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 | Jan 10, 2019 | Bluetooth, Disk Utility, How-To, iCloud, iMessage, iTunes, Mac
If a new Mac has recently arrived in your life, it may be time to hand your old Mac down to a friend or family member, pass it on to a coworker, or send it back to Apple for recycling. Here’s what to do. Backup Before anything else, make a backup, just in case. Do...
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 | Nov 8, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, iCloud, passwords, Restricted Content, Security, Tip, two-factor authentication
We’ve been hearing reports from people whose Macs have been locked remotely via Find My Mac, with the criminals responsible holding access to the Mac hostage until they receive a ransom in Bitcoin. First, if this happens to you, do not pay the ransom! Any Apple...
by Marilyn | Jul 31, 2017 | alert, iCloud, iOS, Mac, notifications, productivity, Reminders, Restricted Content, Siri, Solution
Apple designed the built-in Reminders app as a list-keeping assistant for both macOS and iOS. You can add reminders of any sort to the default Reminders list, or you can create custom lists, like Groceries or Movies to Watch. Plus, if you’ve set up Family Sharing, you...
by Marilyn | Jul 27, 2017 | App Store, Apple ID, iCloud, iOS, iTunes, Restricted Content, Settings, Tip
iOS 10.3, which Apple released in March 2017, had a number of notable changes, along with one minor tweak that could cause confusion. In iOS 10.2 and earlier, if you wanted to change your iCloud, iTunes, or App Store settings, you’d tap Settings > iCloud or...
