If you’re on a computer and you get a text on your phone, wouldn’t it be great if you could reply without picking it up? Yes, it would, and there are great apps and services that enable just that ...

Ever wondered why your text messages sometimes fail to send, show up pixelated or don’t appear at all on the other person’s end? It might not be your phone, but your carrier’s messaging support.

Let the computer send your text for you. Image: D. Griffin Jones/Cult of Mac If you know how to schedule texts on iPhone, you can make sure you never forget to send a reminder, birthday greeting or ...