Hi, Speed: Today’s Apple Announcements
Every fall Apple releases a new generation of iPhone, and they sometimes have a few extras thrown in. Today Apple announced their largest iPhone ever and the smallest iPhone since …
A recent macOS Mojave security patch might make your Mac slow to a crawl
Last week alongside macOS Catalina 10.15.7, Apple released a security patch for macOS Mojave that many users found has caused their computer to slow to a crawl. This hasn’t affected …
macOS 10.15.7, iOS 14.0.1, iPadOS 14.0.1, watchOS 7.0.1, tvOS 14.0.1 released
Today Apple released updates across all of their OSes. Minor bug fix updates for iOS, iPadOS, watchOS, and tvOS were released, bringing them all to a .0.1. If you updated …
Are You Making the Most of the Touch Bar on Your MacBook Pro?
In 2016, Apple introduced the Touch Bar with the MacBook Pro. It’s a long, thin touch screen above the number keys on the keyboard that shows a variety of buttons …
Apple releases iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, tvOS 14
Today Apple released their big annual upgrades across all of their mobile devices. This year’s upgrades bring exciting new features, and I’m happy to say that I’ve been running the …
What’s the Deal with All the Privacy Requests in Catalina?
Over the last few releases of macOS, Apple has been beefing up Mac’s privacy controls so they more closely resemble what the company has done in iOS. You’ve undoubtedly noticed …
Another scam! No, that is not a final alert for your USPS shipment
Many of my clients and friends have started receiving a new phishing scam via text message. This scam is particularly tricky because they greet the recipient by name. The message …
Apple Pay comes to DC Metro
Announced months ago and finally rolled out, Apple Pay with Express Transit Mode has finally come to the Washington DC Metro joining the ranks of many other cities that support …
Rename Bluetooth Devices for Easy Management
It’s all too easy to end up with more Bluetooth devices connected to your Mac than you can shake a stick at. Apple devices will likely have sensible names, like …
Use This New Setting to Prevent iOS Updates from Consuming Precious Space
People whose iPhones or iPads have relatively little free space have long struggled with the fact that iOS likes to download updates so they’ll be ready for installation. “Who wants …