by Marilyn | Sep 11, 2018 | backup, How-To, iCloud, iOS 12, iTunes, Mojave, Security
Poll a room of Apple experts about the one topic they can’t stop talking about and many will launch into frustrated rants about how too few people back up. Backups are always important, since you can never predict when your Mac or iPhone will be lost or stolen, melt...
by Marilyn | Jun 16, 2018 | customization, Finder, How-To, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Trash
One of the great innovations of the Mac, way back when, was the concept of the Trash. Instead of deleting files immediately, you’d put them in the Trash, where they’d sit until you either took them out or removed them for good by emptying the Trash. You undoubtedly...
by Marilyn | Jun 12, 2018 | AirPods, HomePod, How-To, iOS, macOS, Restricted Content, Troubleshooting, tvOS, watchOS
In Troubleshooting 101, one of the first questions is always, “What version of the operating system are you running?” There’s a big difference between Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and the solution to any particular problem will likely...
by Marilyn | May 11, 2018 | Apple Watch, Emergency SOS, How-To, iPhone, productivity
Have you ever needed to call emergency services from your or someone else’s iPhone? Almost by definition, such calls take place at stressful times, and it can be hard to remember what to do. Or, if you’ve been in an accident, it might be difficult or impossible to...
by Marilyn | May 9, 2018 | Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, Apple Watch, How-To, iOS 11, iPhone, Wallet, watchOS 4
You’re out to lunch with tech-savvy friends, one of whom picks up the check and says, “Just send me your share via Apple Pay Cash.” Say what? Apple Pay Cash is Apple’s new person-to-person payment service, designed to make it easy for individuals to send and receive...
by Marilyn | May 2, 2018 | Contacts, How-To, labels, Mac, productivity
If mailing your cards (which you printed from Photos, right?) is made harder by having to write addresses on envelopes, you can skip the handwriting step with mailing labels. Although many people don’t realize this, it’s easy to print mailing labels on standard label...
