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Did You Know You Can Use Your Mac Laptop Closed with an External Screen and Keyboard?
Those of you who use a Mac laptop—a MacBook, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro—probably know you can connect it to a large external display for...
Zvonimir Petric
Feb 14, 20191 min read


Stop Mailing Files Around and Use Collaborative Apps
Have you ever emailed a document to several colleagues for feedback, and then had to go through each of their changes in turn, merging...
Zvonimir Petric
Feb 13, 20193 min read


Ignore Unsolicited Calls and Texts from Apple and Other Tech Companies
We don’t want to belabor the point, but multinational tech companies like Apple, Facebook, and Google will never call or text you...
Zvonimir Petric
Feb 12, 20191 min read


What Is a “Managed IT Services” Model and Why Is It Important for Your Business?
You’ve chosen Apple devices to run your business. That’s great, but are you still dealing with each of those devices individually? If you...
Zvonimir Petric
Feb 11, 20194 min read


Two Ways to Convince a Wedged iPhone to Connect to the Internet Again
Every now and then, we’ve seen iPhones stop being able to access the Internet, either via Wi-Fi or a cellular data connection. Assuming...
Zvonimir Petric
Feb 1, 20191 min read


The Secret Trick for Enabling Caps Lock When Typing in iOS
The Caps Lock key on Mac keyboards often feels extraneous, since it’s easy enough to hold the Shift key while typing multiple capital...
Zvonimir Petric
Jan 30, 20191 min read


Don’t Use Rules in Apple’s Mail to Send “Out of Office” Replies
It’s helpful to unplug occasionally and ignore email while on vacation or otherwise away from your work routine. And it’s a good idea to...
Zvonimir Petric
Jan 29, 20191 min read


Slow Mac? Here’s How to Figure Out If You Need More RAM
No matter how fast your Mac was when it was new, the time will come when apps launch slowly, the spinning beachball appears more often,...
Zvonimir Petric
Jan 24, 20194 min read


iOS 12 Supports Password Managers for Faster Password Filling
For security reasons, we always recommend that you use a password manager like 1Password or LastPass to generate, store, and enter strong...
Zvonimir Petric
Jan 21, 20193 min read


Have You Learned iOS 12’s New Gestures on the iPad?
When Apple released iOS 12 in September 2018, the main change for iPad users was a revamped collection of gestures similar to those used...
Zvonimir Petric
Jan 17, 20193 min read


Siri in Mojave Now Supports HomeKit and Find My iPhone
Siri on the Mac hasn’t been as useful as on iOS devices, but with macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple enhanced the Mac version of Siri in a variety...
Zvonimir Petric
Jan 8, 20191 min read


Getting Rid of an Old Mac? Follow These Steps to Prep It for Its Next Life
If a new Mac has recently arrived in your life, it may be time to hand your old Mac down to a friend or family member, pass it on to a...
Zvonimir Petric
Jan 3, 20194 min read


Don’t Freak Out If You Get Blackmail Spam Containing an Old Password
Have you gotten an email message whose Subject line says something like “Change your password immediately! Your account has been...
Zvonimir Petric
Dec 18, 20182 min read


Use This Hidden Feature in Safari to Access Tabs on Your Other Apple Devices
Browser tabs. They breed like bunnies, and if you’re like us, you have oodles of tabs open on your Mac, iPhone, and iPad. But you may not...
Zvonimir Petric
Dec 18, 20181 min read


Get Stacked: Reduce Icon Clutter in Mojave with New Desktop Stacks
There are three types of people in this world: those who keep their Mac Desktop organized, those who don’t and don’t care, and those who...
Zvonimir Petric
Dec 14, 20183 min read


Recover Drive Space by Deleting Old and Unnecessary iOS Device Backups
If you’ve been good about backing up your iOS devices to iTunes on your Mac or to iCloud, give yourself a gold star! Both backup...
Zvonimir Petric
Dec 11, 20181 min read


Three Ways to Tell If You Should Get a New iPhone Battery before 2019
Are you happy with your iPhone’s battery life? If your iPhone regularly ends up in Low Power Mode or doesn’t always make it to the end of...
Zvonimir Petric
Dec 10, 20183 min read


File Messages Faster in Mail in Mojave
In macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple exposed a feature of Mail that was useful, but hard to find and use. For several versions of Mail, you’ve...
Zvonimir Petric
Dec 4, 20181 min read


Make More Space for Documents by Putting Your Dock on the Side of Your Mac’s Screen
By default, Apple locates the Dock at the bottom of the Mac’s screen. If that location interferes with you seeing as much of your...
Zvonimir Petric
Nov 28, 20181 min read


Tired of PDFs or Other Documents Opening in the Wrong App?
When you double-click a document, macOS uses the document’s file extension to figure out which app should open the file. So, by default,...
Zvonimir Petric
Nov 21, 20181 min read
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