by Marilyn | Nov 17, 2020 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip, Troubleshooting
Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a battery health management feature that improves your battery’s lifespan by adjusting charging patterns to reduce the rate at which the battery chemically ages. (Find it in System Preferences > Energy Saver... 
by Marilyn | Nov 12, 2020 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, iOS, iPad, iPadOS, iPhone, Restricted Content, Tip
You’ve likely seen our tip on using the Dock on an iPhone or iPad as a temporary holding place that makes rearranging apps easier. We’ve learned two new tips that help even more! First, you can move multiple apps at once. Start by touching an app, waiting to feel a... 
by Marilyn | Aug 21, 2020 | Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, iPhone, Restricted Content, screen, Solution, zoom
If you have 20/20 vision or are still wondering why your parents have reading glasses, count yourself lucky. But if you’re like many people—over 60 percent of the population by some estimates, including most people over 45—reading the tiny text on your iPhone or Apple... 
by Marilyn | Nov 4, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Explainer, iOS 13, iPadOS 13, Photos, productivity, Restricted Content
Taking photos is a popular use of the iPhone, and Apple has said that the improved cameras gave this year’s iPhone 11 Pro models their “Pro” designation. But Apple continually works to improve the Photos app as well. Taking great photos is only half the job—you also... 
by Marilyn | Sep 25, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Catalina, Explainer, iOS 13, iPadOS, Restricted Content, tvOS 13, watchOS 6
As we get into September, it’s a good bet that Apple will be pushing out the next major versions of macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS, along with the new iPadOS, which is iOS with iPad-specific tweaks. Apple previewed these new versions back in June, and they’ve been in... 
by Marilyn | Mar 14, 2019 | Apple Pros, Article, collaboration, How-To, iOS, iWork, Keynote, Mac, Numbers, Pages
We talked last month generally about real-time collaboration and why it’s so efficient and effective—see “Stop Mailing Files Around and Use Collaborative Apps.” Now we’re going to explain how to start collaborating in Apple’s iWork suite of apps: Pages, Numbers, and... 