Do you use "guys" as a general pronoun for both men and women? If you've ever wondered whether that's ok (if you are in fact speaking to a mixed-gender crowd), here's Will from Los Angeles writing into the January 12th podcast With Friends Like These to ask "Do you think the term guys has reached gender-neutral status in the language today?"

Walking home or to a bar or restaurant alone can sometimes be scary, especially if you’re a woman. One Reddit user came up with an interesting way to use Apple’s Shortcuts feature: to let your friends know you think you’re being followed.

iOS: Earlier this year, a little trick was discovered on iOS where if you attempted to download a large movie, iOS would clear up junk storage for you to make space for it. This no longer works in iOS 10, but I noticed last night that a similar thing happens when you download a large app.

The iPhone's 3D Touch makes certain actions a little simpler, but here's one shortcut that's easy to overlook. You can press on any folder icon and get a quick list of your notifications.

iOS: iOS 10 is packed with its share of new features, but the lock screen is easily the biggest change. With that comes a new widget screen that has all kinds of potential to mess with your privacy. Here's how to disable it completely.

iOS: iOS 10's packed with a ton of features, but one of the unsung heroes is the new Bedtime reminders. How-To Geek walks you through setting it up and getting the most out of it.

iOS: Apple Pay is neat, and as it get more and more integrated into iOS, there's a good chance you've set it up to use in apps even if you never use it at stores. By default, Apple Pay pops up on the lock screen when you double-click the Home button. This can be annoying. Here's how to stop it from happening.

If you have a contact in your phone who has multiple emails or phone numbers, say for work, home, and cell phone, it's easy to lose track of which number bubbles up to the top when you search for it. How-To Geek points out that you can set up a default number that simplifies this.

Siri has grown a lot over the years, and in doing so, it's hard to remember everything you can ask it. Hey Siri is a site that hopes to document as many of the commands as possible.

Have you ever set up a new Apple device only to discover that for some reason your iMessage conversations have forked off and created multiple threads for the same person? It's an annoying and incredibly common problem, but Six Colours shows off how to fix it.

iOS: Gaming on iOS is a love it or hate thing, but regardless of which side you fall on, everyone knows notifications can destroy a good high score run. How-To Geek reminds us of the importance of Do Not Disturb here.

iOS: We have long been fans of Drafts on iOS. It makes it possible to link together all kinds of text with different programs. Drafts is such a powerful program that it's a little difficult to wrap your head around what you'd use it for. Thankfully, the developer's teamed up with MacSparky's David Sparks for a series of how-to videos.

Mac/iOS: Apple rolled out a handy new password protection feature for its Notes app on iOS and OS X in recent updates, but it's not super obvious how to actually use it. Here's how to lock those notes.

iOS: GameCenter isn't exactly an app many of us look at very often, but if you play a lot of games, that's where all your high scores go. It sucks when you come across a high score that's clearly not legit, but The App Factor points out that it's easy to report those.

iOS: If I'm doing anything where I need to hear the world around me, I tend to just keep one earbud in when I'm listening to podcasts or music. This obviously screws with the sound, but Macworld reminds us where the option to adjust balance is tucked away in iOS.

A lot of us don't like having a busy wallpaper on our phones, but that doesn't mean you have to seek out blurry wallpapers on Google. MacSparky's David Sparks points out that it's easy enough to make your own.

iOS/Mac: If you've owned a lot of Apple devices over the years, your iCloud account is probably cluttered with iPhones, iPads or Macs you no longer own. This can be a little annoying, especially if you're using two-factor authentication. The Sweet Setup shows off how to clear them out.

iOS: Google's suite of Drive apps isn't really that great on iOS when it comes to accessing files you look at a lot. Over on App Factor, they have put together a guide to streamline that process with our favourite launcher, Launch Center Pro.

iOS: Usually, if you want to export a note, web page or whatever else as a PDF on iOS, you have to send it over to iBooks first or use a third-party app. However, MacStories figured out that if you have a iPhone 6s or 6s Plus with 3D Touch, there's a quicker way to do it.