by Marilyn | Nov 11, 2020 | Article, customization, Home screen, How-To, iOS 14, iPhone, productivity, widget
A significant new feature in iOS 14 is Home screen widgets, information-rich tiles that share space on a Home screen with app icons. iPhone users familiar with Google’s Android smartphone operating system have long clamored for widgets because they provide quick... 
by Marilyn | Sep 3, 2020 | Article, customization, How-To, Mac, MacBook Pro, productivity, Touch Bar
In 2016, Apple introduced the Touch Bar with the MacBook Pro. It’s a long, thin display above the number keys on the keyboard that shows a variety of buttons and controls. By default, it changes depending on which app you’re in, and it also displays the Control Strip,... 
by Marilyn | Aug 18, 2020 | iOS, iPadOS, keyboard, productivity, Tip, typing
Sure, you know that the Space bar in the iOS virtual keyboard types a space character. But did you realize that if you tap it twice, it inserts a period? (Probably, but if not, now you do.) That’s to make it easier to provide proper punctuation, which will have the... 
by Marilyn | Jul 8, 2020 | iOS 13, iPadOS, Mac, productivity, scroll, Tip
Whenever you view a document that’s longer than will fit onscreen, a scroll bar appears (often only if you’re actively scrolling). That’s true whether you’re using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Inside the scroll bar is a control called a scroller that you can drag to... 
by Marilyn | May 5, 2020 | Mac, Photos, productivity, Solution
Digital cameras have been around long enough that people have stopped making snarky comments about how hard it is to find anything in a shoebox filled with hundreds of unorganized photos. But given the tens of thousands of photos many of us now have, it’s hard to be... 
by Marilyn | Nov 11, 2019 | iOS 13, Maps, productivity, Tip
A small but welcome new feature of iOS 13 is Driving ETA, which helps you share your estimated time of arrival with a contact whenever you’re navigating with the Maps app. To use Driving ETA, start navigating to a destination in Maps, tap Share ETA at the bottom of... 