by Marilyn | Feb 15, 2019 | Security, Tip
We don’t want to belabor the point, but multinational tech companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google will never call or text you personally out of the blue. So if you get a call or text purporting to be from such a company, it’s 99.9% likely to be a scam, and you...
by Marilyn | Feb 14, 2019 | email, iCloud, Internet, Tip, Troubleshooting
Many Apple users rely on mac.com, me.com, or icloud.com email addresses, along with plenty of other iCloud-related services. So if you can’t send or receive email, if photos aren’t transferring via iCloud Photo Library, or if some other iCloud-related service isn’t...
by Marilyn | Feb 13, 2019 | Apple Pros, cold, Explainer, Hardware, heat, Troubleshooting
When it’s cold out, you can always throw on a sweater to stay warm. But your electronics are more reptilian—they can get sluggish or even fail to work in freezing weather. (No, that’s not what iPod Socks were designed to fix.) Worse, charging batteries at low...
by Marilyn | Feb 13, 2019 | Apple Pros, Article, business, Explainer, iOS, Mac, managed services, support
You’ve chosen Apple devices to run your business. That’s great, but are you still dealing with each of those devices individually? If you hire a new employee, do you go to the Apple Store to buy a new Mac, bring it back to the office, spend a few hours installing the...
by Marilyn | Feb 12, 2019 | Apple Pros, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Messages, Solution, Troubleshooting
Apple’s Messages app for iOS and macOS generally works well, but when it doesn’t, figuring out what’s wrong and how to fix it can take some doing. Here are a few of the most common solutions we’ve come across for problems with sending and receiving messages. Help...
by Marilyn | Feb 7, 2019 | Apple Pros, iPhone, Mail, productivity, Tip
Need to check something in another email message while composing a message in Mail on an iPhone? Many people don’t realize that you can swipe down on the top of the draft to dock it at the bottom of the screen, look something up in another message, and then expand the...
by Helen Serafini | Feb 6, 2019 | macfusion
Forget flowers and chocolate, surprise your loved one with the gift of tech! Searching for the hottest tech device can be quite the drag, which is why we’ve compiled a list of all the latest and greatest devices that will show your significant other how special...
by Marilyn | Feb 6, 2019 | Article, collaboration, Explainer, Google Docs, iWork, Microsoft Office 365, productivity
Have you ever emailed a document to several colleagues for feedback, and then had to go through each of their changes in turn, merging everything into your master document? What if one of them needs to see the changes that another suggested? Plus, what if you need to...
by Marilyn | Feb 5, 2019 | Apple Pros, Bluetooth, Hardware, keyboard, Mac, MacBook, Mouse, screen, Tip
Those of you who use a Mac laptop—a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro—probably know you can connect it to a large external display for more screen space. But sometimes it’s not convenient to have your Mac open on your desk next to the big screen. If you’d like to...
by Helen Serafini | Jan 31, 2019 | macfusion
Despite the constantly growing availability of storage, the loss of digital information remains a general commonality. Data loss is caused by a variety of things such as human error, software malfunctions (viruses), power outages, and hardware failure. Luckily,...
by Helen Serafini | Jan 28, 2019 | iPhone, macfusion
The Today View is a quick, and easy feature on the iPhone that gives you an at-a-glance overview of your favorite apps. Follow along to learn more about how to use and manage it. How to Access Today View On the iPhone, home or lock screen, swipe from the right edge...
by Marilyn | Jan 28, 2019 | Mac, Photos, print, Solution
Sad news: Apple has discontinued its photo printing services, which enabled you to create and order physical prints, cards, calendars, and books from within Photos on the Mac. Apple is directing users to download a Photos Project Extension from the Mac App Store....
by Marilyn | Jan 21, 2019 | iOS 12, LastPass, password manager, productivity
For security reasons, we always recommend that you use a password manager like 1Password or LastPass to generate, store, and enter strong passwords in your Web browser. We hope you’ve been doing that because iOS 12 has a fabulous new feature that lets you enter...
by Marilyn | Jan 15, 2019 | Activity Monitor, Explainer, Mac, performance, RAM
No matter how fast your Mac was when it was new, the time will come when apps launch slowly, the spinning beachball appears more often, and everything responds sluggishly. Such problems won’t happen all the time, and you can often fix them by quitting a piggy app or...
by Marilyn | Jan 15, 2019 | iOS, Mac, password, Security, Tip, Wi-Fi
You know the drill—a friend comes to visit and wants to get on your Wi-Fi network. You’ve written the password down somewhere, but where? Even if you have it handy, it’s a pain for your friend to type in. Since macOS 10.13 High Sierra and iOS 11, Apple’s operating...
