by Terry McAdams | Mar 1, 2022 | Control Center, iPad, iPhone, Tip, troubleshooting
Normally, when you rotate an iPad, the screen happily flips from portrait (vertical) to landscape (horizontal) orientation as appropriate. Rotating an iPhone has the same effect in some apps, though many are written to work only in one orientation. If you ever end up...
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...
by Terry McAdams | Feb 3, 2022 | iPad, iPhone
The beauty of the iPhone camera is that it combines the ease of use of a point-and-shoot camera with the image quality of a DSLR. To take a picture, you simply open the Camera app, frame your shot, and tap the shutter button. Simple, but what’s happening behind the...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 16, 2021 | iPad, iPhone, productivity
When you move from an old iPhone or iPad to a new one, the easiest approach is often the Quick Start device-to-device transfer. But if that doesn’t work, or if you have to give up one device before receiving the other, iCloud Backup is a fine alternative. Fine, that...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 2, 2021 | AirPods, Apple Watch, iPad
It may seem early to start thinking about the holiday shopping season, but with the global supply chain suffering pandemic-related slowdowns, there’s no telling how long it will take to get something you order today. Apple has generally done a good job of managing its...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 28, 2021 | Battery, iPad, iPhone, Mac, troubleshooting
We’ve been seeing a spate of bulging batteries of late, both in Mac laptops and iPhones. A bulging battery is a Very Bad Thing and must be dealt with immediately because it could catch fire or even explode. As lithium-ion batteries age, the chemical reactions that...
