Are You Making the Most of the Touch Bar on Your MacBook Pro?
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.
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Let Your Fingers Do the Walking: 13 Essential Trackpad Tricks for Mac Users
I’m a fan of the trackpad and I haven’t touched a mouse in years. Why? With the gestures you can use on the trackpad…
A Quick Shortcut to Create an Instant Slideshow from a Folder of Images
One of my favorite tricks is to use Quick Look to view photos in a folder on my Mac. All you do is select the photo you want to view and press the space bar. The Mac will then give you a large Quick Look of that image. Press the space bar again to close it. It is simple and quick.
Pinch to Zoom in All Photos View in iOS 14
In the Photos app on your iPad and iPhone (as well as the Mac), you have four views of your library: Years, Months, Days, and All Photos. For the first three, the Photos app doesn’t…
Have your iPhone, iPad, or even Mac listen and identify music you are listening to!
Did you know your iPhone can listen to and identify songs from music that is playing nearby? Several apps do this, but the most popular one is by a company named Shazam. Apple bought Shazam several years ago, and it has now integrated this in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS.
Flash is dead–Keep Your Mac Secure by Uninstalling Flash Player
Back in July of 2017, Adobe announced that it would stop distributing and updating Flash Player. The date they announced this would happen is coming up fast – December 31st, 2020…
Don’t Worry about an Occasional “Not Charging” Message on Your MacBook
Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a new battery health management. This new management system is designed to improve your battery’s lifespan.
Share Your Location Temporarily on the iPhone
If you’re visiting an iPhone-using friend or family member, did you know you could share your location on a temporary basis?
Rename Bluetooth Devices for Easy Management
You may have noticed that when you add a Bluetooth device to your Mac, a name is applied to it automatically. Apple devices will likely have sensible names, like Magic Mouse 2, but this isn’t the case with most non-Apple devices.
Did You Know You Can Close a Mac Laptop When It Has an External Display?
Do you work on a Mac laptop with an external display? If you do, did you know that you can close your laptop’s screen and keep working? Apple calls this closed-clamshell or closed-display mode.
Advice for Successful Online Schooling
A lot has been written about working from home, but what about schooling from home? We have some advice on how to set your kids up for success with online instruction.
‘Hey Siri’ no longer working after you bought a new iPhone?
Did you buy a new iPhone and transfer all your information only to find out ‘Hey Siri’ no longer works? This is what happened to my brother and myself after we both purchased…
