by Garret Cleversley | Apr 26, 2021 | accessibility, Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Big Sur, customization, Mac, menu bar, Restricted Content, Tip
In macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple went back to a design direction from the earliest days of Mac OS X: a translucent menu bar. Since its color changes depending on the desktop picture, many people aren’t enamored of it (left, below). Luckily, reverting to the traditional...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 26, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, cellular, customization, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip, Wi-Fi
Even as we get 5G cellular connectivity and high-speed Wi-Fi networks, there are plenty of times when you might want to reduce your data usage. Perhaps you’re trying to avoid running over a data cap while traveling, or maybe you’re sharing a Wi-Fi network with a very...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 22, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Control Center, customization, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, Mac, Music, Restricted Content, Tip
Several years ago, Apple bought a company called Shazam, which made an app that identified songs by listening to the music playing nearby. Since then, Apple has built Shazam into Siri in iOS, iPadOS, macOS, and watchOS. Most recently, Apple added it to Control Center...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 21, 2021 | App Library, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, gesture, How-To, iOS 14, Mac, Restricted Content
Many of us have been using iPhones for years, and apps we bought or downloaded long ago molder in corners of our Home screens. Even if you haven’t played Flappy Bird in years, its pixelated icon still stares glumly at you every time you peer at its Home screen, and...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 20, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, iOS, iPad, iPadOS, iPhone, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip
You’ve likely seen our tip on using the Dock on an iPhone or iPad as a temporary holding place that makes rearranging apps easier. We’ve learned two new tips that help even more! First, you can move multiple apps at once. Start by touching an app, waiting to feel a...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 17, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, Mac, Restricted Content, screen, Tip
We wanted to make sure that those of you who work on a Mac laptop with an external display know that you can close your laptop’s screen and keep working. Apple calls this closed-clamshell or closed-display mode. Of course, it requires that you connect an external...
