Copy and Paste between Your Apple Devices with Universal Clipboard

by | Jun 22, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, clipboard, How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Universal Clipboard

Everyone is accustomed to using the Copy and Paste commands on the Mac, but fewer people know that you can also copy and paste between your Mac and your iPhone and iPad. Apple calls this feature Universal Clipboard, and it’s so deeply integrated into macOS, iOS, and...

Understanding What “Vintage” and “Obsolete” Mean for Apple Products

by | May 16, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Explainer, hardware, iPad, iPhone, iPod touch, Mac, repair, Restricted Content

Macs—and Apple products in general—tend to last a long time. It’s not unusual to see someone happily using an 8-year-old MacBook Pro. As much as it’s environmentally responsible to use electronics as long as possible, doing so may reduce your productivity or leave...

Can’t Rotate the Screen on an iPad or iPhone? Fix the Problem in Control Center

by | Apr 21, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Control Center, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip, troubleshooting

Normally, when you rotate an iPad, the screen happily flips from portrait (vertical) to landscape (horizontal) orientation as appropriate. Rotating an iPhone has the same effect in some apps, though many are written to work only in one orientation. If you ever end up...

Universal Control Arrives in macOS 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4

by | Apr 13, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, How-To, iPad, iPadOS 15, keyboard, Mac, Monterey, mouse, productivity, Restricted Content, trackpad, Universal Control

With the recent release of macOS 12.3 Monterey and iPadOS 15.4, Apple shipped Universal Control, the last major technology promised in its 2021 operating system upgrades. Universal Control enables you to use the keyboard and mouse or trackpad attached to one Mac to...