Some Great Ways to Use Siri
/It is not possible to list all Siri commands as new commands are constantly being added and updated by Apple. However, some common commands include:
Read MoreIt is not possible to list all Siri commands as new commands are constantly being added and updated by Apple. However, some common commands include:
Read MoreBe vigilant and don't trust any call that comes to you out of the blue saying that they're Apple, Facebook, Amazon, Google, etc. These companies don't reach out to you this way. This scam is pretty insidious.
Read MoreIf you’re still on the fence about an Apple Watch, know that it’s much much more than just a digital time piece. Besides letting you send and read texts, stream music to your AirPods, give you local weather and news, and so much more, it can even save your life. Apple Watch can monitor, in real time, many of your health vital statistics and report to you, immediately, if it notices something out of the ordinary or serious. Watch David Pogue’s piece from CBS This Morning.
Read MoreApple’s Wallet app on iPhone is more than just digital access to your credit cards. It can hold many other things such as club membership cards, store payment and reward cards (e.g. Apple Store, Starbucks, Panera Bread, Staples etc..), health insurance, tickets to events (movies, live shows) and even travel membership cards (airlines, hotels, boarding passes. You can also add your Covid-19 Vaccination Record to the Wallet app for easy access.
Read MoreAt its October 18th Unleashed event, Apple unveiled the new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models, powered by the impressive new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips
Read MoreAt its California Streaming event, Apple introduced the new iPhone 13 lineup, the Apple Watch Series 7, a redesigned iPad mini, and an upgraded iPad. Read on for details and our upgrade recommendations
Read MoreApple’s “Spring Loaded” event was indeed loaded with announcements, including the M1-based 24-inch iMac, M1-based iPad Pro, AirTag item tracker, updated Apple TV 4K with redesigned Siri Remote, and more
Read MoreOn December 8, 2020, Apple’s Craig Federighi was the featured speaker at the 10th Annual European Data Protection & Privacy Conference. Craig is Apple’s Senior Vice President of Software Engineering — essentially the guy who leads all matters of all software for all Apple products — and he spoke about how privacy and security was fundamental to Apple’s core values when designing a product from the ground up. This is an important video to watch to understand where Apple is coming from and how they are, yet again, different than the other industry companies that are try to get as much data about you as possible.
Read MoreApple’s “One More Thing” turned out to be the company’s new M1 chip, which powers new models of the MacBook Air, 13-inch MacBook Pro, and Mac mini to new heights of performance and battery life.
Read MoreSo many new operating systems—macOS 11 Big Sur, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, watchOS 7, and tvOS 14! We have a brief overview of the new features and calm advice on when you should upgrade each of your Apple devices to the latest and greatest.
Read MoreiOS 14 is out! We recommend waiting a bit before installing, but when you’re ready (or to whet your appetite), here are four of our favorite new features.
Read MoreLooking for a new Apple Watch or iPad? The new Apple Watch Series 6 tracks blood oxygen saturation, and the Apple Watch SE cuts the price by 30%. The new iPad Air has great performance without the iPad Pro price, and the new iPad remains cheap at $329.
Read MoreRemember when USB just meant that simple, flat USB connector you plugged into your computer? Well, a lot has changed in the 20+ years since USB was created. The computer industry, lead by Apple being all in with USB-C, is now standardizing on a single USB connector for the foreseeable future to make things much simpler. But what is all this talk about USB 2, USB 3, USB 3.1 and now USB 4? What about Thunderbolt (it’s so cool!)? Here’s an article that will help explain all of those questions (and a lot more).
Read MoreWe often get questions about what is the difference between an SSD drive, a Fusion Drive or a traditional hard drive. This article from Appleinsider summarizes that quite nicely. Bottom line: although they’re more expensive, get an SSD drive.
Read MoreLooking for a powerful desktop Mac? At long last, Apple has updated the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, outfitting it with 10th-generation Intel processors, increasing its RAM and storage capacities, and improving audio and video quality.
Read MoreAt its Worldwide Developer Conference, Apple showed off the next versions of its major operating systems: macOS 11.0 Big Sur, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7. Here’s what you can expect this fall.
Read MoreApple announced that future Macs will run on Apple-designed chips rather than processors from Intel. We’ll explain it all and try to anticipate your question so read on…
Read MoreHow would your organization react to a COVID-19 scare or quarantine? Here’s how you can use technology to respond to such an event.
Read MoreHave you ever looked over your spouse’s shoulder and thought, “Hey, that’s a cool app.”? If you set up Family Sharing (in System Preferences > iCloud on the Mac, and in Settings > Your Name in iOS), you can download almost any app that someone else in your family has purchased on either the Mac App Store or the iOS App Store.
Read MoreNeed to check something in another email message while composing a message in Mail on an iPhone? Many people don’t realize that you can swipe down on the top of the draft to dock it at the bottom of the screen, look something up in another message, and then expand the draft again by tapping it at the bottom of the screen.
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