by Garret Cleversley | Jan 24, 2020 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Guided Access, How-To, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Restricted Content
Let’s get one thing straight. You know that you should never, ever share your iPhone or iPad passcode with anyone you don’t trust implicitly, like a spouse or adult child, right? That’s because, with your iOS passcode, someone could change your Apple ID password, and...
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 | Dec 9, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, How-To, iOS, iPhone, Mac, Restricted Content
Accidents, particularly those involving automobiles, are all too common, and while no one plans to be in one, you can prepare for the eventuality. If you end up in a state where you can’t speak with emergency responders or are too shaken up to share your details...
by Garret Cleversley | Sep 25, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, iOS, Mac, Mail, notifications, Restricted Content, Tip
Few people get so little email that they want an iPhone notification for every message that rolls in. But many of us have just a couple of people—our personal VIPs—whose messages are important enough to warrant an alert. If that’s true for you, and you want to know...
by Garret Cleversley | Sep 20, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Contacts, customization, iOS, Mac, Mail, Messages, Restricted Content, Tip
If you have a friend whom you refer to only by his nickname, it can be annoying to feel like you should use his proper first name when adding him to Contacts. Worse, then he shows up in Messages with a name you don’t recognize as easily. Here’s how to convince iOS to...
by Garret Cleversley | Sep 19, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, backup, iOS, Mac, Restricted Content, Solution, troubleshooting
Confession time. If there’s one topic we can’t stop talking about, it’s backups. Backups are essential, since no one can guarantee that your Mac or iPhone won’t be lost or stolen, be caught in a flood from a broken pipe, or just fail silently. It happens. You should...
