by Garret Cleversley | Jul 22, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Big Sur, customization, iOS, iOS 14, Mac, Messages, Restricted Content, Tip
A new feature of Messages in both iOS 14 and macOS 11 Big Sur is the option to pin up to nine conversations at the top of the conversation list for easy access. No longer do you have to worry about them scrolling out of sight. On an iPhone or iPad, touch and hold a...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 13, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, file sharing, Mac, privacy, Restricted Content, screen sharing, security, Tip
Many security breaches—even high-profile ones—stem from simple oversight. There’s one spot in macOS that has long been particularly susceptible to such lapse: the Sharing pane of System Preferences. In it, you can enable a wide variety of sharing services, some of...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 12, 2021 | Apple Pay, Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
With mask wearing over the past year rendering Face ID ineffective at cash registers, we’ve become fond of using the Apple Watch for contactless payments with Apple Pay. We recommend it highly since it’s so fast and convenient. Once you’ve set up a credit card in the...
by Garret Cleversley | Jul 9, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, backup, hard drive, Mac, Restricted Content, storage, Tip, troubleshooting
It’s tempting to think that most external storage devices—whether simple hard drives or more complicated network-attached storage (NAS) units—are relatively similar because they all do roughly the same thing. However, a recent problem with older Western Digital My...
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 | May 13, 2021 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Finder, Mac, Restricted Content, Spotlight, Tip, trouble
For the most part, Spotlight works well. Press Command-Space or use the Search field in a Finder window, and it finds everything that matches your search term. Sometimes, however, Spotlight fails to turn up a file that you know is present, likely due to index...
