by Marilyn | Jul 16, 2021 | Article, How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Mail, productivity
Complaining about getting too much email is like complaining about bad traffic—we brought it upon ourselves, and while it’s impossible to escape entirely, it’s worth knowing how to reduce it. Apple is fully cognizant of the issue, too, and has built features into the... 
by Marilyn | Jun 22, 2021 | Article, Explainer, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, privacy
You’ve likely seen mention of the dispute between Apple and Facebook. It revolves around App Tracking Transparency (ATT), a technology Apple released in iOS 14.5. The goal of ATT is to give iPhone and iPad users more control over the extent to which app makers can... 
by Marilyn | Jun 17, 2021 | Apple Card, Family Sharing, Tip
Apple did a good job rethinking some aspects of credit card use with the Apple Card, but one omission was the inability to share it with other family members. With the new Apple Card Family, once everyone has upgraded to iOS 14.6, you can add members of your Family... 
by Marilyn | Jun 16, 2021 | Article, customization, FaceTime, iOS 15, iPad, iPadOS 15, iPhone, Mac, Monterey, News, privacy, productivity, Siri, watchOS 8, widget
At its Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 7th, Apple shared details about what we can expect to see later this year in macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, tvOS 15, and HomePod Software 15. It was a firehose of announcements, but one thing... 
by Marilyn | Jun 7, 2021 | Article, Dropbox, Explainer, Google, Google Docs, Google Drive, iCloud, iCloud Drive
People talk about “the cloud” all the time these days, but what do they really mean? There’s no agreed-on definition, which can render some conversations nearly inscrutable. We can’t pretend to have the final answer—if there will ever be such a thing—but here’s how we... 