Apple releases iOS 14.5.1, iPadOS 14.5.1, watchOS 7.4.1, macOS 11.3.1
Today Apple released some small but important updates for several of their OSes. There are no changes with these updates, just security fixes and a bug fix that was preventing …
Today’s announcements from Apple, the concise edition
Today Apple held a virtual press event announcing many new and updated products. Here is my concise overview of the event with details on what, when, and how much. Some …
Apple Hid the Proxy Icon in Big Sur’s Finder—Here’s How to Reveal It
This is a twofer tip. You may not have known that every document window in macOS has long had a proxy icon in the title bar, next to the filename. …
Not a Fan of Big Sur’s Translucent Menu Bar and Menus? Here’s How to Make Them Solid
In macOS 11 Big Sur, Apple went back to a design direction from the earliest days of Mac OS X: a translucent menu bar and menus. Since their color changes …
Manage Your Apple Purchases and Subscriptions on the Mac and iPhone
If you’re like me, you’re probably now paying Apple for services like Apple Music, extra storage for iCloud Photos, various app purchases and subscriptions, and perhaps the new Apple Fitness+. …
Having Trouble Finding Files on Your Mac? Here’s How to Reset Spotlight
For the most part, Spotlight works well. Press Command-Space or use the Search field in a Finder window, and it finds everything that matches your search term. Sometimes, however, Spotlight …
What to do when your Mac won’t turn on
Every once in a while Mac users will find that their computer doesn’t turn on. Sometimes your computer shows no signs of life, sometimes the fans will spin or the …
Forget Adobe Acrobat: Preview May Be All You Need to Work with PDFs
I regularly hear from people who think they need Adobe Acrobat to manipulate PDFs. Don’t misunderstand: Adobe Acrobat is the gold standard, but it’s complicated and expensive—$14.99 per month or …
Keep Your Mac Quiet at Night and During Presentations with Do Not Disturb
You may be accustomed to the Do Not Disturb feature on our iPhones since they’re with us for most of the day and often spend the night next to the …
Apple releases macOS 11.2 update
A week following the 14.4 updates for Apple’s mobile system software, Today Apple released the second major update for macOS Big Sur. Like most of Apple’s updates, this addresses many …