How FileVault and the T2 Security Chip work together in newer Macs
Macs with a T2 chip always encrypt their drives. Why is FileVault necessary?
08/21/2020
Use Optimize Mac Storage with iCloud Drive to pack videos into a crowded Mac
iCloud can automatically manage storage, but you have to get the data onto your Mac or into iCloud first to get the advantage.
08/19/2020
Three ways to pass web pages across your Mac, iPhone, and iPad
When you have a website open on one device, Apple now makes an abundance of options available to open that same site on other devices.
08/14/2020
Using a school-owned iPad with 2FA? You might run into a problem
An unfortunate side effect of not having access to devices, people, or places could keep you out of your data.
08/12/2020
Need to disable Activation Lock on an iPhone or iPad? Here are the 3 Apple-connected options to do so
Without the Apple ID and password, Apple will only perform a manual unlock in limited circumstances.
08/07/2020
Does Safari always request fresh logins to your sites? If it does, there’s a reason
You may be too private for logins to work.
08/05/2020
How to delete text in all sorts of ways on your Mac
Everyone knows how to use the Delete key, but there are other ways to delete text using keyboard combinations.
07/30/2020
Understanding how iCloud Photos optimizes photo storage and keeps your originals
Apple makes it possible to have thumbnails of a much larger media collection, but always retains the full-resolution versions.
07/29/2020
How to find a monitor that pivots for portrait perfection
Retailers don’t make it simple to find which displays can rotate around their axis.
07/27/2020
Do your iPhone and Mac’s country of origin need to match to work together?
You might run into issues with multiple Apple IDs based on location.
07/24/2020
How to automate changing the date and time on HEIC files
The not-quite-new format isn’t supported by some utilities for fixing photo timestamps.
07/23/2020
How to add a podcast by URL feed to Apple's Podcasts app and other apps
While it’s usually a click or tap, you may wind up with a URL you want to add manually.
07/22/2020
Monitor won’t rotate? You might be able to use a replacement stand
Your Mac might be able to rotate your display in software, but what if you hardware is fixed in place?
07/21/2020
Apple media sharing limits explained and why you should use Plex instead
Apple sets limits in a few directions on what you can share among people in a family or home.
07/20/2020
Need a portrait screen on your Mac? Rotate your display
macOS offers an option on many displays to change orientation.
07/17/2020
Coping with inconsistent facial recognition in Apple Photos
Photos attaches names to images of people you identify, but doesn’t always keep them organized.
07/15/2020
How to check your iCloud media to see if it remains in place
It’s possible to change settings on an iPhone, iPad, or Mac so that it can’t download all images, but they’re still secure in iCloud.
07/10/2020
Don’t keep your Mac laptop charged to 100 percent all the time. Here’s why
While lithium-ion batteries don’t suffer from the long-ago dread “memory effect,” they age poorly when fully charged most of the time.
07/09/2020
What to do when a Time Machine copy to an external drive is enormously larger than expected
It’s all about the hard links.
07/08/2020
Apple Photos: What can you do if you crop out details and later want them back?
Sometimes pictures are cropped in our photo-management apps for a particular reason. Can you restore the full image?
07/03/2020
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