by Terry McAdams | Mar 2, 2021 | App Store, How-To, iPad, iPhone, iTunes Store, Mac, troubleshooting
Last quarter, Apple’s Services segment generated a whopping $15.8 billion in revenue, 14% of the company’s total—sales of apps, media, and subscriptions are a big deal to Apple. And if you’re like us, you’re probably now paying Apple for services like Apple Music,...
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 | Jan 5, 2021 | How-To, Mac, troubleshooting
For many years, Macs have relied on sets of keys held at startup to enable specific modes. Most notably, pressing Option displays the Startup Manager and lets you pick a boot drive, Command-R starts up from macOS Recovery, Command-Option-P-R resets the NVRAM, Shift...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 5, 2020 | Battery, Mac, Tip, troubleshooting
Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a battery health management feature that improves your battery’s lifespan by adjusting charging patterns to reduce the rate at which the battery chemically ages. (Find it in System Preferences > Energy Saver...
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...
by Terry McAdams | Sep 18, 2020 | iPhone, Tip, troubleshooting
We’ve been hearing reports of an uptick in the scam phone calls that claim to be from Apple. If you answer, an automated message tells you that your iCloud account has been breached and asks you to call a provided 1-866 number. Do not do this! Apple will never call...
