by Garret Cleversley | Dec 14, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Emergency SOS, iPhone, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip, troubleshooting
Did you know that pressing and holding the side button and one of the volume buttons on an iPhone 8 or later brings up a screen that lets you power your iPhone off, show your medical ID, and invoke Emergency SOS? (On earlier iPhones, press the side or top button five...
by Garret Cleversley | Dec 10, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS 15, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip, Weather
Thanks to Apple’s 2020 acquisition of weather company Dark Sky, the iPhone’s Weather app has learned some new tricks in iOS 15. (It still isn’t available on the iPad, oddly.) Most obvious is its addition of weather maps that can show precipitation, temperature, and...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 18, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, How-To, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Mail, productivity, Restricted Content
Complaining about getting too much email is like complaining about bad traffic—we brought it upon ourselves, and while it’s impossible to escape entirely, it’s worth knowing how to reduce it. Apple is fully cognizant of the issue, too, and has built features into the...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 8, 2021 | Apple Music, Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Control Center, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Siri, Tip
Don’t you hate it when a familiar song is playing but you can’t think of what it’s called? Or worse, when you hear a new track you really like but have no one to ask what it is? Never worry about that again, thanks to your iPhone or iPad. Back in 2018, Apple bought...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 7, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, Explainer, heat, iPad, iPhone, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, troubleshooting
As climate change continues to wreak havoc on our weather, many areas are seeing record temperatures this summer—Seattle just recorded its hottest days ever. You may be able to trade your business suit for shorts or skirts to stay more comfortable, but your electronic...
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...
