macOS 10.12 Sierra doesn’t just contain new features — it also removes some longstanding capabilities that Mac users have grown accustomed to over the years. Read on to discover what you won’t find in Sierra and how to work around these missing options.

 

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If you want to invoke Siri on your Sierra Mac with your voice — no need to click an icon or press a key — read on for instructions from Scholle McFarland’s “Sierra: A Take Control Crash Course” book.

 

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iOS 10.0.3 addresses some unspecified cellular connectivity issues for iPhone 7 users, especially those on Verizon Wireless.

 

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Some person-to-person payment services have added iMessage app versions, letting you text money to friends. Glenn Fleishman explains the P2P payment space and looks at the iMessage apps for payment services Circle, Square, and Venmo.

 

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The iPhone 7 may not have a traditional headphone jack, but don’t worry: Josh Centers has four affordable wireless solutions for you to consider, one of which lets you keep using your favorite pair of wired headphones.

 

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macOS 10.12 Sierra offers a subtle new way to keep all the windows on your desktop neatly aligned. Josh Centers explains how to take advantage of it.

 

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macOS 10.12 Sierra is now out! We look at some of its new features and offer some tips for using it.

 

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If you didn’t know the term “bokeh” before the announcement of the iPhone 7 Plus, you’ll learn it soon enough. A developer release of iOS 10 adds Apple’s new depth-based image mode to the iPhone 7 Plus.

 

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File sharing service Dropbox has informed users that as of 3 October 2016, it will no longer render HTML files stored in Dropbox Public folders or shared in other ways. If you are using Dropbox to publish a simple Web site of static files, you’ll need to find an alternative host soon.

 

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As Apple releases iOS 10 and Sierra, we have three Take Control books available to help you install the updates and explore the new features.

 

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