If you have someone else in the family to whom you’d like to give parental rights (i.e. the ability to grant a child account permission to purchase content), here’s how!

Updated April 2017: Updated to reflect changes in iOS 10.

If you live in a household where you need to monitor and control iTunes and App Store purchases that children are making, Family Sharing lets you do just that. Once you’ve got it set up, you can even designate which adults in the group can make purchasing decisions for younger children.

How to assign someone as a parent or guardian with Family Sharing

Note that in order to assign someone as a parent or guardian, you’ll need to be the family organizer, i.e. the person that set up the Family Sharing group.

Launch the Settings app on your iPhone or iPad.
Tap the Apple ID banner at the top.
Tap on Family Sharing.

Tap on the person you’d like to assign as a parent or guardian.
Tap the switch next to Parent/Guardian to turn it on (green is on).

That’s it…

Apple is suing Swiss watchmaker Swatch over its slogan for its new NFC-enabled watch. The promotion for the watch, which uses NFC to allow wearers to make payments with the watch, features the slogan ”Tick different,” which Apple sees as an intentional reference to its famous ”Think Different” slogan.

According to Swiss site Watson, Apple faces an uphill battle in this case (translated from German):

To ensure that the provocation was also noticed in California, Swatch had slipped the slogan in the register of trade marks. Apple has bet on the renowned Zurich law firm Lenz & Staehelin to tackle all possible trademark infringement in Switzerland. In this case, it also appealed and filed a complaint in the name of Apple at the Swiss Federal Institute of Intellectual Property. But it was refused.

Swatch has previously managed to trademark the phrase ”One more thing,” which Apple also unsuccessfully sought to block. That phrase was often used by late Apple co-founder Steve Jobs…

We’re all aware of the benefits of not living a sedentary lifestyle. Standing throughout the day, versus sitting, has been shown to be effective at boosting your mood, energy levels, and concentration when you need it, helping you be more alert and efficient! We’ve partnered up for a giveaway this month with Autonomous, maker of the SmartDesk, and the winner will be able to pick out a custom standing desk for their home or office! Keep reading for more details and to get entered!

SmartDesk was designed to make both standing and sitting a natural part of your day. Having a convenient option to stand throughout your work day encourages movement, key to maintaining healthy circulation and focus. With a 30 inch deep table top, heavy-duty industrial-grade steel structure, and a 300-pound lifting capacity, SmartDesk lets you set up as many monitors as you need plus all your gadgets and accessories. In total there are over 270 different desk configurations available, perfect for accommodat…

If you have a lawn, you’ll need to water it. And the Rachio connected controller will do it smarter — and save you money at the same time.

There are many shameful things that can happen to a homeowner. Your car rolling out of the garage and into your neighbor’s azalea is one. The sewer pipe getting crushed on Mother’s Day (and on a Sunday no less, and quite possibly as you’re headed out for a few days of meetings in a Miami mansion is another.

(Yes, these things might or might not have happened to me at some point. Use your best judgment.)

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One thing I’ve managed to avoid for a few years, though, is watering the grass while it’s raining out. That’s not just a Florida thing, either. Dumb timers are dumb. Smart sprinklers are better.

So a few years ago Rachio sent me one of their first-generation smart sprinkler controllers. And the original Iro has served me well. Now it’s time to update, and Rachio sent over the current generation of its…

Need a USB-C card reader for your Mac? Here are some fantastic options!

USB-C is becoming the new standard connector and Apple is jumping on board in a big way. The newest MacBook Pro surprised everyone by only having Thunderbolt 3 (A.K.A USB-C) ports, and that left a lot of people scrambling for dongles, including card readers.

Whether you just bought a new Apple product that only supports USB-C or you’re doing a little future proofing, here’s a list of our favorite USB-C card readers for Mac.

IOGEAR USB-C 3-Slot card reader
Transcend USB 3.1 Type-C multi-card reader
Cable Matters USB 3.1 type-C dual slot card reader
SanDisk Extreme Pro SD UHS-II USB-C card reader

IOGEAR USB-C 3-Slot card reader

Just like the name suggests, the IOGEAR USB-C 3-slot card reader can accommodate three different types of cards; SD, microSD, and Compact Flash.

The Wirecutter was impressed with the reliability of the IOGEAR, as it performed consistently during testing.

”The IOGear has fast spe…

What are the best apps available for slow shutter photography?

While your iPhone is fantastic at snapping a clear, fast photo in the moment, it can sometimes be a wee bit harder to capture that epic, vibrant light trail of a passing car, that blur of a runner zipping by in neon, and so much more fluid movement on camera.

TLDR: Slow shutter speed with an iPhone is tough.

While there isn’t a built-in setting (yet…) that allows users to easily snap a slow shutter speed masterpiece with their iPhones, there are a couple of reliable apps that can get the job done in a snap (pun sort-of intended).

Here are the best apps for shooting slow shutter speed photography on your iPhone!

Slow Shutter Cam
Ultra Slow Shutter Cam PRO
LongExpo
Slow Shutter Insta

Slow Shutter Cam

If you’re looking to capture beautiful, abstract moments of movement with just the simple press of a button – while still being able to preview the movement of your image without any alterations as you …

It’s probably a cliché at this point, but we now rely more heavily on our devices than ever, and if we’re out and away from power for a while or the power’s gone out for days at a time, we need to keep our phones, tablets, and laptops juiced up on the fly.

Keep all your devices juiced up for $65 Learn more

An external battery bank is the perfect solution to any on-the-go charging calamity. If you’re on a roadtrip with your family and won’t be seeing an outlet any time soon or someone’s hogged up the 12V adapter in the car, a hearty battery bank can keep kids’ devices full and devices’ kids quiet. Some battery banks offer only a bit of a charge or cost an arm and a leg, so you need a BIG battery for less.

The Zendure A8 is a 5-port charging bank with a 26,800mAh battery. That’ll charge your phone up to 9 times and can charge multiple devices at once, using the fast charging technology available, Qualcomm Quick Charge 3.0. There are four USB-A ports and one Micro USB port…

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