by Terry McAdams | Jul 15, 2020 | Backup, Mac, Time Machine, Tip
Did you know that the word for the irrational fear of Friday the 13th is paraskevidekatriaphobia? Neither did we, but what that supposedly unlucky day is good for—whenever it rolls around —is reminding us to test our backup systems. If something does go wrong, backups...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 7, 2020 | Mac, Tip, troubleshooting
Apple likes to keep Mac names simple, but that’s not always helpful. For instance, if you want to add RAM to your Mac, it’s not good enough to know that it’s an iMac. You’ll need to know that it’s a 27-inch iMac with Retina display from late 2014. To find that out,...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 6, 2020 | Mac, Tip
The next time you buy and set up a new Mac, make sure to migrate data and apps from your previous Mac to it right away during the initial setup. It can be tempting to see what it’s like to use it fresh from the factory or to delay migrating because doing so would...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 1, 2020 | iOS, Safari, Tip
Whenever you tap a link to open a Web page on your iPhone or iPad, it automatically opens a new tab. Having hundreds of tabs open won’t cause any problems but can make working with tabs clumsy. You can close all tabs—touch and hold the tab button and then tap Close...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 29, 2020 | iPhone, productivity, Tip
For many of us, voicemail replaced answering machines, so we don’t think of voicemail messages as being something we can save or share. But on the iPhone, every voicemail message is just an audio file. If you want to retain a message for posterity or share one with a...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 26, 2020 | FaceTime, iOS, Mac, Tip
Since iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple has supported Group FaceTime, which lets you have a video call with up to 32 people. However, as has become painfully obvious in today’s era of non-stop videoconferencing, Group FaceTime has a feature that some find...
