by Garret Cleversley | May 18, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, clipboard, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Solution
For our money, perhaps the most unheralded innovation of the computer age is Copy and Paste. No one thinks about the clipboard—that virtual shelf where copied text and images sit—because it just works. We all use Command-C to copy something and Command-V to paste it...
by Garret Cleversley | May 16, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Explainer, hardware, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, repair, Restricted Content
Macs—and Apple products in general—tend to last a long time. It’s not unusual to see someone happily using an 8-year-old MacBook Pro. As much as it’s environmentally responsible to use electronics as long as possible, doing so may reduce your productivity or leave...
by Garret Cleversley | Apr 19, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, backup, How-To, Mac, password manager, passwords, ransomware, Restricted Content, security
For several decades, Russia has targeted a wide variety of cyberattacks at countries with which it has had disputes. That includes the United States and other Western nations, which have recently levied unprecedented sanctions against Russia after it invaded Ukraine....
by Garret Cleversley | Apr 15, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Contacts, How-To, iOS, Mac, macOS, Restricted Content, troubleshooting
In today’s world, there’s no reason to remember our contacts’ phone numbers or email addresses—that’s a job for our Macs, iPhones, and iPads. This sort of data is so core to using digital devices that Apple has long provided an ecosystem-wide solution in the form of...
by Garret Cleversley | Apr 14, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, buying, Explainer, M1, Mac, RAM, Restricted Content
If you’re thinking about buying a new Mac, you’re almost certainly planning to get one that uses a chip from Apple’s M1 family—the M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, and M1 Ultra. Only the Mac Pro and one Mac mini configuration still rely on Intel CPUs, and they will likely be...
by Garret Cleversley | Apr 13, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, How-To, iPad, iPadOS 15, keyboard, Mac, Monterey, mouse, productivity, Restricted Content, trackpad, Universal Control
With the recent release of macOS 12.3 Monterey and iPadOS 15.4, Apple shipped Universal Control, the last major technology promised in its 2021 operating system upgrades. Universal Control enables you to use the keyboard and mouse or trackpad attached to one Mac to...
