by Anthony Fiandaca | May 6, 2024 | Blog, Mac
By default, the battery icon in your Mac laptop’s menu bar shows how full your battery is. But sometimes it seems difficult to tell exactly how much you have. Clicking it reveals the exact percentage, but you can also set macOS to show battery percentage next to the...
by Anthony Fiandaca | May 2, 2024 | Blog, Mac
Event List in Apple Calendar? Along with day, week, month, and year views, most calendar apps offer the option of a simple chronological list of events. This can be a handy way to see what’s coming up. Apple’s Calendar app on the Mac is unfortunately not among those...
by Anthony Fiandaca | Apr 16, 2024 | Blog, Mac
Check your Reference You may be used to Mac apps using red underlines to mark misspelled words, but did you know that macOS has also long included a fully featured Dictionary and Thesaurus app? It provides quick access to definitions and synonyms in the New Oxford...
by Anthony Fiandaca | Apr 10, 2024 | Blog, iPad, iPhone, Mac
Begin Syncing Messages with Apple Devices Being able to sync messages with apple devices is a win for productivity, and if you use multiple devices you can try it out. Apple’s platform integration lets you read and reply to conversations in Messages on other Apple...
by Anthony Fiandaca | Apr 8, 2024 | Apple Watch, Blog, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mac
Apple publishes a multitude of manuals and tons of technical documentation for its products on its support site. But until recently, it could be challenging to find something specific because the search engine on Apple’s site is poor. For a better path into Apple’s...
by Anthony Fiandaca | Apr 5, 2024 | Blog, Mac, Security
Why Restarting Counts Long ago, before macOS was as stable as it is today, Mac users restarted their Macs regularly. Back then, Macs couldn’t sleep, either, so it was common for users to shut down at the end of the day and start up the next morning, effectively...