Apr 6, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, customization, Facebook, How-To, iOS, iPhone, Mac, privacy, Restricted Content, security
Facebook has dominated the news headlines of late, but not for good reasons. There were the 50 million Facebook profiles gathered for Cambridge Analytica and used in the 2016 presidential election. Facebook has long been scraping call and text message data from...
Mar 19, 2018 | Apple Pros, Apple TV, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, HomePod, iPhone, maintenance, Restricted Content, Siri, Solution
After months of anticipation, Apple’s new HomePod smart speaker finally shipped in mid-February. As of March 19th, Computer Advantage will be officially selling the HomePod. Reviews of its audio quality have been positive, and for the most part, it works both as...
Mar 16, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, customization, Explainer, iOS, iPhone, phone, productivity, Restricted Content
Junk calls are one of the great annoyances of the modern world. You’re minding your own business when your iPhone vibrates in your pocket. You pull it out, curious as to who’s calling, but don’t recognize the number. You may notice that it’s in the same exchange as...
Mar 12, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, iPhone, keyboard shortcut, Mac, productivity, Reminders, Restricted Content, Solution, window
With Apple’s productivity apps like Calendar, Contacts, Notes, and Reminders, which look and work pretty much the same on the Mac and in iOS, what you see is largely what you get. Particularly in iOS, they tend not to have much in the way of hidden depths. With...
Mar 8, 2018 | App Store, Apple Music, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Calendar, Explainer, Family Sharing, Find My Friends, Find My iPhone, iBooks Store, iOS, iPhone, iTunes Store, Mac, Photos, productivity, Reminders, Restricted Content
Family life is all about togetherness, but keeping track of who’s doing what when can be tough. Apple’s Family Sharing service makes it easy to share apps, media, and more within a family of up to six members, and it provides a few helpful digital housekeeping...
Feb 20, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Explainer, iOS, iPhone, Mac, macOS, maintenance, Restricted Content, security, tvOS, updates, watchOS
It seems like Apple releases updates to iOS, macOS, watchOS, and tvOS nearly every week these days. It has been only a few months since iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra launched, and we’ve already seen ten updates to iOS and seven updates to macOS. Some of these...
