by Marilyn | Apr 15, 2021 | Finder, iCloud Drive, Mac, storage, Tip, Troubleshooting
With iCloud Drive, Apple provides an Optimize Mac Storage checkbox that, when checked, stores the full contents of iCloud Drive on the Mac only if there’s enough space. However, you may wish to recover local storage space without selecting that option—luckily, that’s... 
by Marilyn | Apr 8, 2021 | Article, email, Mac, Mail, productivity, Solution, Troubleshooting
Email is a major part of all our lives, both personally and professionally, and as such, it can add up. Before you know it, you have years of email stored away—potentially tens or even hundreds of thousands of messages. Most of the time, that’s fine. Email doesn’t... 
by Marilyn | Mar 23, 2021 | App Store, Article, How-To, iBooks Store, iPad, iPhone, iTunes Store, Mac, Troubleshooting
Last quarter, Apple’s Services segment generated a whopping $15.8 billion in revenue, 14% of the company’s total—sales of apps, media, and subscriptions are a big deal to Apple. And if you’re like us, you’re probably now paying Apple for services like Apple Music,... 
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... 