by John | Nov 1, 2023 | Control Center, keyboard shortcut, Mac, productivity, Tip
With macOS 13 Ventura, Apple brought Control Center from iOS to the Mac, providing a unified interface for features that users need to turn on and off regularly or that receive frequent adjustments, like screen brightness and audio volume. Clicking the Control Center... 
by John | Nov 1, 2023 | alert, Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Calendar, customization, Mac, notifications, Restricted Content, Tip
It’s easy to get caught up in what you’re doing and miss an alert for a Zoom meeting or a reminder to leave for an appointment. The Mac app In Your Face ensures that will never happen again by taking over the entire screen for notifications and requiring that you... 
by John | Nov 1, 2023 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, HomePod, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, Restricted Content, Siri, Sonoma, Tip, watchOS 10
If you use Siri, particularly on a HomePod, you’re probably accustomed to saying “Hey Siri” as the trigger phrase before your requests. In Apple’s new operating systems for 2023, you can now choose to invoke Siri using the traditional “Hey Siri” or just “Siri” (at... 
by John | Nov 1, 2023 | Apple Watch Series 9, Apple Watch Ultra 2, productivity, Tip, watchOS 10
Apple recently released watchOS 10.1, with support for the much-ballyhooed double-tap gesture that selects the primary action in many apps without requiring that you touch the screen! It’s available only on the new Apple Watch Series 9 and Apple Watch Ultra 2, where... 
by John | Nov 1, 2023 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, How-To, iOS 17, iPhone, Restricted Content, Safety
We’ve all had a friend or family member say, “Text me when you get home,” because they want the peace of mind from knowing you arrived safely. But what if something goes wrong—or you forget—so they never receive that text? They’ll be worried and won’t know where you... 
by John | Nov 1, 2023 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Desktop, Explainer, Mac, printer, privacy, Restricted Content, Sonoma, Troubleshooting, videoconferencing
We’re seeing an increasing number of people switching to macOS 14 Sonoma, and for the most part, things are going well. However, Apple introduced some new features—and turned them on by default—that are causing some consternation. If you’ve switched to Sonoma or are... 
by John | Nov 1, 2023 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Face ID, How-To, iPhone, Restricted Content, Touch ID
In 2013, Apple added Touch ID to the Home button of the iPhone 5S. Taking advantage of the uniqueness of fingerprints, Touch ID combines the Home button press to wake up the iPhone with a fingerprint scan to authenticate the user. But in 2017, Apple introduced the... 
by John | Nov 1, 2023 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iMac, M3, M3 Max, M3 Pro, MacBook Pro, News, Restricted Content
At Apple’s Halloween-themed Scary Fast event on October 30, the company unveiled its next-generation Apple silicon chips for Macs, the M3, M3 Pro, and M3 Max. Apple also showcased new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models and a faster version of the 24-inch iMac... 
by Marilyn | Oct 16, 2023 | macfusion
As a tech company and someone who stays at short-term vacation rentals, this project was right up our alley. We sought to shore up some of our own dislikes and bring some new features to the home as well. And obviously while this project was for an STVR, the concepts... 
by John | Oct 2, 2023 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS 17, iPad, iPhone, passcode, Restricted Content, Security, Tip
The hardest time to remember your iPhone or iPad passcode is right after you’ve changed it. Generally speaking, there’s no reason to change your passcode, but if you inadvertently or intentionally shared it with someone with whom you wouldn’t trust your bank account... 
by John | Oct 2, 2023 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Messages, Restricted Content, Safari, Security, Tip, two-factor authentication, Web browser
One welcome feature of Safari is its automatic detection and auto-filling of SMS-based two-factor authentication codes you receive in Messages. It allows you to complete your login quickly, without having to retrieve the code from Messages. But what if you use a... 
by Marilyn | Feb 19, 2022 | iOS 15, iPadOS 15, Lock screen, productivity, search, Tip
Most of the time, when you unlock your iPhone or iPad, you want to launch an app. In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, you no longer have to unlock the device, find the app on a Home screen page, and tap it. Instead, you can open an app directly from the Lock screen, assuming... 
by Marilyn | Feb 18, 2022 | App Library, customization, Home screen, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, Tip
Back in iOS 14, Apple added the App Library, which collects all the apps on your iPhone. With everything available in the App Library, iOS 14 was also able to provide the option of hiding Home screen pages, a boon for those of us with too many disorganized pages. In... 
by Marilyn | Feb 17, 2022 | Article, email, Google, iCloud, Microsoft, Solution
If you’re completely happy with your email provider, move on, there’s nothing to see here. But if you’re unhappy with your provider’s reliability, spam filtering, or stability as a business, or if you’re tired of having a 1990s-style address from aol.com or... 
by Marilyn | Feb 1, 2022 | Article, Find My, How-To, notifications, privacy, Security, Troubleshooting
Apple’s Find My technology is a lifesaver when it works, enabling you to locate and potentially retrieve lost or stolen devices. It’s not perfect, even with the addition of the Find My Network, which drafts other nearby Apple devices to relay the location of a lost... 