Sep 18, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, backup, Blog, How-To, iCloud, iOS 12, iPhone, iTunes, Mojave, Restricted Content, security
Poll a room of Apple experts about the one topic they can’t stop talking about and many will launch into frustrated rants about how too few people back up. Backups are always important, since you can never predict when your Mac or iPhone will be lost or stolen, melt...
Aug 20, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, iPhone, Mac, Photos, print, Restricted Content, Solution
Sad news: Apple is discontinuing its photo printing services, which enabled you to create and order physical prints, cards, calendars, and books from within Photos on the Mac. If you’re building such a project right now, be sure to place your order before September...
Jul 20, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Dashboard, Desktop, iPhone, Launchpad, Mac, Mission Control, Notification Center, productivity, Restricted Content, screen saver, Solution
Most Macs are busy places, with oodles of open windows cluttering the screen. If you want to look at the Desktop or do something different, you may find yourself clicking around or using keyboard shortcuts, but did you know that you can access many of the Mac’s...
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 8, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, News, Restricted Content, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive
At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 4th, the company unveiled the first developer versions of all four of its operating systems: macOS 10.14 Mojave, iOS 12, watchOS 5, and tvOS 12. They won’t be available until this fall, likely in September or...
