by Marilyn | May 6, 2018 | High Sierra, image editing, Mac, Photos, productivity, Tip
In macOS 10.13 High Sierra, Apple significantly enhanced the editing capabilities of Photos, adding tools for adjusting specific colors, fine-tuning color and contrast via curves, and even focusing an image with vignetting. But it still lacks many features found in... 
by Marilyn | May 5, 2018 | customization, High Sierra, Mac, Safari, Solution, Web site
Although macOS 10.13 High Sierra was light on new features, it did bring one welcome addition to Safari—site-specific settings. Imagine that you regularly visit a blog that you prefer to read using Safari’s Reader view. Rather than invoke it each time you visit, you... 
by Marilyn | Jan 26, 2018 | Apple Pros, High Sierra, iCloud Drive, iOS 11, storage, Tip
Apple gives iCloud users 5 GB of free storage, but that fills up fast with iCloud Photo Library, iOS backups, iBooks, and more. Until iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra, each person in a family had to buy extra iCloud space separately. Happily, Apple has now made it... 
by Marilyn | Jan 24, 2018 | Apple Pros, facial recognition, High Sierra, iOS, iOS 11, Mac, Photos, Tip
An extremely welcome under-the-hood change in iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra is that Photos facial recognition syncs across iCloud Photo Library. Previously, people you identified on one of your devices remained unidentified on others. But what if Photos now... 
by Marilyn | Sep 18, 2017 | APFS, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, FaceTime, HEIF, HEVC, High Sierra, Mac, Mail, News, Notes, Photos, Restricted Content, Safari, Spotlight, upgrade
Although Apple’s eye-catching Desktop image of the High Sierra mountains makes it easy to confirm that your Mac is running High Sierra, the most noteworthy new features are invisible! These changes are aimed at improving your Mac’s performance. But, don’t worry that... 
by Marilyn | Sep 18, 2017 | App Store, Apple Pros, APros Archive, High Sierra, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, Sierra, Tip, upgrade
Assuming Apple continues its previous practices, once macOS 10.13 High Sierra comes out, it will become impossible to download 10.12 Sierra for the first time. That could be awkward if you want to upgrade an older Mac to Sierra at any point after High Sierra ships,...