by Garret Cleversley | Jun 4, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, Health, iOS 11, Mac, Messages, News, privacy, productivity, Restricted Content, Safari, troubleshooting
At the end of March, Apple released updates to all four of its operating systems, but iOS 11.3 was the most notable. It boasts a variety of new features and other changes—you can think of it as the midpoint update between iOS 11’s first release and iOS 12, probably...
by Garret Cleversley | Nov 27, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Do Not Disturb, Do Not Disturb While Driving, iOS, iOS 11, iPhone, Mac, Maps, notifications, Restricted Content, Siri, Solution
Distracted driving may not make headlines, but it’s a huge problem. In the United States in 2015, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says that 391,000 people were injured and 3477 killed in accidents caused by distracted driving. Many things can...
by Garret Cleversley | Nov 16, 2017 | App Switcher, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Dock, Home screen, How-To, iOS, iOS 11, iPad, Mac, multitasking, productivity, Restricted Content, Slide Over, Split View
With iOS 11, the iPhone and iPad interfaces continue to diverge, which makes sense, since the iPad is not merely an overgrown iPhone. Particularly when you pair an iPad Pro with a Smart Keyboard and Apple Pencil, you can now get real work done on an iPad more fluidly...
by Garret Cleversley | Nov 14, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, camera, iOS, iOS 11, iPad, iPhone, Mac, QR code, Restricted Content, Tip
You’ve undoubtedly seen those odd-looking square QR codes on product packaging, a business card, or a flyer. In the past, you needed a special app to scan a QR code to see what Web URL, contact card, Wi-Fi network, or other piece of information it held. In iOS 11,...
by Garret Cleversley | Nov 9, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, High Sierra, iCloud Drive, iOS 11, Mac, Restricted Content, storage, Tip
Apple gives iCloud users 5 GB of free storage, but that fills up fast with iCloud Photo Library, iOS backups, iBooks, and more. Until iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra, each person in a family had to buy extra iCloud space separately. Happily, Apple has now made it...
by Garret Cleversley | Nov 7, 2017 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, facial recognition, High Sierra, iOS, iOS 11, Mac, Photos, Restricted Content, Tip
An extremely welcome under-the-hood change in iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra is that Photos facial recognition syncs across iCloud Photo Library. Previously, people you identified on one of your devices remained unidentified on others. But what if Photos now...
