by Garret Cleversley | Dec 2, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, hardware, Mac, MacBook Pro, News, Restricted Content
Responding to customer complaints and media mocking, Apple has introduced a new 16-inch MacBook Pro that features improves on its predecessor in several ways, most notably with a scissor-switch keyboard in place of the flaky butterfly-key keyboard. The 16-inch MacBook...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 11, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Explainer, keyboard, Mac, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, repair, Restricted Content, troubleshooting
When Apple introduced the 12-inch MacBook in April 2015, the machine was the thinnest Mac ever, with a tapered design that starts at a mere 3.5 mm and grows only to 13.1 mm. A change from previous laptop models that made such an incredibly thin design possible was a...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 7, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS 12, iPod touch, Mac, MacBook Pro, Mojave, News, repair, Restricted Content, tvOS 12, watchOS 5
Apple is well known for its splashy media events, now usually held in the Steve Jobs Theater at the company’s new Cupertino campus. But Apple reserves such events for major announcements. Smaller announcements, such as minor updates to particular product lines,...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 26, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Mac, MacBook Pro, repair, Restricted Content, Tip
Heads up! If you’re using an older 15-inch MacBook Pro—the version with lots of ports that predates the current Thunderbolt 3 models—Apple has started a recall program to replace batteries that could explode and catch on fire. (We’re not kidding.) The affected MacBook...
by Garret Cleversley | Oct 5, 2017 | ASMC, ASMC Archive, battery, Mac, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, performance, power, Restricted Content, Tip
If your MacBook’s battery charge is dropping faster than you think is reasonable, it’s time to look for the culprit. Click the Battery icon in the menu bar and wait a few seconds for the Battery menu to display power information, including which apps are using...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 7, 2017 | Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, hardware, High Sierra, HomePod, iMac, iMac Pro, iOS, iOS 11, iPad Pro, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, macOS, News, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive, Siri, tvOS, watchOS, watchOS 4
Apple used the keynote address at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in early June to unveil new versions of macOS, iOS, and watchOS, new iMacs and faster notebooks, and new iPad Pros. In a “one last thing” announcement that hearkened back to the days of...
