Jul 27, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, Blog, Explainer, heat, iPhone, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, troubleshooting
When summer brings sunny days and rising temperatures, you may have ditched your business suit for shorts or skirts to stay comfortable, but your technological gear can’t do the same. And keeping your tech cool is about more than comfort—as temperatures rise,...
Jul 11, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, Mac, privacy, Restricted Content, Tip
We’ve all had it happen. “Can I use your Mac for a minute to check my email?” The answer can be “Yes,” but to keep people from poking around on your Mac, have your visitor log in as Guest. To enable the Guest account, go to System Preferences > Users & Groups....
Jun 24, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, How-To, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, Storage Management
SSDs are great—they’re fast, durable, and reliable—but they’re also expensive, which results in many of us not having as much storage built into our Macs as we’d like. Particularly for those who watch videos in iTunes or take a lot of photos, it’s all too easy to run...
May 31, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, iCloud Photos, iOS, iPhone, Mac, Photos, Restricted Content, Tip, troubleshooting
iCloud Photos (which Apple previously called iCloud Photo Library) is wonderful when it’s working. Take some photos on your iPhone, and they appear on your Mac and iPad a minute later. Delete unnecessary shots and edit the others on your Mac, and your iPhone and iPad...
May 9, 2019 | accessibility, AirPods, Apple Watch, Article, Blog, iPad, iPhone, Mac, News
If you use Apple’s AirPods, you’re probably a fan. But if you haven’t tried them, you may not realize what you’re missing. They pair quickly and reliably with all your Apple devices, provide excellent audio quality, and sit comfortably in most people’s ears (more so...
Apr 11, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, Explainer, Mac, macOS, Mojave, Restricted Content, troubleshooting
If you’re running macOS 10.13.4 High Sierra or macOS 10.14 Mojave, you may have seen a dialog that says an app isn’t optimized for your Mac. The message differs slightly between High Sierra and Mojave, with the High Sierra version telling you the developer needs to...
