Nov 15, 2017 | APFS, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, Explainer, Fusion Drive, iMac, Mac, Mac mini, macOS, performance, Restricted Content, storage
There are two basic types of storage devices available today: hard disk drives and solid-state drives. For the lowest cost per gigabyte, you can’t go wrong with a hard drive, and they come in truly massive sizes—up to a whopping 8 terabytes. However, they’re...
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...
Sep 27, 2017 | Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, camera, Flashlight, News, phone, Restricted Content, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive, watchOS, watchOS 4
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...
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...
