Jul 10, 2017 | Blog, customization, icon, Mac, menu bar, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
You know all those status icons on the right side of your Mac’s menu bar? Many of them are useful, but if your menu bar is cluttered with icons you don’t need, you can make your Mac easier to use by removing the extras. Just hold down the Command key and drag an...
Jun 27, 2017 | alert, Blog, iCloud, iOS, iPhone, Mac, notifications, productivity, Reminders, Restricted Content, Siri, Solution
Apple designed the built-in Reminders app as a list-keeping assistant for both macOS and iOS. You can add reminders of any sort to the default Reminders list, or you can create custom lists, like Groceries or Movies to Watch. Plus, if you’ve set up Family Sharing, you...
Jun 26, 2017 | Article, Blog, Energy Saver, Explainer, Mac, maintenance, power, Restricted Content, shut down, sleep
What’s your desktop Mac doing when you’re not using it? Depending on your settings and usage habits, you could be wasting both power and your own time. We’ve found that some people have out-of-date beliefs about their Macs’ different idle-time states. Let’s set the...
Jun 20, 2017 | Apple Watch, Article, Auto Unlock, Blog, How-To, iPhone, Mac, macOS, passwords, productivity, Restricted Content, security, two-factor authentication
It’s magic. You walk up to your Mac, touch a key to wake it up, and upon noticing that you’re wearing your Apple Watch, it unlocks without making you enter a password. Brilliant! For some of us, it’s almost a reason alone to get an Apple Watch. Auto Unlock, as Apple...
Jun 14, 2017 | Blog, iOS, Mac, passwords, Restricted Content, security, Tip, two-factor authentication
Apple is increasingly encouraging us all to turn on two-factor authentication for our Apple IDs because it adds an extra layer of security on top of the password. With two-factor authentication, when you log in to iCloud or iTunes for the first time on a new device,...
Jun 12, 2017 | Apple Pros, AppleCare+, Article, Blog, Mac, Mac, macOS, News
Our friends at Apple are really in tune with what their customers need. When customers are looking to the Mac lineup to solve their business and education computing needs, they know that AppleCare gives them peace of mind for 3 years. With the changes to AppleCare+,...
