by Garret Cleversley | Jun 22, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, clipboard, How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Universal Clipboard
Everyone is accustomed to using the Copy and Paste commands on the Mac, but fewer people know that you can also copy and paste between your Mac and your iPhone and iPad. Apple calls this feature Universal Clipboard, and it’s so deeply integrated into macOS, iOS, and...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 20, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Box, Dropbox, Explainer, file sharing, Google Drive, Internet, Mac, OneDrive, Restricted Content, troubleshooting, Windows
Back in the early 1980s, DOS filenames couldn’t be more than 8 characters long with a period and a 3-character extension. That was limiting, so when Apple developed the Mac operating system in 1984, it allowed longer names and eliminated the need for an extension,...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 20, 2022 | Apple Pros, Apple TV, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Explainer, Mac, MDM, Photos, productivity, Restricted Content
Many people have an Apple TV in the living room, hooked to a large-screen TV. It’s a great streaming media box for Apple TV+, Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, and a slew of other services. It even supports a bunch of games. Don’t let the Apple TV’s consumer focus fool...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 16, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS, iPadOS, Mac, Music, Restricted Content, Tip
It’s often tough to figure out exactly what a singer is saying (which can lead to some amusing mistakes), but for many songs in Apple Music, you can bring up full lyrics in the Music app, regardless of which device you’re using. On the Mac, click the speech balloon...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 14, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, camera, iPhone, Mac, photo, Restricted Content, Tip, troubleshooting, zoom
We increasingly need to take photos of documents—vaccination cards, driver licenses, passports, etc.—to submit for online verification. That’s often easier said than done, especially when taking a photo at night under lights that obscure the text with glare and...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 11, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Dictation, iCloud Photo Sharing, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, Lock screen, Mac, Mail, Maps, Messages, News, Passkeys, passwords, Restricted Content, Ventura, watchOS 9, Weather
It’s that time of year again. Apple CEO Tim Cook and numerous Apple employees took the virtual stage again at the company’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 6th to share what we can expect to see later this year in macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16, iPadOS 16,...