Feb 22, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Blog, iOS, iPhone, productivity, Reminders, Restricted Content, Siri, Tip
Do you create reminders with Siri on the iPhone? Those reminders are automatically added to your default list, which you set in Settings > Reminders > Default List. That’s great generally—“Hey Siri, remind me to update watchOS tonight at 11 PM”—but less good...
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...
Feb 8, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Blog, Chrome, Firefox, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Safari, swipe, Tip, trackpad
For navigation, every Web browser offers back and forward buttons, generally represented by arrows in the upper left of the toolbar. You can also navigate by choosing menu commands and typing keyboard shortcuts—did you know that Command-Left arrow and Command-Right...
Feb 6, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, battery, Blog, Control Center, iPhone, iPhone X, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Wondering what happened to the numeric battery percentage indicator on the iPhone X? The notch takes up enough space at the top of the screen that there was room only for the battery icon, which can be hard to interpret. If you want to see precisely what percentage of...
Feb 5, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, audio, Blog, HomePod, iPhone, News, Restricted Content
Move over, Amazon Echo and Google Home, there’s a new smart speaker coming soon. First announced back in June of 2017, Apple’s long-awaited HomePod will ship in the US, UK, and Australia on February 9th for $349. You can get it in space gray or white. Where Amazon and...
Jan 21, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, customization, High Sierra, Mac, macOS, Restricted Content, Safari, Solution, Web site
Although macOS 10.13 High Sierra was light on new features, it did bring one welcome addition to Safari—site-specific settings. Imagine that you regularly visit a blog that you prefer to read using Safari’s Reader view. Rather than invoke it each time you visit, you...
