by Marilyn | Dec 8, 2020 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Control Center, customization, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, Music, Tip
Several years ago, Apple bought a company called Shazam, which made an app that identified songs by listening to the music playing nearby. Since then, Apple has built Shazam into Siri in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. Most recently, Apple added it to Control Center... 
by Marilyn | Sep 18, 2019 | Article, Catalina, iTunes, Music, Notes, Photos, Podcasts, privacy, productivity, Reminders, Screen Time, Security, Sidecar, Solution, TV, Voice Control
In a break from Apple’s pattern of alternating cycle of releases, macOS 10.15 Catalina is not a refinement of 10.14 Mojave like 10.13 High Sierra was for 10.12 Sierra. Instead, Catalina boasts significant changes, both obvious things like new apps and less-obvious... 
by Marilyn | Mar 13, 2019 | Article, iOS, iOS 12, Music, Podcasts, Solution, storage, Troubleshooting, Video
Little is more frustrating than running out of space your iPhone or iPad. You can’t take new photos, you can’t download new apps, some things may not work at all, and iOS will nag you repeatedly about how you can “manage” your storage in Settings. Luckily, over the... 
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 | Jun 2, 2017 | Article, How-To, iOS, iPad, iPhone, maintenance, Messages, Music, Photos, Podcasts, TV
Running out of space on an iPhone or iPad is frustrating. You can’t take new photos, some things don’t work, and iOS nags you about “managing” your storage. Thanks, Apple—we know our devices are nearly full, but clearing space isn’t necessarily easy! What can you do?...