by Terry McAdams | Mar 5, 2025 | Control Center, Mac, menu bar, Tip
With severe weather season about to get underway, this is a great feature to utilize, especially here in North Texas and Southern Oklahoma. In macOS 15.2 Sequoia, Apple added the option to display the current weather conditions in the menu bar but hid the switch deep...
by Terry McAdams | Mar 3, 2025 | productivity, Tip
In iOS 18, iPadOS 18, and macOS 15 Sequoia, Apple removed a standard feature of the Calculator app that allowed users to press the = button multiple times to repeat the last mathematical operation. Following user complaints, the company reinstated this feature in iOS...
by Terry McAdams | Feb 28, 2025 | Apple Watch, Photos, Tip
We’re taking a brief break from helping you become more productive to recommend a feature that could spark moments of joy for Apple Watch users. In watchOS 11, the new Photos watch face can display a photo from a shuffled set of images each time you raise your wrist...
by Terry McAdams | Feb 26, 2025 | productivity, Tip
You can now work directly with PDFs received in the Mail app using a little-known feature in iOS 18 and iPadOS 18. Tap a PDF attachment in a message and use the Markup and Form Fill buttons at the bottom to access the PDF markup and filling tools. After modifying your...
by Terry McAdams | Feb 2, 2025 | Mac, Tip, troubleshooting
By default, Microsoft Office apps—Word, Excel, and PowerPoint—try to save files on Microsoft OneDrive as a way of promoting the company’s cloud storage. If that’s undesirable, you can easily keep your files locally on your Mac or in a different cloud storage location....
by Terry McAdams | Jan 20, 2025 | iPad, iPhone, Tip
An unheralded feature in iOS 18.2 and iPadOS 18.2 helps you manage the default apps on your iPhone and iPad. A default app is one that opens automatically for a particular function, like opening a Web link or inserting a saved password. Previously, the only way to...
