by Marilyn | Oct 18, 2019 | Article, How-To, iOS 13, iPad, iPhone, productivity, text, typing
Let’s be honest—text editing in iOS has never been anywhere near as good as it is on the Mac. We may be more accustomed to our mice and keyboards, but the Multi-Touch interface has always been clumsy when it comes to text. Apple keeps trying to improve iOS’s text...
by Marilyn | Oct 16, 2019 | Article, How-To, iPad, iPadOS 13, multitasking, Notes, Safari, Slide Over, Split View
With this year’s operating system updates, Apple has formally acknowledged that the iPhone and iPad have different uses and different needs. To that end, Apple has given the iPad version of iOS 13 its own name—iPadOS 13. The big changes include a desktop-class version...
by Marilyn | Oct 14, 2019 | Article, Explainer, Hardware, Mac, Security
If you own an iMac Pro, or a Mac mini, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro model introduced in 2018 or later, your Mac has one of Apple’s T2 security chips inside. On the whole, having a T2 chip in your Mac is a good thing, thanks to significantly increased security and other...
by Marilyn | Oct 11, 2019 | Safety, Tip
Whenever Apple releases hot new hardware, it’s tempting to order the latest and greatest and then put your old Mac or iPhone up for sale on a classifieds site like Craigslist. If you do that, be cautious about potential buyers—it’s increasingly common for a scammer to...
by Marilyn | Oct 9, 2019 | Mac, Tip, Troubleshooting
Apple likes to keep Mac names simple, but that’s not always helpful. For instance, if you want to add RAM to your Mac, it’s not good enough to know that it’s an iMac. You’ll need to know that it’s a 27-inch iMac with Retina display from late 2014. To find that out,...
