by Terry McAdams | Aug 11, 2022 | Mac, privacy, Tip
Have you noticed a little orange dot next to the icon for Control Center on the menu bar in macOS 12 Monterey? (And if not, you can’t miss it now.) Apple added that dot to alert you that something is using the Mac’s microphone to listen to the room. Click the Control...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 9, 2022 | Calendar, iCloud, iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity
We Mac, iPhone, and iPad users have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to calendaring flexibility. Apple provides free calendar services via iCloud, and the Calendar app lets you add calendar accounts from a wide variety of providers. Most notable among them are...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 4, 2022 | Mac, 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. And even if they...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 2, 2022 | iPhone, troubleshooting
Sure, we know that phone calls aren’t the most common thing people do on their iPhones—especially anyone under 30—but it’s still important to be able to make and take calls. There are a wide variety of reasons that outgoing or incoming calls might fail, so the...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 26, 2022 | Mac, productivity, Tip
A large screen—or several screens!—increases productivity by helping you see more content at once. It’s a big help to refer to a Web page in one window while writing in another, for instance, or to check your calendar while composing an email. But the more screen real...
