Jun 1, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Blog, iOS 11, maintenance, Restricted Content, storage, Tip
Running low on space on your iPhone or iPad in iOS 11? This problem may be easier to deal with than you expect because Apple has added a quick way to free up storage space by removing unneeded apps. Go to Settings > General > iPhone/iPad Storage, where you’ll...
Jun 1, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Blog, keyboard shortcut, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Apple makes it easy to look up information about any word you can see on your Mac, in nearly any app. To access this information, Control- or right-click the word and choose Look Up “word”, use the trackpad to tap the word with three fingers, or hover the pointer over...
Jun 1, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Explainer, Find My Friends, iOS, location, Messages, productivity, Restricted Content
As iPhones have become ever more prevalent, one of Apple’s bundled apps—Find My Friends—has become significantly more useful. Although there are legitimate concerns about sharing your location willy-nilly, Find My Friends gives everyone full control over what they...
May 24, 2018 | Apple Pros, apps, APros Archive, Article, Blog, iOS, iPhone, productivity, Restricted Content, Solution
Smartphone addiction is real. Do you check your iPhone before you get out of bed? During family dinners? Right before you go to sleep? Constantly during the day even when you’re on vacation? If you—or your family members—feel that you’re disappearing into your phone...
May 22, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, backup, Blog, Explainer, hard drive, hardware, Mac, Restricted Content, troubleshooting
Backing up your Mac is like flossing your teeth: everyone knows they should do it every night, but too many people never get around to it. Unlike flossing, once you set up backups, they don’t require daily attention. And turning on Apple’s Time Machine backup feature...
