Jul 15, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, How-To, iOS, iPhone, productivity, Restricted Content, screen recording
You know how to use the Camera app on your iPhone or iPad to take a video, but did you know that you can also record a video of what happens on the screen of your device? That’s useful if you’re trying to explain the steps of some technical process to a friend or show...
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....
Jul 2, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, iOS 12, iPhone, Restricted Content, Settings, Tip, troubleshooting
With luck, you should never need to check your iPhone’s or iPad’s warranty status. But bad things do happen to good devices. In iOS 12.2, Apple has just made it easier to figure out if your device is still under warranty or covered by AppleCare+. Go to Settings >...
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...
Jun 5, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, iOS, iPhone, productivity, Restricted Content, Safari, tabs, Tip
Every time you tap a link to open a Web page in Safari on your iPhone or iPad, it automatically opens a new tab. That’s fine until you realize that you have oodles of old tabs open, making it difficult to find any particular tab. To close all your old tabs in one fell...
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...