by Marilyn | Oct 23, 2020 | Article, Catalina, Explainer, Mac, Mojave, privacy, Troubleshooting
Over the last few releases of macOS, Apple has been beefing up the Mac’s privacy controls so they more closely resemble what the company has done in iOS. You’ve undoubtedly noticed that when you first launch a new app on your iPhone or iPad, it often prompts for... 
by Marilyn | Oct 22, 2020 | Article, How-To, iPad, iPadOS 14, Scribble
With iPadOS, you have to remember that it shares most of its capabilities with iOS. So if it seems that iPadOS 14 doesn’t have as many major new capabilities as iOS 14, that’s not quite fair—many of iOS 14’s new features also appear in iPadOS 14. You’ll get pinned... 
by Marilyn | Oct 21, 2020 | Activity, Apple Watch, customization, Tip, watchOS 7
Ever since Apple introduced the Activity app to watchOS, you’ve been able to adjust your Move goal, which is measured in kilocalories, but your Exercise goal was locked at 30 minutes and the Stand goal at 12 hours. In watchOS 7, you can finally change these last two.... 
by Marilyn | Oct 20, 2020 | Article, iPhone, iPhone 12, iPhone 12 mini, iPhone 12 Pro, News
For the second time in less than a month, Apple has made a splashy announcement. In its “Hi, Speed” event, the company unveiled a new lineup of four iPhone 12 models along with the new HomePod mini. HomePod mini Just as Apple did in its event, let’s get the HomePod... 
by Marilyn | Oct 13, 2020 | App Library, customization, Home screen, iOS 14, iPhone, Tip
The App Library in iOS 14 ensures that you can find all the apps installed on your iPhone without having to hunt through Home screens. So if you already have a lot of Home screens that contain a random assemblage of apps, it might be easier to hide those screens than... 
by Marilyn | Oct 12, 2020 | Article, Chrome, Explainer, Firefox, Mac, privacy, Safari
With so many of us working at home these days, it’s worth remembering that spouses, children, and housemates may have easy physical access to your Mac. And, particularly if you share a Mac with them, you might want to consider how you protect your browsing privacy.... 
by Marilyn | Oct 8, 2020 | iPhone, spam, Tip, Troubleshooting
We’ve been hearing reports of an uptick in the scam phone calls that claim to be from Apple. If you answer, an automated message tells you that your iCloud account has been breached and asks you to call a provided 1-866 number. Do not do this! Apple will never call... 
by Marilyn | Oct 8, 2020 | Apple Watch, customization, Explainer, sleep, watchOS 7
The small screen of the Apple Watch prevents new watchOS features from being as obvious or splashy as those in iOS and iPadOS. But watchOS 7, now available for the Apple Watch Series 3 and later when paired with an iPhone 6s or later running iOS 14, has quite a few... 
by Marilyn | Oct 7, 2020 | Article, education, iPad, Mac, Solution
In a normal year, most kids would be back in school by now. But the COVID-19 pandemic has caused many schools to offer online instruction, and many families are now settling into a remote back-to-school arrangement. We’ve provided some advice on working from home in... 
by Marilyn | Sep 29, 2020 | App Library, Home screen, iOS 14, Messages, Siri, Solution, widget
Harvest season is here again, and Apple has deemed iOS 14 (along with iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14) ready for the picking. Although the betas have been pretty stable and no major problems have appeared in the first few days, we still recommend waiting at least a... 
by Marilyn | Sep 3, 2020 | Article, customization, How-To, Mac, MacBook Pro, productivity, Touch Bar
In 2016, Apple introduced the Touch Bar with the MacBook Pro. It’s a long, thin display above the number keys on the keyboard that shows a variety of buttons and controls. By default, it changes depending on which app you’re in, and it also displays the Control Strip,... 
by Marilyn | Aug 31, 2020 | customization, Mac, scroll, System Preferences, Tip
On the Mac, scroll bars are essential for both orienting yourself and navigating within a Web page or document window. But they may not appear unless you hover the pointer over the right spot or start scrolling with a gesture on a trackpad or a turn of a mouse scroll... 
by Marilyn | Aug 28, 2020 | Adobe, Creative Cloud, How-To, Mac, Troubleshooting
Here’s the solution to a problem that clients have run into on occasion. In a workgroup that relies on Adobe Creative Cloud apps, one person might upgrade to the latest versions of Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, whereas others don’t. Suddenly, if that person... 
by Marilyn | Aug 28, 2020 | Article, iMac, Mac, News
Apple’s workhorse desktop Mac, the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, hasn’t seen an update since March 2019—nearly two and a half years ago. Happily, the company has finally released a new version of the popular iMac, outfitting it with 10th-generation Intel... 
by Marilyn | Aug 24, 2020 | iOS 13, iPadOS 13, Tip, Troubleshooting, updates
People whose iPhones or iPads have relatively little free space have long struggled with the fact that iOS likes to download updates so they’ll be ready for installation. “Who wants to wait for a long download?” Apple thought. Unfortunately, lots of people do. The... 