by Terry McAdams | Sep 1, 2023 | AirPods, Apple Watch, Backup, Finder, How-To, iCloud, iPhone, iTunes
Are you among the millions of people planning to get a new iPhone 15? It’s exciting, we know, but don’t move too fast when getting started with your new iPhone, or you might cause yourself headaches. Instead, follow these instructions when you’re ready to transfer...
by Terry McAdams | Mar 14, 2023 | iCloud, Messages, troubleshooting
Most of us rely on Messages every day to text with family, friends, and colleagues. Not surprisingly, we’ve fielded numerous questions surrounding common confusions with this popular app. We hope our answers here will help you use Messages more effectively and work...
by Terry McAdams | Jan 17, 2023 | iCloud, privacy, Security
In early December, Apple made a surprise announcement: Advanced Data Protection for iCloud. It’s not as though iCloud’s standard data protection is problematic, but it hinges on one architectural decision that makes some iCloud data theoretically vulnerable: Apple...
by Terry McAdams | Jan 3, 2023 | iCloud, News, Photos, Security
Every year at its Worldwide Developer Conference in June, Apple previews planned features in the upcoming versions of macOS, iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS. However, not all of those features are necessarily ready for the initial releases of those operating systems....
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 | Feb 22, 2022 | iCloud, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Tip
There’s little more frustrating than running out of space, which always seems to happen at just the wrong time. Luckily, Apple makes it easy to check any time, before it becomes a problem. On the Mac, choose About This Mac from the Apple menu and click Storage. On an...