Mar 14, 2019 | Article, Blog, collaboration, How-To, iOS, iWork, Keynote, Mac, Numbers, Pages
We talked last month generally about real-time collaboration and why it’s so efficient and effective—see “Stop Mailing Files Around and Use Collaborative Apps.” Now we’re going to explain how to start collaborating in Apple’s iWork suite of apps: Pages, Numbers, and...
Mar 11, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, iOS, iOS 12, iPhone, Music, Podcasts, Restricted Content, Solution, storage, troubleshooting, video
Little is more frustrating than running out of space your iPhone or iPad. You can’t take new photos, you can’t download new apps, some things may not work at all, and iOS will nag you repeatedly about how you can “manage” your storage in Settings. Luckily, over the...
Feb 15, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Messages, Restricted Content, Solution, troubleshooting
Apple’s Messages app for iOS and macOS generally works well, but when it doesn’t, figuring out what’s wrong and how to fix it can take some doing. Here are a few of the most common solutions we’ve come across for problems with sending and receiving messages. Help...
Jul 11, 2018 | AirPlay, Apple Pros, Apple TV, APros Archive, Article, audio, Blog, Control Center, HomePod, iOS, iPhone, Restricted Content, Solution, tvOS
For many years now, Apple’s AirPlay feature has made it possible to stream audio from an iOS device or Mac to an AirPlay-enabled speaker, AirPort Express base station, or most recently, a HomePod. Because AirPlay transfers sound over a Wi-Fi network, it eliminates the...
Jun 12, 2018 | AirPods, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, HomePod, How-To, iOS, iPhone, macOS, Restricted Content, troubleshooting, tvOS, watchOS
In Troubleshooting 101, one of the first questions is always, “What version of the operating system are you running?” There’s a big difference between Mac OS X 10.6 Snow Leopard and macOS 10.13 High Sierra, and the solution to any particular problem will likely...
Jun 7, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Explainer, Find My Friends, iOS, iPhone, 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...