by Garret Cleversley | Aug 10, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Mac, Restricted Content, security, text messaging, Tip, two-factor authentication
Many websites, from Adobe to Zendesk, let you receive two-factor authentication codes via SMS text messages. That’s good—any form of two-factor authentication is better than none—but you’re often effectively locked out of your accounts if those text messages don’t...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 16, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS, iPadOS, Mac, Music, Restricted Content, Tip
It’s often tough to figure out exactly what a singer is saying (which can lead to some amusing mistakes), but for many songs in Apple Music, you can bring up full lyrics in the Music app, regardless of which device you’re using. On the Mac, click the speech balloon...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 14, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, camera, iPhone, Mac, photo, Restricted Content, Tip, troubleshooting, zoom
We increasingly need to take photos of documents—vaccination cards, driver licenses, passports, etc.—to submit for online verification. That’s often easier said than done, especially when taking a photo at night under lights that obscure the text with glare and...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 10, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, iOS, iPadOS, Mac, networking, passwords, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip, Wi-Fi
You’re on vacation with your family, staying in an Airbnb, with multiple Apple devices to connect to the apartment’s Wi-Fi. Typing the password repeatedly would be a pain, but happily, Apple has added a password-sharing feature to all its operating systems. Once you...
by Garret Cleversley | Jun 8, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Mac, Restricted Content, text, Tip, troubleshooting
Most of the time, it’s appropriate when an auto-correct feature turns single and double hash marks into single and double curly quotes. However, there are times when the curly quotes are awkward for some reason or actively wrong. For instance, hash marks indicate feet...
by Garret Cleversley | May 14, 2022 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Calendar, iPhone, Mac, productivity, Restricted Content, Tip
The iPhone’s Calendar app defaults to graphical views for Day, Week (rotate to landscape), Month, and Year, but only the Day view shows information about your actual events, and even then, it’s easy to miss events that are outside the times that fit onscreen. If you...
