by Garret Cleversley | Jan 14, 2020 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip
The next time you buy and set up a new Mac, make sure to migrate data and apps from your previous Mac to it right away during the initial setup. It can be tempting to see what it’s like to use it fresh from the factory or to delay migrating because doing so would...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 2, 2020 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iPhone, Mac, phone, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
For many of us, voicemail replaced answering machines, so we don’t think of voicemail messages as being something we can save or share. But on the iPhone, every voicemail message is just an audio file. If you want to retain a message for posterity or share one with a...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 20, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Image Capture, Mac, Photos, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Most Mac users rely on iPhones and iPads to take photos and store them in the Photos app, which happens automatically for those who use Apple’s iCloud Photos syncing service. But what if you want to import photos from a device other than an iPhone or iPad—say a...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 18, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Camera app, iPhone 11, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
With the iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max, Apple changed the way the Camera app’s shutter button works in ways that could cause confusion. Tapping it once still takes a single still photo, but if you press and hold on the shutter button, it now captures...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 16, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, backup, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, Time Machine, Tip
Did you know that the word for the irrational fear of Friday the 13th is paraskevidekatriaphobia? Neither did we, but what that supposedly unlucky day is good for—whenever it rolls around—is reminding us to test our backup systems. If something does go wrong, backups...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 11, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, copy, How-To, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Target Disk Mode
We have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the number of ways we can move data between Macs. You can send files via AirDrop, attach them to an email message, put them in a Messages conversation, turn on and connect via File Sharing, or use Dropbox or Google...
