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... 
by Marilyn | Dec 8, 2021 | Article, Contacts, How-To, labels, print, productivity
If mailing your holiday cards (which you designed in Photos with a plug-in like Motif or Mimeo Photos, right?) is made harder by having to write addresses on envelopes, you can skip the handwriting step this year. Although many people don’t realize this, it’s easy to... 
by Marilyn | Nov 30, 2021 | macfusion
Over the years Apple has introduced so many new security features that you would think it would make their devices less desirable to steal. Unfortunately, we see people daily that choose convenience over security. Recently we had a customer get their iPad stolen and... 
by Marilyn | Nov 12, 2021 | AirPods, AirPods Pro, AirTag, Apple Pros, Apple Watch, HomePod mini, iPad, Solution
It may seem early to start thinking about the holiday shopping season, but with the global supply chain suffering pandemic-related slowdowns, there’s no telling how long it will take to get something you order today. Apple has generally done a good job of managing its... 
by Marilyn | Oct 27, 2021 | DND, Focus, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, Tip, Troubleshooting
In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple expanded the concept of Do Not Disturb to what it calls Focus. You can create a Focus for different types of activities, so only specific people and apps can break through your cone of silence at appropriate times. Focus subsumes the old... 
by Marilyn | Oct 26, 2021 | customization, Explainer, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Safari
Along with a new version of Safari in iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple has released Safari 15 for macOS 11 Big Sur and macOS 10.15 Catalina. Why do this before macOS 12 Monterey ships? Some of the browser’s new capabilities—notably the Tab Groups feature—integrate it more... 
by Marilyn | Oct 22, 2021 | Article, email, Explainer, iCloud, networking, privacy, Security
As you upgrade to iOS 15, iPadOS 15 (and macOS 12 Monterey by the end of the year), you’re going to see references to iCloud+. You might even already be an iCloud+ subscriber! That’s because iCloud+ is Apple’s new name for what you get if you pay for additional iCloud... 
by Marilyn | Oct 20, 2021 | AirPods, Apple Music, Article, HomePod mini, MacBook Pro, Monterey, News
Last year, Apple started to transition Macs away from Intel processors to its custom M1 system-on-a-chip. The M1’s performance is stellar, but Apple has used it only in low-end models so far: the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, Mac mini, and new 24-inch iMac. For... 
by Marilyn | Oct 4, 2021 | App Switcher, Article, Explainer, iPad, iPadOS 15, multitasking, Shelf, Slide Over, Split View
Multitasking has long been a mess on the iPad, not so much because it didn’t work but because it was tough to memorize the secret swipes necessary to put multiple apps into Split View, work with multiple windows in apps that supported them, and hide and show what you... 
by Marilyn | Sep 24, 2021 | Apple Watch Series 7, Article, iPad, iPad mini, iPhone 13, iPhone 13 mini, iPhone 13 Pro, iPhone 13 Pro Max, News
September is traditionally when new iPhones are ripe for the picking, and this year’s crop is no exception. At its California Streaming event on September 14th, Apple unveiled four iPhone 13 models. Apple also announced the expected Apple Watch Series 7, but entirely... 
by Marilyn | Sep 23, 2021 | Article, email, How-To, Security, Terminal
Imagine you’re staring at a file or folder—perhaps confidential employee information that you need to send to your accountant. If attaching it to an email message makes you think, “That doesn’t seem like a good idea,” award yourself a gold star! Sending sensitive... 
by Marilyn | Aug 12, 2021 | Article, Explainer, iPad, iPhone, Mac, password manager, passwords, Security
We constantly say, “Use a password manager!” for good reason. Password managers make it easy to generate, store, and enter strong passwords. You don’t have to decide whether or not your password is strong or weak, remember it, and type it accurately every time you log... 