by Terry McAdams | Sep 21, 2023 | keyboard shortcut, Mac, Tip, troubleshooting
Keyboard shortcuts are a productivity win, but they can cause confusion if something unexpected happens when you accidentally press some system-wide key combination. For instance, you might be taken aback if you accidentally press Control-Option-Command-8 and all the...
by Terry McAdams | Sep 19, 2023 | Mac, productivity, Tip
In macOS 13 Ventura, Apple replaced the creaky System Preferences with System Settings, which uses a more iOS-like interface. Many people find System Settings overwhelming, partly because they had memorized where to look in System Preferences (but System Settings has...
by Terry McAdams | Sep 15, 2023 | iPad, iPhone, Mac
It has been a tough year for extreme weather events. While the connection between weather and technology may seem tenuous, heat waves, high winds, and lightning strikes can play havoc with all sorts of powered and networked electronic devices. Anything that causes...
by Terry McAdams | Sep 13, 2023 | Apple Watch, iPhone, News
September is here, and with it, Apple’s latest iPhones and Apple Watches. At its Wonderlust event on September 12, Apple threw back the curtains on the new iPhone 15 lineup, Apple Watch Series 9, and Apple Watch Ultra 2. These devices all provide incremental...
by Terry McAdams | Sep 13, 2023 | Mac, productivity, Tip
Apple’s Preview is a surprisingly capable graphics editor for making quick changes to screenshots and other illustrations, but it lacks a built-in way to delete content while leaving the background. Here’s the workaround—select a rectangle of the background color,...
