by Terry McAdams | Jul 7, 2020 | Mac, Tip, troubleshooting
Apple likes to keep Mac names simple, but that’s not always helpful. For instance, if you want to add RAM to your Mac, it’s not good enough to know that it’s an iMac. You’ll need to know that it’s a 27-inch iMac with Retina display from late 2014. To find that out,...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 6, 2020 | Mac, Tip
The next time you buy and set up a new Mac, make sure to migrate data and apps from your previous Mac to it right away during the initial setup. It can be tempting to see what it’s like to use it fresh from the factory or to delay migrating because doing so would...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 2, 2020 | Internet, troubleshooting, Wi-Fi
The pandemic has forced large numbers of those who are still employed—nearly half the American workforce, by some estimates—to work from home. And while that has actually improved productivity for many people, partly due to eliminating time-consuming commutes, remote...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 1, 2020 | iOS, Safari, Tip
Whenever you tap a link to open a Web page on your iPhone or iPad, it automatically opens a new tab. Having hundreds of tabs open won’t cause any problems but can make working with tabs clumsy. You can close all tabs—touch and hold the tab button and then tap Close...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 1, 2020 | Announcements
In this video, Mike and Terry discuss some of the announcements that Apple made at this year’s World Wide Developers Conference.
by Terry McAdams | Jul 1, 2020 | How-To, Mac, productivity
We have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to the number of ways we can move data between Macs. You can send files via AirDrop, attach them to an email message, put them in a Messages conversation, turn on and connect via File Sharing, or use Dropbox or Google...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 29, 2020 | iPhone, productivity, Tip
For many of us, voicemail replaced answering machines, so we don’t think of voicemail messages as being something we can save or share. But on the iPhone, every voicemail message is just an audio file. If you want to retain a message for posterity or share one with a...
by Lucy McAdams | Jun 26, 2020 | Announcements
Terry McAdams, founder and principal at MacTech Solutions, has launched a new video series co-hosted with Mike Hendren, of Hendren Media Solutions. Between them, the pair have dozens of years of experience in the media and technology worlds, and are pleased to share...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 26, 2020 | FaceTime, iOS, Mac, Tip
Since iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple has supported Group FaceTime, which lets you have a video call with up to 32 people. However, as has become painfully obvious in today’s era of non-stop videoconferencing, Group FaceTime has a feature that some find...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 24, 2020 | Mac
At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, the company dropped a bombshell: in the future, Macs will no longer be powered by Intel chips but will instead rely on custom-designed Apple chips. As surprising as this is, the company has made such massive...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 24, 2020 | Announcements
Every year at its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple lays out its roadmap for the next releases of each of its operating systems. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Apple to record its keynote presentation ahead of time rather than having it live, but the company doesn’t...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 24, 2020 | Mac, productivity, Tip
If you have access to multiple printers, you probably know that you can choose one from the Printer pop-up menu at the top of the Print dialog. But macOS has a feature that should make it so you don’t have to switch printers manually as often. Open System Preferences...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 23, 2020 | Apple Watch, Mac, productivity, Security, Tip
If you’ve resisted requiring a password on your Mac after it wakes up or comes out of the screen saver because it’s too much work to enter repeatedly, an Apple Watch can make authentication much easier. In previous versions of macOS, just wearing an unlocked Apple...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 22, 2020 | Finder, Mac, productivity, Tip
This isn’t about periscopes or mouthwash—when it comes to searching, a scope is the area in which a search takes place. When you use the Search field in a Finder window to look for files and folders, you have the choice of two scopes: This Mac or the current folder....
by Terry McAdams | Jun 19, 2020 | iOS, Tip, troubleshooting
AirDrop has become a fast and reliable way to transfer data from one iPhone to another that’s nearby. Just tap the share icon and in iOS 13’s activity view, either tap an AirDrop shortcut in the top row or tap AirDrop in the second row and select choose a person or...
