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...
by Marilyn | Nov 4, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Explainer, iOS 13, iPadOS 13, Photos, productivity, Restricted Content
Taking photos is a popular use of the iPhone, and Apple has said that the improved cameras gave this year’s iPhone 11 Pro models their “Pro” designation. But Apple continually works to improve the Photos app as well. Taking great photos is only half the job—you also...
by Marilyn | Oct 18, 2019 | Article, How-To, iOS 13, iPad, iPhone, productivity, text, typing
Let’s be honest—text editing in iOS has never been anywhere near as good as it is on the Mac. We may be more accustomed to our mice and keyboards, but the Multi-Touch interface has always been clumsy when it comes to text. Apple keeps trying to improve iOS’s text...
by Marilyn | Oct 7, 2019 | Mac, productivity, Tip
There are plenty of situations where it makes sense to put a date in a filename, but if you don’t use the right date format, the files may sort in unhelpful ways. For instance, using the names of months is a bad idea, since they’ll sort alphabetically, putting April...
