Nov 12, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, High Sierra, iCloud Drive, iOS 11, macOS, Restricted Content, storage, Tip
Apple gives iCloud users 5 GB of free storage, but that fills up fast with iCloud Photo Library, iOS backups, iBooks, and more. Until iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra, each person in a family had to buy extra iCloud space separately. Happily, Apple has now made it...
Nov 9, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Blog, camera, iOS, iOS 11, iPad, iPhone, QR code, Restricted Content, Tip
You’ve undoubtedly seen those odd-looking square QR codes on product packaging, a business card, or a flyer. In the past, you needed a special app to scan a QR code to see what Web URL, contact card, Wi-Fi network, or other piece of information it held. In iOS 11,...
Nov 8, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Blog, facial recognition, High Sierra, iOS, iOS 11, Mac, macOS, Photos, Restricted Content, Tip
An extremely welcome under-the-hood change in iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra is that Photos facial recognition syncs across iCloud Photo Library. Previously, people you identified on one of your devices remained unidentified on others. But what if Photos now...
Nov 4, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Blog, iOS, iPad, iPhone, productivity, Restricted Content, Safari, Siri, Tip
Ask Siri to search the Web and you’ll get five results back from Google (not Bing anymore!). Tap one and it opens in Safari. But what if that page doesn’t contain the information you want? How do you get back to Siri’s results? The easy way is to tap the little Siri...
Nov 1, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Do Not Disturb, Do Not Disturb While Driving, iOS, iOS 11, iPhone, Maps, notifications, Restricted Content, Siri, Solution
Distracted driving may not make headlines, but it’s a huge problem. In the United States in 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that 391,000 people were injured and 3477 killed in accidents caused by distracted driving. Many things can...
Oct 25, 2017 | Activity, Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, Blog, camera, Flashlight, iPhone, News, phone, Restricted Content, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive, Timer, watchOS, watchOS 4, Workout
With watchOS 4 now arriving on Apple Watch users’ wrists, it’s time to make sure you aren’t missing out on any of the important features—and to share a few tips for how to use them. watchOS 4 works on all Apple Watch models, even the original Apple Watch. It does...
