by Terry McAdams | Aug 10, 2023 | iPad, iPhone, Tip
Loud sounds are harmful to everyone, and many parents worry that their children are at risk for hearing loss due to too-loud headphone audio from iPhones and iPads. To lower the likelihood of this happening, Apple provides a Reduce Loud Sounds option in Settings >...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 1, 2023 | Apple Watch, Battery, iPad, iPhone, Mac, Tip, troubleshooting
June 2023 was the hottest month on record for the planet, at least until July 2023. Among the many ill effects of such heat are what it does to iPhones, iPads, Macs, Apple Watches, and other digital devices. Excessive heat shortens the overall lifespan of lithium-ion...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 27, 2023 | AirPods, iPad, iPhone, Tip
If you sometimes have trouble configuring your AirPods, here’s the trick. The AirPods settings screen is available only when the AirPods are connected to your iPhone, so you must open their case or put them in your ears. Once you do that, a new item with the name of...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 25, 2023 | Apple TV, Apple Watch, iPad, iPhone, Mac
At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference in June, the company unveiled the upcoming versions of its operating systems: macOS 14 Sonoma, iOS 17, iPadOS 17, watchOS 10, and tvOS 17. They won’t be available until September or October of 2023, and even once they ship, we...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 8, 2023 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Photos, Tip, troubleshooting
Apple has quietly announced that it is shutting down the My Photo Stream service, the company’s first iCloud-based effort at helping users sync photos between devices. My Photo Stream had numerous limitations but was free and didn’t count against iCloud storage...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 1, 2023 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, productivity, troubleshooting
Apps are everywhere these days, but it can be hard to remember that many exist in multiple versions. You can often run the same app on a Mac, an iPhone or iPad, and in a Web browser, each of which has benefits. Generally speaking, Mac apps: Have better-designed, more...
