Latest News and Updates
Below are my latest news and updates. These include any lessons, tips, and general news I have for you.
Make More Space for Documents by Putting Your Dock on the Side of Your Mac’s Screen
Apple locates the Dock at the bottom of the Mac’s screen by default. That location may interfere with you seeing as much of your document windows as you’d like.
See the new Pulldown Menu enhancement in iOS 14 on the iPad.
In this video, I show you the new pulldown menu enhancement Apple add to the iPad in iPadOS 14. With the new Menu enhancement, the iPad gets a drop-down menus much like you see…
Learn about the new Sidebar enhancement in iPadOS 14 on the iPad
in this lesson for iPadOS 14 on the iPad, I look at the new Sidebar enhancement added. This new sidebar is available across different apps and gives a consistent look cross multiple apps. It can…
Did You Know You Can Customize the Columns in a Finder Window’s List View?
When a Mac folder contains a lot of files, the Finder’s List view often works best in my opinion. Why? It let’s you focus on a single folder…
Get an introduction to over 20 new features on the iPhone with iOS 14
In this lesson for iOS 14 on the iPad, I overview 20+ new features, Apple adds to the iPhone with this latest update. This includes the new Today view, new widgets, and how you can…
Use Copy as Pathname on the Mac to Help Someone Find a File
Have you ever needed to show someone where to find a file on the Mac? Maybe you want to write it out in an email?…
Learn about the new Compact Search in iPadOS 14
In this lesson for what’s new in iPadOS 14, I show you the new Compact Search the iPad has. When you perform a search on the iPad, it no longer takes over your entire display…
Back Up Before Upgrading to macOS Big Sur or iOS 14!
If you poll a room of Apple experts about the one topic they get frustrated about, many will launch into rants about how too few people back up. Backups are…
Get an overview of 25 new features in iPadOS 14
In this lesson, I give a general overview of what is new in iPadOS 14. This includes a quick look a the new Today View Widgets, the new compact search and Siri views…
Watch my Webinar from Sept 17, 2020
We had another great webinar! Thanks to everyone who was able to join us! This one went for about an hour and a half, and as always, we covered numerous subjects…
Apple Releases Apple Watch Series 6, Apple Watch SE, new iPad Air, and Subscription Services
Apple announced a new Apple Watch with an oxygen sensor and brighter display, an all new iPad Air, and new subscription services. Read more…
Comparing Before/After Edits in Photos on the Mac
Photos on the Mac provides many editing tools, so many that it’s easy to lose track of how an edited image compares to the…
Learn how to show the a contact photo for your Mail messages in Mail on the Mac
In this lesson, I look at how you can add a contact photo next to each mail message in Mail on the Mac…
What’s the Deal with All the Privacy Requests in macOS Catalina?
You most likely have noticed that Apple has been beefing up the Mac’s privacy controls over the last few macOS releases. They more closely resemble what they have done in…
Swipe on a Trackpad to navigate web pages you’ve visited in Safari on the Mac
To navigate between web pages you’ve visited, Safari offers back and forward buttons, these are represented by arrows in the upper left of Safari’s…
Learn about the different options available for creating an offsite backup for your Mac
In this lesson for Backing Up on the Mac, I show you the different options available for creating an offsite backup. With an offsite…
Invoke Special Views and Features on the Mac with Hot Corners
When you are working on your Mac, you probably have many windows open. Some covering other apps and mostly covering the desktop. As I…
Watch my AMA (Ask Me Anything) Webinar/Class from Thursday September 3, at 3pm EST
Here are a few topics I covered in this webinar/class. Basics of the Health app, switching microphone inputs through applications on the Mac, finding lost apps on the iPhone, and a few other random questions.
Learn how to delete email addresses from being used for autofill with new drafts in Mail on the Mac
In this lesson for Mail on the Mac, I show you how to delete email address that are being suggested or autofilled in new drafts on the Mac…
Why You Should Always Keep the Find My iPhone Feature Enabled
On the surface, Apple’s Find My iPhone features does what it says, it’ll identify the last known location of your iPhone if you lost or misplaced…
Learn how to add your signature to a PDF document in Preview
In this lesson for Preview, I lshow you how you can add your signature to Preview, so you can then add it to any Preview document, such as a…
Where is the Battery Percentage Indicator on an iPhone with Face ID?
Do you have an iPhone with Face ID (without a Home button)? Are you wondering how you can see the how much battery you have as a…
Learn how to automatically open your apps on your Mac
Have you ever wanted to automatically open an app when you start your Mac? In the past this was, and still can be, done through…
Learn about the Photos Interface and how to get around Photos on the Mac
I finally got around to updating one fo the key videos for my Photos tutorial, how to get around the Photos app. Apple replaced Moments…
Learn how to restore individual files and folders from a Time Machine backup on the Mac
In this lesson on backing up your Mac, I show you how you can restore individual files and folders from a Time Machine backup, by going into…
Here’s How to Find Out if Your Online Passwords Have Been Stolen
Unfortunately data breaches have become commonplace. Online thieves are constantly breaking into corporate and government servers and…
Learn how to exclude System Files and Applications from a Time Machine Backup
In this lesson on backing up your Mac, I show you how you can exclude System Files and Applications from being backed up with Time Machine…
Why you want to Install Minor Operating System Updates
You’ve probably noticed that Apple releases updates to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS nearly every week. Some of these…
Learn how to select and move multiple apps on the iPad
In this lesson for the iPad, I show you how to select multiple apps and move them on your home screen, including how you can move them to a…
Need to Do Some Simple Math? Get Siri to Do It!
Chances are you’ve ended up somewhere where you needed to do some quick calculations. Perhaps you’re trying to total…
