by Garret Cleversley | Dec 26, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, Mac, Photos, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Have you ever wanted to identify a plant, flower, or pet breed, or find out what that famous painting is called? Us too. In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple added a new AI-driven feature called Visual Look Up that provides more information about photos of plants, flowers,...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 22, 2021 | 1Password, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, LastPass, Mac, Monterey, password manager, passwords, productivity, Restricted Content, Solution
We continually recommend that every Apple user rely on a password manager like 1Password or LastPass for creating, managing, and entering passwords securely. What we haven’t encouraged as heavily is relying on Apple’s built-in password management features. Although...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 20, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, Do Not Disturb, Do Not Disturb While Driving, Explainer, Focus, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, Mac, Monterey, productivity, Restricted Content
Between texts, alarms, reminders, calls, and myriad other notifications on our iPhones, iPads, and Macs, it’s a miracle we get anything done at all. To free us from this onslaught, Apple previously provided Do Not Disturb, which let you set times during which you...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 18, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, audio, FaceTime, How-To, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, Mac, Monterey, productivity, Restricted Content, screen sharing, video, videoconferencing
It’s no exaggeration to say that videoconferencing went mainstream during the pandemic. However, Apple’s FaceTime didn’t stack up well against Zoom and others due to its emulation of the telephone call experience, questionable interface decisions, and lack of...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 20, 2021 | AirPods Pro, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, FaceTime, iOS 15, iPad, iPadOS 15, iPhone, Mac, Monterey, News, privacy, productivity, Restricted Content, Siri, watchOS 8, widget
At its Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 7th, Apple shared details about what we can expect to see later this year in macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, tvOS 15, and HomePod Software 15. It was a firehose of announcements, but one thing...
