by Marilyn | Jun 16, 2021 | Article, customization, FaceTime, iOS 15, iPad, iPadOS 15, iPhone, Mac, Monterey, News, privacy, productivity, Siri, watchOS 8, widget
At its Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 7th, Apple shared details about what we can expect to see later this year in macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, tvOS 15, and HomePod Software 15. It was a firehose of announcements, but one thing... 
by Marilyn | Sep 29, 2020 | App Library, Home screen, iOS 14, Messages, Siri, Solution, widget
Harvest season is here again, and Apple has deemed iOS 14 (along with iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14) ready for the picking. Although the betas have been pretty stable and no major problems have appeared in the first few days, we still recommend waiting at least a... 
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 | Sep 19, 2018 | App Store, Health, privacy, Restricted Content, Siri, Touch ID
There’s an Internet saying: “If you’re not the customer, you’re the product.” The point is that, if you’re getting a service for free, the company providing it sees you not as a customer, but as a product to sell, generally to advertisers. This is how Google,... 
by Marilyn | Jul 20, 2018 | iOS, productivity, Siri, Tip
If you’re reading this, chances are good that you’re not in elementary school, but it’s still easy to end up with a bunch of numbers you need to calculate. Perhaps you’re trying to total receipts for an expense report, average your kid’s report card grades, or split a... 
by Marilyn | Jun 8, 2018 | HomePod, maintenance, Restricted Content, Siri, Solution
After months of anticipation, Apple’s HomePod smart speaker finally shipped in mid-February. Reviews of its audio quality have been positive, and for the most part, it works both as advertised and as you’d expect. However, there were some surprises, most good but some...