by Marilyn | Mar 12, 2019 | Apple Music, iOS, iTunes, Mac, Music, Tip
If you’re an Apple Music subscriber, you probably know that it can play music that’s related to a particular artist or track—just tell Siri, “Play a radio station based on the Beatles” to get a bunch of songs from the likes of the Rolling Stones, Simon &...
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 | Jan 28, 2018 | iTunes, Mac, maintenance, storage, Tip
If you’ve been good about backing up your iOS devices to iTunes on your Mac or to iCloud, give yourself a gold star! Both backup destinations are fine, but there’s one potential downside to iTunes backups: they can consume a lot of space on your Mac’s drive. In...
by Marilyn | Nov 10, 2017 | App Store, Apple Pros, APros Archive, iTunes, Restricted Content, Tip
The writing is on the wall: Apple doesn’t want us downloading or managing iOS apps on our Macs anymore. Most of the changes in iTunes 12.7 revolve around features Apple removed, including ringtone management and iTunes U. But the kicker is the removal of the iOS App...
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...
