In this week's "Preview of Apple's September Event," I described a number of obvious releases (new iPhones, iOS 13, macOS Catalina) that should be announced at the event, as well as several long shots like a redesigned iMac. One item...
The flowing translucent Apple logo used on the press invitation for the September 10, 2019 event. It's that time of year again! As summer begins to fade into autumn, Apple traditionally holds an event to unveil the newest crop of...
I'm on a crusade, so I'll get right to the point. GIF is pronounced like the peanut butter: Jif. You're welcome. It's understandable that one might be tempted to entertain a hard "G" sound considering that GIF is an acronym...
Need a new Mac but don't want to spend "New Mac money"? This guide has you covered on how to research a successful used Mac purchase.
Spotlight is a handy macOS utility that allows you to quickly find documents, applications, files, and folders on your Mac. It can also serve up the latest weather forecast, movie times, currency exchange rates and even look up someone in...
Apple’s cloud services can be confusing. There’s iTunes, iTunes Match, and Apple Music. What are the differences? Which ones should you use? iTunes on the Mac is the music, movie, podcast, and syncing app on the Mac. For now. With...
Apple offers My Photo Stream AND iCloud Photos on its various devices. Do you need both? If not, which one is best for you? With My Photo Stream, you can access the recent photos that you take with your iPhone, iPad,...
macOS (Sierra and higher) offers a convenient — and fun — Picture in Picture (PiP) feature. You can “float” a video window from Safari or iTunes over your desktop or a full-screen app. You can play the video in any...
We all have favorite apps that we tend to install right away on a new Mac. For the most part, these are the apps we use every day to assist us in how we use our Macs. Your favorites may...
