by Garret Cleversley | Apr 8, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, cellular, customization, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip, Wi-Fi
Do you need to be careful about how much data you use with your iPhone or iPad, either via cellular or Wi-Fi? That could be true for those with Internet data caps, people using an international plan while traveling, and anyone in an area with slow data speeds. To...
by Garret Cleversley | Mar 7, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Camera app, customization, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Restricted Content, Solution
The beauty of the iPhone camera is that it combines the ease of use of a point-and-shoot camera with the image quality of a DSLR. To take a picture, you simply open the Camera app, frame your shot, and tap the shutter button. Simple, but what’s happening behind the...
by Garret Cleversley | Feb 15, 2022 | App Library, Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, Home screen, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip
Back in iOS 14, Apple added the App Library, which collects all the apps on your iPhone. With everything available in the App Library, iOS 14 was also able to provide the option of hiding Home screen pages, a boon for those of us with too many disorganized pages. In...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 28, 2021 | Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip
The Apple Watch has a lot to offer older people, including heart rate monitoring, atrial fibrillation detection, fall detection, and electrocardiogram recording. But if you are—or are helping someone who is—of the generation where watches once did nothing beyond...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 20, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, Do Not Disturb, Do Not Disturb While Driving, Explainer, Focus, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, Mac, Monterey, productivity, Restricted Content
Between texts, alarms, reminders, calls, and myriad other notifications on our iPhones, iPads, and Macs, it’s a miracle we get anything done at all. To free us from this onslaught, Apple previously provided Do Not Disturb, which let you set times during which you...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 16, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, Mac, Monterey, Restricted Content, Tip
Do you like using full-screen mode on your new M1-based MacBook Pro but hate having the menu bar disappear unless you move the pointer to the top of the screen? Happily, in macOS 12 Monterey, Apple has at long last added a setting to keep the menu bar visible at all...
