by Marilyn | Jan 7, 2021 | Article, How-To, M1, Mac, Target Disk Mode, Troubleshooting
For many years, Macs have relied on sets of keys held at startup to enable specific modes. Most notably, pressing Option displays the Startup Manager and lets you pick a boot drive, Command-R starts up from macOS Recovery, Command-Option-P-R resets the NVRAM, Shift... 
by Marilyn | Nov 17, 2020 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip, Troubleshooting
Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a battery health management feature that improves your battery’s lifespan by adjusting charging patterns to reduce the rate at which the battery chemically ages. (Find it in System Preferences > Energy Saver... 
by Marilyn | Oct 30, 2020 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, text messaging, Tip, Troubleshooting
You’ve long had text messages forwarding from your iPhone to your Mac and iPad, but after you get a new device, it might be a while before you realize that it’s not receiving texts sent to your iPhone. It turns out that, when you get a new Apple device, you must... 
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 | Oct 8, 2020 | iPhone, spam, Tip, Troubleshooting
We’ve been hearing reports of an uptick in the scam phone calls that claim to be from Apple. If you answer, an automated message tells you that your iCloud account has been breached and asks you to call a provided 1-866 number. Do not do this! Apple will never call... 
by Marilyn | Aug 28, 2020 | Adobe, Creative Cloud, How-To, Mac, Troubleshooting
Here’s the solution to a problem that clients have run into on occasion. In a workgroup that relies on Adobe Creative Cloud apps, one person might upgrade to the latest versions of Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, whereas others don’t. Suddenly, if that person... 