by Terry McAdams | Jul 27, 2023 | AirPods, iPad, iPhone, Tip
If you sometimes have trouble configuring your AirPods, here’s the trick. The AirPods settings screen is available only when the AirPods are connected to your iPhone, so you must open their case or put them in your ears. Once you do that, a new item with the name of...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 25, 2023 | Apple TV, Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone, Mac
At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June, the company unveiled the upcoming versions of its operating systems: macOS 14 Sonoma, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. They won’t be available until September or October of 2023, and even once they ship, we...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 20, 2023 | Dock, Mac, productivity, Tip
For most of us, our Mac’s screen is wider than it is tall, so longer Web pages and documents often benefit from more room from top to bottom. To maximize the amount of usable vertical space and reduce the need to scroll as much, you can set the Dock to hide...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 18, 2023 | MacBook Air, MacBook Pro
Do you have a child starting college soon? It’s likely that your kid has been relying heavily on a computer throughout high school, but if it was a school-provided laptop or shared family computer, now’s the time to get them something of their own. Even if they had...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 17, 2023 | Finder, Mac, productivity, Tip
If you need to convert images to JPEG, PNG, or (unlikely) HEIF, try this hidden Finder feature: Control-click an image in one of those formats or other common image formats like TIFF, GIF, or PSD, and choose Quick Actions > Convert Image. A dialog lets you choose...
