Dec 1, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, How-To, Mac, Photos, productivity, Restricted Content
It’s that time of year again, when we realize that if we’re going to do holiday cards, we should get started. You can take the easy way out and buy a few packs of generic reindeer cards at the drugstore, but with a little work in Apple’s Photos app on the Mac, you can...
Nov 17, 2017 | App Switcher, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Dock, Home screen, How-To, iOS, iOS 11, iPad, iPhone, multitasking, productivity, Restricted Content, Slide Over, Split View
With iOS 11, the iPhone and iPad interfaces continue to diverge, which makes sense, since the iPad is not merely an overgrown iPhone. Particularly when you pair an iPad Pro with a Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil, you can now get real work done on an iPad more fluidly...
Nov 4, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Blog, iOS, iPad, iPhone, productivity, Restricted Content, Safari, Siri, Tip
Ask Siri to search the Web and you’ll get five results back from Google (not Bing anymore!). Tap one and it opens in Safari. But what if that page doesn’t contain the information you want? How do you get back to Siri’s results? The easy way is to tap the little Siri...
Sep 22, 2017 | Article, Blog, color, color picker, customization, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Solution
If you’re over 40, you probably remember the point in The Wizard of Oz where the movie switches from black-and-white to Technicolor (and if not, go see it!). It wasn’t the first color film, but the vibrant images of Dorothy’s ruby slippers, the yellow brick road, and...
Sep 17, 2017 | Article, bandwidth, Blog, How-To, Internet, iOS, iPhone, Mac, Personal Hotspot, productivity, Restricted Content, tethering, Wi-Fi
Finding good Internet access for your Mac or Wi-Fi-only iPad while traveling can be maddening. Look in your Wi-Fi menu while sitting in an airport and you’ll see a bunch of networks, most of which require a password or won’t connect for other reasons. It isn’t any...
Sep 15, 2017 | Blog, iOS, iPhone, Maps, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
The iPhone’s Maps app automatically records where you park your car as long as the iPhone is connected to the car’s Bluetooth system. It even notifies you of this when you get out of the car. But how do you get back to the car after you’ve done your errands? Just...
