by Terry McAdams | Feb 11, 2021 | Camera, iPad, iPhone, Security, Tip
In iOS 14 and iPadOS 14, Apple added two new status indicators to the right side of the status bar at the top of the screen. They’re designed to give you feedback about what an app is doing. An orange dot indicates that an app is using the microphone, and a green dot...
by Terry McAdams | Jan 26, 2021 | iPad, iPhone, Tip, Wi-Fi
Even as we get 5G cellular connectivity and high-speed Wi-Fi networks, there are plenty of times when you might want to reduce your data usage. Perhaps you’re trying to avoid running over a data cap while traveling, or maybe you’re sharing a Wi-Fi network with a very...
by Terry McAdams | Jan 5, 2021 | iOS, iPad, iPhone, Tip, troubleshooting
Suppose you have an older iPhone or iPad, especially one with only 16 GB of storage. In that case, it’s possible that you won’t have enough space to upgrade to iOS 14 or iPadOS 14 through Settings > General > Software Update. That’s often true due to an...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 23, 2020 | AirPods, Apple Watch, HomePod, iPad
The holiday shopping season is fast approaching! Given the significant stresses placed on society’s fulfillment, distribution, and delivery systems by the pandemic, we recommend you start thinking about your holiday gift-giving sooner rather than later. Even Apple,...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 5, 2020 | iPad, iPhone, Mac
For those who work in organizations, regardless of size, you know how much effort is involved with coordinating a group’s technology. It can take quite some time to set up a new Mac, iPad, or iPhone with all the right apps, settings, and logins. And that’s just to get...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 22, 2020 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Tip, troubleshooting
You’ve long had text messages forwarding from your iPhone to your Mac and iPad, but after you get a new device, it might be a while before you realize that it’s not receiving texts sent to your iPhone. It turns out that, when you get a new Apple device, you must...
