by Terry McAdams | Aug 13, 2020 | Battery, Mac
With so many people working from home, lots of attention has been dedicated to making sure everyone has a functional computer, a reasonably ergonomic workspace, and a decent videoconferencing setup. One thing that many have overlooked, however, is the need for a...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Terry McAdams | Aug 13, 2020 | iOS, productivity, Tip
Sure, you know that the Space bar in the iOS virtual keyboard types a space character. But did you realize that if you tap it twice, it inserts a period? (Probably, but if not, now you do.) That’s to make it easier to provide proper punctuation, which will have the...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Terry McAdams | Aug 11, 2020 | How-To, Mac, troubleshooting
Here’s the solution to a problem that clients have run into on occasion. In a workgroup that relies on Adobe Creative Cloud apps, one person might upgrade to the latest versions of Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, whereas others don’t. Suddenly, if that person...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Terry McAdams | Aug 7, 2020 | Backup, How-To, Mac, Time Machine, troubleshooting
It’s inevitable—your Time Machine backup drive is going to fill up. Time Machine is smart about backing up only files that have changed, but after months or years of usage, the drive will run out of space. What happens then? Before we explain, some background. On its...				
					
			
					
											
								
							
					
															
					
					 by Terry McAdams | Aug 6, 2020 | iMac, Mac
Apple’s workhorse desktop Mac, the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, hasn’t seen an update since March 2019—nearly a year and a half ago. Happily, the company has finally released a new version of the popular iMac, outfitting it with 10th-generation Intel...