Month Archives: November 2020

I recently showed you how to use a used Mac mini as a media server for your home. Today, I continue the theme of recycling and reusing older Mac minis by turning one into a Linux server.

If you have macOS Yosemite or later, you can use your iPhone or iPad to act as a video camera to record directly to your Mac. Here’s how: 1) Connect your iPhone or iPad to your Mac with a cable (the...

In part 1 of this series, we met Steve Douglass, an instructor in the Chicago metropolitan area who teaches high school kids about media literacy and video content creation. He started his twenty-year career in education after a 1.5-year stint cutting sports highlights for ESPN. After a personal reflection of his career, combined with a revelation of existential magnitude due to 9/11, Steve left the ESPN editing suite and headed to the world of education.

Starting with macOS Catalina, your Mac really, really, really wants to make sure you’re only working with safe software. That’s why you’re probably getting lots of dialogs from apps asking for permission to access different parts of your Mac’s operating system or hardware, update you with notifications, and perhaps to access your contacts, photos, and more.

There are few endeavors in life as important and fruitful as investing in the education and empowerment of children. And one of the best ways to do both is through the power of video. No one knows that more intimately than Steve Douglass, a former ESPN-producer-turned-educator who followed a passion for doing more with his life than churn out 10+ sports highlights a night. He instead wanted to make a difference in the lives of high school kids.

Starting today, iPhone 12 Pro Max and iPhone 12 mini are available for pre-order on apple.com, the Apple Store app, and through Apple Authorized Resellers and select carriers.