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Along with the now-ubiquitous videoconferencing, screen sharing and online presentations have become vastly more common during the pandemic. This isn’t...
Apr 15, 2021
Given their integration into the Mac’s Finder, it can be easy to forget that online file sharing services like Dropbox,...
Apr 13, 2021
Email is a major part of all our lives, both personally and professionally, and as such, it can add up....
Apr 8, 2021
This is a twofer tip. You may not have known that every document window in macOS has long had a...
Apr 6, 2021
Since the earliest days of the iPhone, Apple’s Safari and Mail have been the default Web and email apps for...
Mar 28, 2021
For the most part, Spotlight works well. Press Command-Space or use the Search field in a Finder window, and it...
Mar 23, 2021
We’re cautious when it comes to recommending upgrades to new versions of macOS. Apple makes the upgrade process easy—though it...
Mar 21, 2021
Nikki Lewis Mac Expert Full Time Nikki, a prior Apple trained Support Technician, is committed to providing exceptional Mac Support...
Mar 18, 2021
For you graphic designers out there, Adobe has announced that it will be ending support for PostScript Type 1 fonts...
Mar 17, 2021
Last quarter, Apple’s Services segment generated a whopping $15.8 billion in revenue, 14% of the company’s total—sales of apps, media,...
Mar 15, 2021
For those who cook, the Apple Watch provides a helpful Timer app that ensures we don’t forget whatever’s in the...
Mar 11, 2021
Typically, we like to help you solve problems in these articles. But there’s one problem we all face that has...
Mar 9, 2021
Sadly, email is not an entirely reliable communications medium, thanks to spam filters, addressing errors, and server failures. With certain...
Mar 4, 2021
Remember when we had to keep magnets away from floppy disks to avoid scrambling them? Modern storage is no longer...
Feb 28, 2021
Hot on the heels of the release of the new Apple Silicon architecture, a new piece of malware for the...
Feb 25, 2021
We’re all accustomed to the Do Not Disturb feature on our iPhones since they’re with us for most of the...
In the heyday of iTunes, Apple users stored their music, movies, and TV shows on their Macs and shared them...
Feb 23, 2021
With iCloud Drive, Apple provides an Optimize Mac Storage checkbox that, when checked, stores the full contents of iCloud Drive...
Feb 18, 2021
We regularly hear from people who think they need Adobe Acrobat DC to manipulate PDFs. Don’t misunderstand: Adobe Acrobat is...
Feb 16, 2021
With vaccinations underway, there’s light at the end of the COVID-19 pandemic tunnel. But given the enormity of the task...
Feb 11, 2021
We’ve long recommended that everyone use a password manager like 1Password instead of attempting to memorize or write down passwords....
Feb 9, 2021
Mikaela Donelan Client Success & PM Full Time Mikaela partners with clients to develop strategic solutions for their business needs....
Feb 5, 2021
In iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple added two new status indicators to the right side of the status bar...
Feb 4, 2021
Our iPhones are the keys to our digital lives, holding our most private photos, conversations, and financial data, among much...
Jan 31, 2021
For many years, Macs have relied on sets of keys held at startup to enable specific modes. Most notably, pressing...
Jan 26, 2021
If you think of AirPods as earbuds, you’re not alone. But just as Apple has given us larger iPhone Max...
Jan 21, 2021
Even as we get 5G cellular connectivity and high-speed Wi-Fi networks, there are plenty of times when you might want...
Jan 19, 2021
Tiara Thornton Mac Expert Full Time Tiara, a prior Apple trained Support Technician, is dedicated to providing great Mac Support...
Jan 18, 2021
It’s difficult for most of us to imagine that a camera—something that still feels like it’s a standalone object—could be...
Jan 15, 2021
We’ve published overviews of the major features in iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, along with detailed looks at our favorite...
Jan 12, 2021
Happy New Year! For many of us, the start of a new year is an opportunity to reflect on fresh...
Jan 7, 2021
Suppose you have an older iPhone or iPad, especially one with only 16 GB of storage. In that case, it’s...
Jan 5, 2021
In November, Apple unveiled its new M1 chip and three new Macs that use it: the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook...
Dec 24, 2020
Photos in iOS 14 provides four views of your library: Years, Months, Days, and All Photos. For the first three,...
Dec 23, 2020
Even beyond its often controversial behavior in the 2020 US presidential election, Facebook continually makes news headlines for its numerous...
Dec 18, 2020
In July 2017, Adobe announced that it would stop distributing and updating Flash Player on December 31st, 2020. Web standards...
Dec 16, 2020
In 2018, Apple dropped support for creating print projects from within Photos, including greeting cards, calendars, and books. Instead, Apple...
Dec 11, 2020
Several years ago, Apple bought a company called Shazam, which made an app that identified songs by listening to the...
Dec 9, 2020
Many of us have been using iPhones for years, and apps we bought or downloaded long ago molder in corners...
Dec 4, 2020
You probably know that you can select an image in the Finder and press the Space bar to preview it...
Dec 2, 2020
For those who work in organizations, regardless of size, you know how much effort is involved with coordinating a group’s...
Nov 26, 2020
On the Mac, nearly every file has an extension, a set of characters after a period that indicates what type...
Nov 24, 2020
The holiday shopping season is fast approaching! Given the significant stresses placed on society’s fulfillment, distribution, and delivery systems by...
Nov 19, 2020
With the release of the next OS from Apple, macOS 11 Big Sur, you may be tempted to upgrade right...
We all have things we do regularly on our iPhones, whether it’s checking the weather, searching Google, or invoking the...
Nov 17, 2020
You likely know that you can use Do Not Disturb to prevent random notifications on your iPhone from waking you...
Nov 12, 2020
Continuing its pandemic-driven approach of short, focused announcements, Apple once again took to the Internet to stream its “One More...
Nov 11, 2020
A significant new feature in iOS 14 is Home screen widgets, information-rich tiles that share space on a Home screen...
Nov 10, 2020
Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a battery health management feature that improves your battery’s lifespan by adjusting charging...
Nov 5, 2020
You’ve likely seen our tip on using the Dock on an iPhone or iPad as a temporary holding place that...
Nov 3, 2020
With so many of us working at home these days, it’s worth remembering that spouses, children, and housemates may have...
Oct 31, 2020
Ever since Apple introduced the Activity app to watchOS, you’ve been able to adjust your Move goal, which is measured...
Oct 29, 2020
With iPadOS, you have to remember that it shares most of its capabilities with iOS. So if it seems that...
Oct 27, 2020
The App Library in iOS 14 ensures that you can find all the apps installed on your iPhone without having...
Oct 22, 2020
The small screen of the Apple Watch prevents new watchOS features from being as obvious or splashy as those in...
Oct 20, 2020
For the second time in less than a month, Apple has made a splashy announcement. In its “Hi, Speed” event,...
Oct 19, 2020
You’ve long had text messages forwarding from your iPhone to your Mac and iPad, but after you get a new...
Oct 15, 2020
Our Four Favorite Features of iOS 14 Harvest season is here again, and Apple has deemed iOS 14 (along with...
Oct 13, 2020
In the third Quarter of 2020 Apple’s App Store made double what Google’s Play store made. With over 30 Billion...
Oct 12, 2020
We’re big fans of column view in Finder windows (choose View > as Columns). You never have to worry about...
Oct 8, 2020
Some of us like to customise the look and feel of our Home Screens whether it is to match our...
Oct 6, 2020
This year Apple reached a valuation of $2 Trillion which is both an achievement and a curse at the same...
Oct 2, 2020
As we get into September, it’s a good bet that Apple will soon—either this month or next—be pushing out major...
Sep 29, 2020
Although Macs are great at managing their energy use which allows MacBooks to maximise the time they are able to...
Sep 28, 2020
Over the last few releases of macOS, Apple has been beefing up the Mac’s privacy controls so they more closely...
Sep 24, 2020
Imaginatively called Apple One, you can now pay for a single subscription which will provide access to the following Apple...
Sep 23, 2020
It’s all too easy to end up with a boatload of Bluetooth devices connected to your Mac. Apple devices will...
Sep 22, 2020
Harvest season is here again, and Apple has deemed iOS 14 (along with iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14)...
Sep 21, 2020
If you’re flying, driving, or biking to visit an iPhone-using friend or family member, you can reduce anxiety related to...
Sep 17, 2020
We wanted to make sure that those of you who work on a Mac laptop with an external display know...
Sep 15, 2020
We’ve been hearing reports of an uptick in the scam phone calls that claim to be from Apple. If you...
Sep 10, 2020
In 2016, Apple introduced the Touch Bar with the MacBook Pro. It’s a long, thin display above the number keys...
Sep 8, 2020
In a normal year, most kids would be back in school by now. But the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many...
Sep 3, 2020
About a year ago, Fujitsu informed owners of older models of the company’s ScanSnap scanners that it wouldn’t be updating...
Aug 31, 2020
It’s inevitable—your Time Machine backup drive is going to fill up. Time Machine is smart about backing up only files...
Aug 27, 2020
On the Mac, scroll bars are essential for both orienting yourself and navigating within a Web page or document window....
Aug 25, 2020
If you have 20/20 vision or are still wondering why your parents have reading glasses, count yourself lucky. But if...
Aug 20, 2020
People whose iPhones or iPads have relatively little free space have long struggled with the fact that iOS likes to...
Aug 18, 2020
Here’s the solution to a problem that clients have run into on occasion. In a workgroup that relies on Adobe...
Aug 13, 2020
Sure, you know that the Space bar in the iOS virtual keyboard types a space character. But did you realize...
Aug 11, 2020
Apple’s workhorse desktop Mac, the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, hasn’t seen an update since March 2019—nearly a year...
Aug 7, 2020
With so many people working from home, lots of attention has been dedicated to making sure everyone has a functional...
Aug 6, 2020
Grove Technologies Ranked Among World’s Most Elite 501 Managed Service Providers Annual MSP 501 Identifies Best-in-Class Global MSP Businesses &...
Aug 3, 2020
Every so often, we hear from a Mac user with a seemingly impossible problem: a document window in some app...
Jul 23, 2020
The pandemic has forced large numbers of those who are still employed—nearly half the American workforce, by some estimates—to work...
Jul 21, 2020
If you have lots of apps on your iPhone or iPad, rearranging their icons on your Home screens by dragging...
Jul 16, 2020
Whenever you tap a link to open a Web page on your iPhone or iPad, it automatically opens a new...
Jul 14, 2020
Have you ever set up a group meeting, whether in person or via videoconferencing, but found it cumbersome to find...
Jul 9, 2020
Whenever you view a document that’s longer than will fit onscreen, a scroll bar appears (often only if you’re actively...
Jul 7, 2020
Introducing Munki Theme Maker For many Mac administrators in a variety of sectors an open source tool called Munki, a...
Jul 3, 2020
At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, the company dropped a bombshell: in the future, Macs will no longer be powered...
Jul 2, 2020
Since iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple has supported Group FaceTime, which lets you have a video call with...
Jun 30, 2020
Every year at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple lays out its roadmap for the next releases of each of its...
Jun 29, 2020
We called it earlier this week saying Apple is likely to move Macs to their own ARM based processors, Well...
Jun 27, 2020
Rather than just a word processor Pages does much more it’s also a Desktop Publisher “DTP”. At one stage around...
Jun 26, 2020
One of the most significant changes in macOS 10.15 Catalina was the breakup of the long-standing iTunes app into separate...
Jun 25, 2020
Need help with something? On occasion, we all need tech support. Speaking as the people who are sometimes on the...
Jun 23, 2020
NIST security controls are often the most rigorous and attested cybersecurity requirements for any organization to implement. NIST controls, specifically...
Jun 19, 2020
If you have access to multiple printers, you probably know that you can choose one from the Printer pop-up menu...
Jun 18, 2020
The following prerequisites are required, unfortunately you cannot use any iPad or Mac: A compatible Mac running macOS Catalina A...
Jun 17, 2020
Apple recently released iOS 13.5, incorporating a new Exposure Notification API in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve seen...
Jun 16, 2020
Have you ever been to the Doctors gotten home and thought “I forgot to ask about the pain in my...
Jun 12, 2020
We all want Mac laptops that can run for days on a single charge and never need their batteries serviced....
Jun 11, 2020
1. Speak to your Mac! The Mac’s ability to listen and talk is excellent using Dictation. Since Siri’s launch on...
Jun 10, 2020
This isn’t about periscopes or mouthwash—when it comes to searching, a scope is the area in which a search takes...
Jun 9, 2020
The Covid-19 (coronavirus) contact tracing API from Apple & Google has yet to be adopted across the board with countries...
Jun 6, 2020
Tired of typing your admin account password whenever you try to install software or change security settings on your Mac?...
Jun 4, 2020
Tuesday 26th of May, Cupertino stated the bug in Family Sharing that caused apps not to open has been fixed....
May 29, 2020
When you’re writing a blog post or email newsletter, you’ll eventually hit the question of how to capitalize words in...
May 26, 2020
QuickTime is great, but it won’t play an AVI file out of the box or the lesser-known MKV for example....
May 22, 2020
If you’re plugging your iPhone in regularly but getting low-battery warnings when you shouldn’t, consider the possibility that something is...
May 21, 2020
If like me Apple’s move from the original 30-pin port in 2012 to the Lightning ports you saw this as...
May 20, 2020
Sharing your location works well when you’re out with friends or family and want everyone to be able to see...
May 19, 2020
So the Tech world’s software giant has released a version of its web browser for MacOs again after a 17-year...
May 18, 2020
If like us you are itching to get into your local Apple store to check out the latest offerings from...
May 15, 2020
Are you the person your friends and family members turn to for questions about the Mac? In normal times, those...
May 14, 2020
Video Blog We work with lots of businesses, all Mac based businesses. The biggest point of confusion for many Mac...
May 13, 2020
When you’re in the Finder, choosing File > New Finder Window does, as you’d expect, open a new Finder window....
May 12, 2020
Starting back in iOS 11, Apple made Control Center significantly more useful by letting you customize it more to your...
May 7, 2020
Whether for work or socializing, we’re all spending a lot more time in video calls these days. But—surprise!—it turns out...
May 5, 2020
In a move that completes the transition of the MacBook line from the troubled butterfly keyboard to the Magic Keyboard,...
Futureproof IT a 100% online summit aimed to raise awareness of critical IT issues facing small businesses and money for...
May 1, 2020
Washington, DC: Grove Technologies today announced free cybersecurity training, an engaging online video-based training program. The robust cybersecurity training program...
Apr 30, 2020
If your Mac is acting up and you suspect a hardware problem, there’s an easy first step that you can—and...
Apr 28, 2020
Vast numbers of people who previously reported for work at an office every day are now working from home due...
Apr 23, 2020
Whether you’re working from home or just stuck at home, it can be tough to communicate with colleagues, friends, or...
Apr 21, 2020
Four years after the release of the original iPhone SE, Apple has introduced a second-generation iPhone SE with aggressive pricing...
Apr 20, 2020
With many people under stay-at-home orders, videoconferencing is going mainstream. If you work in a sufficiently large organization, you probably...
Apr 16, 2020
In iOS 13, in what can only have been a prank gone wrong, Apple simplified the message toolbar in Mail,...
Apr 14, 2020
Technolutionary, Alectrona, and Abelionni all Apple Consultants Members, and all active IT Providers for those who need IT Support Services...
Apr 10, 2020
Apple’s credit card, the Apple Card, offers a nice mix of integration with Apple Pay, daily cash back, and an...
Apr 9, 2020
When Apple released iPadOS 13.4 recently, it came with an unexpected feature: trackpad and mouse support. Apple plans to release...
Apr 7, 2020
Early today ZOOM started alerting its customers that “in order to preserve bandwidth and to ensure that they were making...
Apr 5, 2020
We are proud to be able to offer SMS based and Apple Business Chat support to our valued clients. Adding...
Apr 3, 2020
In partnership with the US Centers for Disease Control, Apple has released a free COVID-19 Screening Tool iOS app and...
Apr 2, 2020
Note: This is a re-post of this article over at Bleeping Computer’s website. ZOOM has been in the news recently...
We have received notifications from our federal partners that there are scams you should be aware regarding to Coronavirus. Some...
There’s little more frustrating than being unable to print a document when you need it. You choose File > Print,...
Mar 31, 2020
At 3:00pm ET today Maryland’s Governor Larry Hogan, used the emergency broadcast system to alert all MD residents that there...
Mar 30, 2020
To our valued clients, This is an unprecedented time in our history. The COVID-19 pandemic is having an impact on...
Mar 26, 2020
For quite a few years, Apple enabled users to download their iPhone or iPad photos to their Macs with a...
As you undoubtedly know, TYPING IN ALL CAPS is considered shouting on the Internet. Doesn’t it bug you when you...
Mar 24, 2020
In your list of conversations in Messages, you probably have lots of people who have generic icons next to their...
Mar 19, 2020
In a widely expected update, Apple has introduced a new MacBook Air that replaces the much-maligned butterfly keyboard with the...
Split View on the Mac helps you focus on your work in one app—perhaps a word processor—while providing access to...
Mar 17, 2020
Grove Technologies cares about your business and the safety of your employees, its on that note that we have decided...
Mar 16, 2020
Are you overwhelmed by email? Is your Inbox filled with promotions, special offers, and the like? These messages aren’t spam—you...
Mar 12, 2020
By default, Apple gives every iCloud user 5 GB of storage space. That disappears quickly, given how it’s shared between...
Mar 10, 2020
For some Mac users, macOS 10.15 Catalina is no longer a choice. That’s because the new 16-inch MacBook Pro and...
Feb 27, 2020
Spearfishing. It’s no longer just a tropical ocean sport that could provide seafood for dinner. In today’s tech world, spearfishing...
Feb 26, 2020
A common question we hear is, “Why is my iPhone/iPad battery draining so fast?” Luckily, Apple provides tools that help...
Feb 25, 2020
Ever wanted to take a photo of a receipt and circle the item for which you should be reimbursed? Or...
Feb 18, 2020
Power users like keyboard shortcuts because it’s faster to press a couple of keys than to navigate lengthy menus. If...
Feb 13, 2020
If your Mac is anything like ours, it’s suffering from an infestation of menu bar icons. Sure, the Wi-Fi menu...
Feb 11, 2020
Historically, picking a new Wi-Fi network has required you to open the Settings app and tap Wi-Fi, forcing you to...
Feb 6, 2020
Have you ever seen the dreaded “No Service” label at the top of your iPhone’s screen, even when you’re pretty...
Feb 4, 2020
The New York Times recently published a bombshell article revealing just how completely our every movement is tracked by companies...
Jan 30, 2020
Let’s get one thing straight. You know that you should never, ever share your iPhone or iPad passcode with anyone...
Jan 23, 2020
For many of us, voicemail replaced answering machines, so we don't think of voicemail messages as being something we can...
Jan 21, 2020
Email has been around for decades, but there are no hard-and-fast rules for how you should close a message with...
Jan 16, 2020
Digital cameras have been around long enough that people have stopped making snarky comments about how hard it is to...
Jan 14, 2020
If you’ve resisted requiring a password on your Mac after it wakes up or comes out of the screen saver...
Jan 9, 2020
The next time you buy and set up a new Mac, make sure to migrate data and apps from your...
Jan 7, 2020
AirDrop has become a fast and reliable way to transfer data from one iPhone to another that’s nearby. Just tap...
Jan 2, 2020
We’re not going to beat around the bush. Apple’s new Mac Pro and Pro Display XDR redefine what “pro” means....
Dec 23, 2019
In previous versions of iOS, a scroll bar would appear on the right edge of the screen while you were...
Dec 21, 2019
Does it seem like that red badge on the Settings app indicating that there’s a new iOS 13 or iPadOS...
Dec 17, 2019
Accidents, particularly those involving automobiles, are all too common, and while no one plans to be in one, you can...
Dec 15, 2019
Did you know that the word for the irrational fear of Friday the 13th is paraskevidekatriaphobia? Neither did we, but...
Dec 11, 2019
Most Mac users rely on iPhones and iPads to take photos and store them in the Photos app, which happens...
Dec 9, 2019
we can move data between Macs. You can send files via AirDrop, attach them to an email message, put them...
Dec 5, 2019
With the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max, Apple changed the way the Camera app’s shutter...
Dec 3, 2019
By default, most iPhones and iPads ship with Apple’s tiny 5-watt power adapters. They work, but not quickly. However, the...
Nov 29, 2019
We assume you have a backup strategy. Hopefully, it includes a bootable duplicate to minimize downtime in the event of...
Nov 25, 2019
If you’re experiencing a sporadic problem with your Mac, the sort of thing that happens often enough to be annoying...
Nov 22, 2019
If you run a company, you know how much work onboarding a new employee can be. Beyond teaching them the...
Nov 18, 2019
New 16-inch MacBook Pro Model Sports a Redesigned Scissor-Switch Keyboard Responding to customer complaints and media mocking, Apple has introduced...
Nov 15, 2019
For unknown reasons, Apple redesigned the toolbar in the iOS 13 version of Mail. Such things happen, but this time,...
An unexpected and useful feature of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 is also nearly invisible, and for most uses, requires...
Nov 11, 2019
A small but welcome new feature of iOS 13 is Driving ETA, which helps you share your estimated time of...
Nov 8, 2019
Are you a fan of Apple’s AirPods, or have you had trouble with them staying in your ears? Either way,...
Nov 4, 2019
Taking photos is a popular use of the iPhone, and Apple has said that the improved cameras gave this year’s...
Nov 1, 2019
Apple likes to keep Mac names simple, but that’s not always helpful. For instance, if you want to add RAM...
Oct 24, 2019
If you own an iMac Pro, or a Mac mini, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro model introduced in 2018 or...
Oct 22, 2019
Do you use 3D Touch on your iPhone? From 2015 through 2018, every iPhone from the iPhone 6s through the...
Oct 17, 2019
Let’s be honest—text editing in iOS has never been anywhere near as good as it is on the Mac. We...
Oct 15, 2019
With this year’s operating system updates, Apple has formally acknowledged that the iPhone and iPad have different uses and different...
Oct 11, 2019
There are plenty of situations where it makes sense to put a date in a filename, but if you don’t...
Oct 8, 2019
Whenever Apple releases hot new hardware, it’s tempting to order the latest and greatest and then put your old Mac...
Oct 3, 2019
Dear clients, Apple plans to release macOS 10.15 Catalina sometime in October, and like all major operating system releases, Apple...
Oct 2, 2019
Traditionally, extended keyboards come with a Forward Delete key that, when you press it, deletes characters to the right of...
Sep 26, 2019
It’s hard to sum up iOS 13’s benefits succinctly because Apple has made so many improvements (we’ll get to what’s...
Sep 24, 2019
If you have a friend whom you refer to only by his nickname, it can be annoying to feel like...
Sep 19, 2019
In a break from Apple’s pattern of alternating cycle of releases, macOS 10.15 Catalina is not a refinement of 10.14...
Sep 17, 2019
At its September 10th special event, Apple unveiled a slew of new products and services, including the iPhone 11, the...
Sep 14, 2019
As we get into September, it’s a good bet that Apple will be pushing out the next major versions of...
Sep 12, 2019
Do you have a document that you open regularly, perhaps from your Desktop? If you’d like to make it stand...
Sep 10, 2019
Confession time. If there’s one topic we can’t stop talking about, it’s backups. Backups are essential, since no one can...
Sep 5, 2019
Few people get so little email that they want an iPhone notification for every message that rolls in. But many...
Sep 3, 2019
Have you wondered what you can do with the Wallet app on your iPhone? Although it started life called Passbook,...
Aug 29, 2019
An ever-increasing number of people have hearing loss due to exposure to loud noise and age. If you’re in that...
Aug 27, 2019
Apple has put a lot of effort into Mail, providing lots of features you can employ to get through your...
Aug 22, 2019
It’s extremely uncommon for a Mac to freeze or crash these days, but it can happen. What should you do...
Aug 20, 2019
Most people are probably waiting until September to buy a new iPhone, but Apple is laying the groundwork for making...
Aug 15, 2019
An ever-increasing number of Web sites boost their security via two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to type in a...
Aug 13, 2019
If you’ve filled up your external hard drives or become frustrated by their limitations, it’s time to look into a...
Aug 9, 2019
Winter Wonderland may be a great song to listen to when the snow flies, but if you’re sweltering in summer...
Aug 6, 2019
We’ve all had it happen. “Can I use your Mac for a minute to check my email?” The answer can...
Jul 30, 2019
Most iOS apps and many Web sites make phone numbers “hot” so you can tap them to call. But it’s...
Jul 26, 2019
One of the big no-nos with passwords is sending them to other people as plain text in email or a...
Jul 21, 2019
By default, Safari on the Mac hides full Web addresses—technically known as URLs—from you, showing just the site name in...
Jul 19, 2019
Most Mac users probably think of searching on the Mac in relation to finding files on their drives. That may...
Jul 16, 2019
When summer brings sunny days and rising temperatures, you may have ditched your business suit for shorts or skirts to...
Jul 12, 2019
Today we’re going to explore branding and customization of a few popular open source Mac management tools Munki and Munki...
Jul 10, 2019
You know how to use the Camera app on your iPhone or iPad to take a video, but did you...
Jul 8, 2019
Apple’s prices for Lightning, USB-C, and Thunderbolt 3 cables often seem high—$19 for a USB-C to Lightning cable or $29...
Jul 4, 2019
Do you sometimes find it difficult to read articles on your iPhone because of ads, banners, extraneous layout, social media...
Jul 3, 2019
By default, Apple populates your Mac’s Dock with all sorts of apps and arranges them in a particular order. But...
Jul 2, 2019
Apple’s Batteries widget is a little known but highly useful tool for quickly assessing which of your small Apple devices...
Jul 1, 2019
When Apple introduced the 12-inch MacBook in April 2015, the machine was the thinnest Mac ever, with a tapered design...
Jun 25, 2019
Heads up! If you’re using an older 15-inch MacBook Pro—the version with lots of ports that predates the current Thunderbolt...
Jun 21, 2019
It’s easy to share a single photo from your iPhone or iPad with a friend, but if you want to...
Jun 19, 2019
If you’re like many of our clients who use Dropbox intensively, you have a desktop Mac with a large drive...
Jun 14, 2019
Apple is well known for its splashy media events, now usually held in the Steve Jobs Theater at the company’s...
Jun 10, 2019
Here’s What’s Coming from Apple in 2019 At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference on June 3rd, the company unveiled the next...
Jun 5, 2019
We often recommend using a password manager like 1Password or LastPass, but we’ve gotten a few questions asking why we’re...
Jun 4, 2019
Dual sided Logic Board So happy to see that Apple is going back to its ability to allow users to...
Jun 3, 2019
MacOS Catalina 10.15 Wow things move quickly from year to year. No surprise here. MacOS Catalina brings a whole new...
You Can’t Teach an Old Dog…. or Can You? I remember trying to explain a VCR to older relatives. It...
Jun 1, 2019
Touch ID lets users register up to five fingers that can unlock an iPhone, which has long been a boon...
Nov 29, 2018
It’s a constant refrain in many homes—a kid clamoring to use an iPad or iPhone to play games, watch videos,...
Nov 27, 2018
Before iOS 12, you’d tap the camera button in a Messages chat in order to share either a brand-new photo...
Nov 22, 2018
You probably fall into one of two camps: people who haven’t the foggiest idea what pressing Command-Shift-3 or Command-Shift-4 do...
Nov 20, 2018
For years, you’ve used the App Store app to install operating system and app updates on your Mac. That’s still...
Nov 15, 2018
With macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple has beefed up the Mac’s privacy so it more closely resembles privacy in iOS. You’ve...
Nov 13, 2018
It can be easy to become overwhelmed by iOS notifications, particularly if you have chatty friends or apps. In iOS...
Nov 8, 2018
Black Friday and the start of the holiday shopping seasons are nearly upon us. If you’re looking for gift ideas...
Nov 6, 2018
At a special event at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, Apple threw back the curtains on significant updates to the...
Oct 31, 2018
Do you end up with so many tabs in Safari that it becomes impossible to read the truncated tab titles?...
Oct 30, 2018
Do you frequently reach for your iPhone for a quick check of Facebook or Messages? It’s all too easy to...
Oct 24, 2018
The Mac’s Dock gives you quick access to frequently used apps, documents, and folders, and makes it easy to switch...
Oct 22, 2018
We love the Do Not Disturb feature in iOS—it’s essential for keeping notifications from waking us up at night or...
Oct 19, 2018
Before iOS 12, Apple Maps was the only mapping app you could run on the dashboard in a CarPlay-equipped automobile....
Oct 16, 2018
The feature Apple is promoting most heavily with macOS 10.14 Mojave is Dark mode, which the company advertises as “a...
Oct 12, 2018
Although most of what’s new in iOS 12 are new features, one change for change’s sake may throw you. In...
Oct 10, 2018
Have you found yourself composing an email message on your Mac while staring glumly at the receipt or document you...
Oct 8, 2018
A Simple Technique for Decluttering Your Reminders List Productivity experts recommend offloading things you have to remember to a task-management...
Oct 5, 2018
A Hidden Trick that Lets You Navigate Your iPhone with One Hand Unless you can palm a basketball, you may...
Oct 4, 2018
Some Web sites have separate desktop and mobile versions, each theoretically providing the best browsing experience for its platform. Unfortunately,...
Oct 3, 2018
Look Up All Sorts of Information with a Quick Click or Tap on the Mac Apple makes it easy to...
Oct 2, 2018
Make More Space for Documents by Putting Your Dock on the Side of Your Mac’s Screen By default, Apple locates...
Oct 1, 2018
Teach Siri How to Pronounce Names Properly Siri is supposed to be a competent voice assistant, but sometimes Siri can’t...
Sep 28, 2018
The Secret Keyboard Shortcut for Comparing Before/After Edits in Photos on the Mac Photos on the Mac provides so many...
Sep 27, 2018
Back Up Before Upgrading to Mojave or iOS 12! Poll a room of Apple experts about the one topic they...
Sep 26, 2018
When you double-click a document, macOS uses the document’s file extension to figure out which app should open the file....
Sep 25, 2018
Tired of “Sent from my iPhone” as Your Email Signature? When you use Apple’s Mail app on your iPhone to...
Sep 24, 2018
Update AirPort Express Base Stations to Add AirPlay 2 Apple may have discontinued its AirPort Wi-Fi base stations, but in...
Sep 21, 2018
Use Copy as Pathname to Help Someone Find a File on the Mac Have you ever needed to write directions...
Sep 20, 2018
Top Features of iOS 12 to Take Advantage of Right Away Feeling left behind because you don’t have the latest...
Sep 19, 2018
Did You Know This Hidden Trick for Opening System Preferences Panes Directly? The System Preferences app on the Mac contains...
Sep 18, 2018
Tired of Skewed Lines in Your Photos? Use the Camera App’s Hidden Level. If you’ve ever photographed a sheet of...
Sep 17, 2018
Apple has thrown back the curtain on its latest batch of iPhones and a new model of the Apple Watch....
Sep 14, 2018
Did You Know You Can Customize the Columns in a Finder Window’s List View? When a Mac folder contains a...
Did You Know Your EarPods Work as a Remote Shutter Button for Photos? Have you ever composed the perfect photo...
Sep 13, 2018
How to Recover Space by Offloading Unused Apps in iOS 11 Running low on space on your iPhone or iPad...
Sep 12, 2018
Seriously Cool Features of macOS 10.14 Mojave You Won’t Want to Miss With last year’s macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Apple...
Sep 11, 2018
When Should You Upgrade to macOS 10.14 Mojave, iOS 12, watchOS 5, and tvOS 12? It’s that time of year...
Sep 10, 2018
Remember That You Can Search for Nearly Anything in Your Photos Library Apple’s Photos app on the Mac can identify...
Here’s How to Hide All Windows on Your Mac So You Can Work on the Desktop If your Mac is...
Sep 9, 2018
Fix a Frozen Finder with This Quick Tip Finder freezes. They shouldn’t happen at all, and they don’t happen often,...
Sep 8, 2018
Sad news: Apple is discontinuing its photo printing services, which enabled you to create and order physical prints, cards, calendars,...
Sep 4, 2018
On the face of it, Apple’s Find My iPhone feature does what it says. If you lose your iPhone, you...
Sep 1, 2018
A trackpad is not a mouse. In some ways, that’s obvious—you swipe your fingers on it, rather than dragging it...
Aug 24, 2018
There’s an Internet saying: “If you’re not the customer, you’re the product.” The point is that, if you’re getting a...
Aug 10, 2018
When Apple first announced macOS 10.13 High Sierra and iOS 11, one of the promised features was Messages in iCloud,...
Aug 6, 2018
Most Macs are busy places, with oodles of open windows cluttering the screen. If you want to look at the...
Aug 3, 2018
For many years now, Apple’s AirPlay feature has made it possible to stream audio from an iOS device or Mac...
Jul 27, 2018
Data breaches have become commonplace, with online thieves constantly breaking into corporate and government servers and making off with millions—or...
Jul 24, 2018
As iPhones have become ever more prevalent, one of Apple’s bundled apps—Find My Friends—has become significantly more useful. Although there...
Jul 6, 2018
In Troubleshooting 101, one of the first questions is always, “What version of the operating system are you running?” There’s...
Jun 29, 2018
Attend any live theater presentation, and someone will ask the audience to silence their cell phones. But what about your...
Jun 24, 2018
How to Deal with macOS Server Losing Many of Its Services For many years, Apple has sold macOS Server (previously...
Jun 19, 2018
At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 4th, the company unveiled the first developer versions of all four of...
Jun 10, 2018
Taking Out the Garbage: Tips for Working with the Trash on the Mac One of the great innovations of the...
Jun 4, 2018
Overloaded by Work Email? Give the Slack Messaging Tool a Try. Don’t get us wrong—email is great. But sometimes there’s...
May 29, 2018
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