by Terry McAdams | Oct 20, 2020 | Finder, Mac, Tip
We’re big fans of column view in Finder windows (choose View > as Columns). You never have to worry about missing icons that are outside the window, everything is sorted alphabetically, and selecting a file shows a preview. But the column widths can be too thin,...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 15, 2020 | iPhone
For the second time in less than a month, Apple has made a splashy announcement. In its “Hi, Speed” event, the company unveiled a new lineup of four iPhone 12 models along with the new HomePod mini. HomePod mini Just as Apple did in its event, let’s get the HomePod...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 8, 2020 | How-To, iPad
With iPadOS, you have to remember that it shares most of its capabilities with iOS. So if it seems that iPadOS 14 doesn’t have as many major new capabilities as iOS 14, that’s not quite fair—many of iOS 14’s new features also appear in iPadOS 14. You’ll get pinned...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 2, 2020 | Apple Watch
The small screen of the Apple Watch prevents new watchOS features from being as obvious or splashy as those in iOS and iPadOS. But watchOS 7, now available for the Apple Watch Series 3 and later when paired with an iPhone 6s or later running iOS 14, has quite a few...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 1, 2020 | Firefox, Mac, privacy, Safari
With so many of us working at home these days, it’s worth remembering that spouses, children, and housemates may have easy physical access to your Mac. And, particularly if you share a Mac with them, you might want to consider how you protect your browsing privacy....