Yesterday’s Apple announcements, the extra-concise edition
As I often do with big Apple announcements I will try to break it down to the basics: what, when, how much? Other bloggers will go into much more detail …
Got a Mac Laptop? Here’s What You Need to Know about Battery Health Management in Catalina 10.15.5
We all want Mac laptops that can run for days on a single charge and never need their batteries serviced. Sadly, we’re always going to be disappointed. Battery and power …
What’s the best printer for Mac?
Printers are terrible. Actually, to be fair they are marvels of modern engineering. It’s just a difficult problem for them to solve, converting our digital abstractions into concrete sheets of …
How to get good webcam video
Even after we are through the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are expecting telework to be much more common in the future. But if you’ve been forced into video meetings recently, …
Apple Maps adds “Look Around” for Washington DC, Philadelphia, Boston
Since the release of iOS 13 last fall, Apple Maps on iPhone and iPad (but strangely not on Mac) has had a new feature called “Look Around” which is similar …
macOS Catalina 10.15.1, watchOS 6.1 released
Today, after releasing updates for iPhone, iPad, and Apple TV yesterday, Apple released the first substantial bug fix update for macOS Catalina and for watchOS 6. This update also brings …
Apple releases iOS and iPadOS 13.1.3, macOS Catalina 10.15 Supplemental
Today Apple released minor bug fix updates for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. If you are running the latest software already I definitely recommend updating immediately, as these are small updates …
macOS 10.15 Catalina released
Today Apple released their annual fall upgrade for Mac, named Catalina for the island off the California coast. It’s an exciting upgrade but please exercise caution with this. I’ve cautioned …
Apple releases iPadOS and iOS 13.1.2, watchOS 6.0.1
Today, just days after 13.1.1 was released, Apple has released 13.1.2 which addresses several minor bugs including Bluetooth disconnecting from some cars. It’s typical for Apple to release several small …
Learn How to Autofill SMS Login Codes in iOS 12 and Mojave
An ever-increasing number of Web sites boost their security via two-factor authentication (2FA), which requires you to type in a short numeric code to complete a login after entering your …