by Terry McAdams | Sep 20, 2024 | Mac, passwords, Security, Tip
Although paying attention to online security is of primary importance, don’t forget local security. You don’t want to go out for lunch and let someone wandering by your office poke through your email, messages, photos, and private files. To ensure this doesn’t happen,...
by Terry McAdams | Sep 2, 2024 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Notification Center, Tip, troubleshooting
iOS, iPadOS, and macOS all let you specify whether any given app should show no notifications, temporary banners, or persistent alerts: look in Settings > Notifications and System Settings > Notifications. Temporary banners appear briefly and then automatically...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 20, 2024 | Mac, troubleshooting
Under the hood, macOS relies on Unix, which is a multi-user operating system. That’s why a Mac can host multiple users who, as long as they don’t know each other’s passwords, cannot see each other’s files. To maintain each user’s privacy, macOS relies on permissions...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 16, 2024 | Camera, How-To, iPhone, Mac, productivity
A side effect of the pandemic is that online videoconferencing improved drastically. Video calls happened before 2020, but videoconferencing wasn’t an everyday activity for most people. Now, with many people working remotely or in a hybrid model, it’s a fact of...
by Terry McAdams | Aug 5, 2024 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, troubleshooting
Apple’s prices for Thunderbolt, USB-C, and Lightning cables often seem unnecessarily high. $69 for a Thunderbolt 4 cable or $19 for a simple USB-C to Lightning cable? Unfortunately, when it comes to cables, you often get what you pay for. Happily, other reputable...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 30, 2024 | iPad, iPhone, Mac, Tip
We Apple users tend to believe that our devices usually last longer—both physically and functionally—than Windows PCs and Android smartphones. For instance, Apple’s current operating systems work on nearly all Macs, iPhones, and iPads introduced in 2018 and later,...
