by MacEdge | Sep 22, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, Mac, macOS Catalina
Over the last few releases of macOS, Apple has been beefing up the Mac’s privacy controls so they more closely resemble what the company has done in iOS. You’ve undoubtedly noticed that when you first launch a new app on your iPhone or iPad, it often prompts for...
by MacEdge | Sep 21, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, Mac
It’s all too easy to end up with a boatload of Bluetooth devices connected to your Mac. Apple devices will likely have sensible names, like Magic Mouse 2, but what if someone has given you a device with their name in it? Or you’ve ended up with a device called...
by MacEdge | Sep 18, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, Mac
We wanted to make sure that those of you who work on a Mac laptop with an external display know that you can close your laptop’s screen and keep working. Apple calls this closed-clamshell or closed-display mode. Of course, it requires that you connect an external...
by MacEdge | Sep 16, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, iCloud, iPhone
We’ve been hearing reports of an uptick in the scam phone calls that claim to be from Apple. If you answer, an automated message tells you that your iCloud account has been breached and asks you to call a provided 1-866 number. DO NOT DO THIS! Apple will never call...
by MacEdge | Sep 15, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, Mac, macOS Catalina
In 2016, Apple introduced the Touch Bar with the MacBook Pro. It’s a long, thin display above the number keys on the keyboard that shows a variety of buttons and controls. By default, it changes depending on which app you’re in, and it also displays the Control Strip,...
by MacEdge | Aug 7, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, iOS
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 to wait for a long download?” Apple thought. Unfortunately, lots of people do. The...
