by Garret Cleversley | Jul 13, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, file sharing, Mac, privacy, Restricted Content, screen sharing, security, Tip
Many security breaches—even high-profile ones—stem from simple oversight. There’s one spot in macOS that has long been particularly susceptible to such lapse: the Sharing pane of System Preferences. In it, you can enable a wide variety of sharing services, some of...
by Garret Cleversley | 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,...
by Garret Cleversley | Apr 24, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, file sharing, iPad, iPhone, Mac, privacy, Restricted Content, security, Tip
Given their integration into the Mac’s Finder, it can be easy to forget that online file sharing services like Dropbox, Google Drive, iCloud Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive can be accessed using a Web browser by anyone with your username and password. Obviously, you...
by Garret Cleversley | Jan 22, 2020 | AirDrop, Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, file sharing, iOS, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip, troubleshooting
AirDrop has become a fast and reliable way to transfer data from one iPhone to another that’s nearby. Just tap the share icon and in iOS 13’s activity view, either tap an AirDrop shortcut in the top row or tap AirDrop in the second row and select choose a person or...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 1, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Dropbox, file sharing, Mac, Restricted Content, sync, Tip, troubleshooting
If you’re like many of our clients who use Dropbox intensively, you have a desktop Mac with a large drive and a MacBook with much less drive space. How do you prevent your large Dropbox account from overwhelming the laptop Mac’s available storage? The answer is...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 25, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, collaboration, Explainer, file sharing, iOS, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content
Macs haven’t had removable storage for years, so when you want to move files between computers, you can use USB flash drives, email, Messages, AirDrop, or local file sharing. Those techniques are fine, but for a more efficient, effective, and elegant solution, try a...
