The Best Characters to Use When Naming Files and Folders

by | 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,...

Disable Unused Sharing Options on Your Mac If You’re Not Using Them

by | 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...

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,...