you can do a lot of nifty things. You can add an album to your Home screen, use dark mode on websites, and enforce picture-in-picture for YouTube on iPad. You can also use the app to create Shortcuts widgets for your Today View screen or Home Screen. This lets you do things faster and easier because you don’t have to open an app first. For some ideas and suggestions, here are seven cool widgets that you can create in Shortcuts for your iPhone and iPad.

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15 tips and tricks for Mac beginners

Sandy Writtenhouse ∙ Updated June 5, 2023
iMac, MacBook Pro, MacBook Air, and Mac Studio kept together

When you first get your Mac, there's a learning curve as you navigate through its features, set up apps like Messages and Mail, and customize your desktop. After some time, you'll be ready to level up your efficiency by learning useful shortcuts. That's why we've put together a handy list of tips and tricks specifically tailored for macOS beginners, helping you accomplish tasks faster and enhance your overall Mac experience.

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Assistant+ can make Siri more powerful on jailbroken handsets

Anthony Bouchard ∙ June 21, 2019

If you have a jailbroken handset at your disposal and you feel like Siri is a bit underpowered out of the box, then you just might come to appreciate a newly-released jailbreak tweak called Assistant+ by iOS developer Zaid Elkurdi.

From what we can gather, this tweak brings a plethora of personalization options to the Siri voice assistant, empowering users to assign custom actions and responses to almost any query they can think of.

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