Reduce Your Email Load with Three Features in Apple’s Mail: Mute, Block, and Unsubscribe

by | Jul 18, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Mail, productivity, Restricted Content

Complaining about getting too much email is like complaining about bad traffic—we brought it upon ourselves, and while it’s impossible to escape entirely, it’s worth knowing how to reduce it. Apple is fully cognizant of the issue, too, and has built features into the...

Going on Vacation? Learn How to Write an Effective Out-of-Office Message

by | Jul 15, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, business, email, How-To, Mac, Mail, Restricted Content, troubleshooting

For many people, increasing vaccination rates mean that long-delayed vacations are now possible, and in-person conferences are slowly starting up again too. But before you head out for the beach or the convention center, you’ll want to write an out-of-office email...

Don’t Cook Your Digital Devices in the Summer Heat

by | Jul 7, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, Explainer, heat, iPad, iPhone, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, troubleshooting

As climate change continues to wreak havoc on our weather, many areas are seeing record temperatures this summer—Seattle just recorded its hottest days ever. You may be able to trade your business suit for shorts or skirts to stay more comfortable, but your electronic...

Reopening Your Office? Now’s a Great Time to Evaluate Your IT Infrastructure

by | Jul 6, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, business, Explainer, Mac, networking, power, Restricted Content, troubleshooting

As vaccination rates climb, many businesses are starting to think about reopening their offices and bringing back employees who have been working from home for the last year. That’s a big decision that will undoubtedly vary from company to company, but we’d like to...

The Ten Upcoming Mac/iPhone/iPad Features We Think You’ll Most Like

by | Jun 20, 2021 | AirPods Pro, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, FaceTime, iOS 15, iPad, iPadOS 15, iPhone, Mac, Monterey, News, privacy, productivity, Restricted Content, Siri, watchOS 8, widget

At its Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 7th, Apple shared details about what we can expect to see later this year in macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, tvOS 15, and HomePod Software 15. It was a firehose of announcements, but one thing...

Try iCloud Drive Folder Sharing Instead of Paying More for a File Sharing Service

by | May 10, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Dropbox, file sharing, Google Docs, How-To, iCloud, iCloud Drive, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content

Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive all have their place, but as of March 2020, Apple users no longer have to venture outside the Apple ecosystem for online folder sharing. Before then, you could share a single file in iCloud with another iCloud user,...