by Marilyn | Oct 23, 2020 | Article, Catalina, Explainer, Mac, Mojave, privacy, Troubleshooting
Over the last few releases of macOS, Apple has been beefing up the Mac’s privacy controls so they more closely resemble what the company has done in iOS. You’ve undoubtedly noticed that when you first launch a new app on your iPhone or iPad, it often prompts for... 
by Marilyn | Sep 3, 2019 | How-To, iOS 12, Messages, Mojave, productivity, Safari, two-factor authentication
An ever-increasing number of Web sites boost their security via two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to type in a short numeric code to complete a login after entering your username and password. It’s a big win because that code is generated on the fly... 
by Marilyn | Jun 20, 2019 | Article, iOS 12, iPod Touch, MacBook Pro, Mojave, News, repair, tvOS 12, watchOS 5
Apple is well known for its splashy media events, now usually held in the Steve Jobs Theater at the company’s new Cupertino campus. But Apple reserves such events for major announcements. Smaller announcements, such as minor updates to particular product lines,... 
by Marilyn | Apr 9, 2019 | Explainer, Mac, Mojave, Troubleshooting
If you’re running macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra or macOS 10.14 Mojave, you may have seen a dialog that says an app isn’t optimized for your Mac. The message differs slightly between High Sierra and Mojave, with the High Sierra version telling you the developer needs to... 
by Marilyn | Jan 13, 2019 | Find My iPhone, HomeKit, Mac, Mojave, productivity, Siri, Tip
Siri on the Mac hasn’t been as useful as on iOS devices, but with macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple enhanced the Mac version of Siri in a variety of ways. Apple says that Siri now knows about food, celebrities, and motorsports, but more interesting is how you can ask Siri to... 
by Marilyn | Dec 10, 2018 | Mac, Mail, Mojave, productivity, Tip
In macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple exposed a feature of Mail that was useful, but hard to find and use. For several versions of Mail, you’ve been able to select a message and choose Message > Move To Predicted Mailbox to file the email in the suggested mailbox. (If the...