Navigating Email and iCloud Troubles: Tips and Insights

This chapter explores the speaker's positive shift to Fastmail for professional email, highlighting the frustrations often encountered with iCloud. It underscores the significance of monitoring Apple's system status to troubleshoot common syncing issues effectively.

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Subtitle: An Overview of Apple's iCloud Services

In the 12 years since its debut, iCloud has grown from a relatively simple service to one that is the glue holding the Apple ecosystem together. This week, Stephen and David talk about the various components of iCloud, how they work, and what to do when they don't.

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iCloud - Apple

iCloud User Guide - Apple Support

Apps and features that use iCloud - Apple Support

Family Sharing - Apple

How to use iCloud Shared Photo Library - Apple Support

Add your Desktop and Documents files to iCloud Drive - Apple Support

Collaborate on documents in Pages, Numbers, and Keynote on iPhone, iPad, and Mac - Apple Support

Share notes and folders on Mac - Apple Support

Keep your messages up to date with iCloud - Apple Support

Set up iCloud Keychain - Apple Support

Upgrade to iCloud+ - Apple Support

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About iCloud Private Relay - Apple Support

Create unique, random email addresses with Hide My Email and iCloud+ - Apple Support

Store encrypted security camera footage in iCloud with HomeKit Secure Video - Apple Support

Use Custom Email Domain with iCloud Mail - Apple Support

Apple - Support - System Status

Recover deleted files on iCloud.com - Apple Support

iCloud data security overview - Apple Support

Two-factor authentication for Apple ID - Apple Support

Set up an account recovery contact - Apple Support

How to generate a recovery key - Apple Support

Manage web access to your iCloud data - Apple Support

How to add a Legacy Contact for your Apple ID - Apple Support

How to request access to a deceased family member's Apple account - Apple Support

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