by Garret Cleversley | Aug 22, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, cable, iPad, iPhone, Lightning, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, Solution, USB-C
Apple’s prices for Lightning, USB-C, and Thunderbolt 3 cables often seem high—$19 for a USB-C to Lightning cable or $29 if you want a 2-meter version? Unfortunately, when it comes to cables, you often get what you pay for. Happily, other reputable hardware...
by Garret Cleversley | Aug 19, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, Explainer, heat, iPhone, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, troubleshooting
When summer brings sunny days and rising temperatures, you may have ditched your business suit for shorts or skirts to stay comfortable, but your technological gear can’t do the same. And keeping your tech cool is about more than comfort—as temperatures rise,...
by Garret Cleversley | Aug 16, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iPhone, Mac, phone, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Most iOS apps and many Web sites make phone numbers “hot” so you can tap them to call. But it’s not uncommon to run across a number that’s formatted oddly or broken across a line of text such that it can’t be recognized. Just because iOS can’t recognize it doesn’t...
by Garret Cleversley | Aug 1, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS 12, iPhone, Mac, Restricted Content, Tip
Most people are probably waiting until September to buy a new iPhone, but Apple is laying the groundwork for making the migration from an old phone to a new one even easier this time around. In iOS 12.4, Apple introduced a new way to migrate your data directly from...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 3, 2019 | AirPods, Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, iOS, iPad, iPhone, Mac, maintenance, Restricted Content, Tip
Apple’s Batteries widget is a little known but highly useful tool for quickly assessing which of your small Apple devices is lowest on power—something you may wish to do when traveling with only one charging cable. To access it, switch to Today view on the iPhone,...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 30, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, customization, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
Unless you can palm a basketball, you may not be able to use an iPhone single-handed. But sometimes one hand is all you can spare. If you find yourself in such a situation, give Reachability a try. On a Touch ID–based iPhone, tap (don’t press) the Home button twice to...
