Sep 13, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, iOS 11, News, Restricted Content, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive, upgrade, watchOS 4
At its highly anticipated product announcement event at the new Steve Jobs Theater, Apple didn’t disappoint. The big news was the revolutionary iPhone X, which eliminates the Home button and unlocks by recognizing your face. Apple also announced the evolutionary...
Sep 13, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Control Center, Dock, News, Restricted Content
Apple has long argued that you can use the iPad for productivity but hasn’t backed that claim up with the necessary features in iOS. Until now, that is, with the new iPad-centric capabilities of iOS 11. These changes mean that an iPad running iOS 11 is more like a...
Sep 13, 2017 | APFS, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, High Sierra, Mac, Mail, News, Photos, Restricted Content, Safari, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive, Spotlight, upgrade
Although Apple’s eye-catching Desktop image of the High Sierra mountains makes it easy to confirm that your Mac is running High Sierra, the most noteworthy new features are invisible! These changes are aimed at improving your Mac’s performance. But, don’t worry that...
Sep 11, 2017 | APFS, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, Explainer, iOS, iOS 10, Mac, macOS, maintenance, performance, Restricted Content, security
A major change in macOS 10.13 High Sierra is the switch to Apple’s new Apple File System, or APFS. With any luck, you’ll barely notice the change, just as almost no one did earlier this year when Apple updated millions of iOS devices to APFS with iOS 10.3. But let’s...
Sep 9, 2017 | Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, High Sierra, iOS, iOS 11, Mac, macOS, Restricted Content, Solution, tvOS, watchOS, watchOS 4
To every thing there is a season, and we’re fast approaching the time when Apple harvests the fruit of the last year and releases new versions of macOS, iOS, watchOS, and tvOS. There are no major surprises here, since Apple announced the new versions in June and...
Aug 21, 2017 | Article, Blog, contextual menu, Mac, menu, productivity, Restricted Content, shortcut menu, Solution
It’s easy to find and open the Mac’s standard menus—all you do is click a word or icon. But did you know about the Mac’s hidden menus? They contain many useful commands, but the Mac’s user interface provides no clue to their existence. Here’s what you need to know....
