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Understanding What “Vintage” and “Obsolete” Mean for Apple Products

Understanding What “Vintage” and “Obsolete” Mean for Apple Products

Is Your Mac or Apple Product Considered Vintage or Obsolete? Macs—and Apple products in general—tend to last a long time. It’s not unusual to see someone happily using an eight-year-old MacBook Pro. As much as it’s environmentally responsible to use...

May 6, 2022

Universal Control Arrives in macOS 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4

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Universal Control Arrives in macOS 12.3 and iPadOS 15.4

With the recent release of macOS 12.3 Monterey and iPadOS 15.4, Apple shipped Universal Control, the last major technology promised in its 2021 operating system upgrades. Universal Control enables you to use the keyboard and mouse or trackpad attached to one...

April 22, 2022

Use a Password Manager: Export Passwords from Safari

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Use a Password Manager: Export Passwords from Safari

Are you using a password manager? Although Apple has improved the built-in password management features in macOS and iOS (you can now add notes to password entries!), third-party password managers like 1Password and LastPass are still more capable. For those...

April 8, 2022

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How to Solve a Slow Internet Connection

As pandemic-related restrictions ebb and flow, many people continue to work from home at least some of the time. A slow Internet connection can make working from home miserable. Unfortunately, it’s all too common for Internet connections to degrade over...

March 25, 2022

Apple’s New Products: Wowing with Mac Studio and Studio Display, Updated iPad Air

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Apple’s New Products: Wowing with Mac Studio and Studio Display, Updated iPad Air

At its March 8th Peek Performance event, the biggest announcement was about an entirely new Mac Studio, powered by the insanely fast M1 Ultra chip and accompanied by the stunning 27-inch Studio Display. Apple’s New Products: Mac Studio with M1 Ultra and...

March 11, 2022

Apple Plans Updates to Enhance AirTag Security

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Apple Plans Updates to Enhance AirTag Security

A few weeks ago, we shared information about AirTag and the fact that some bad actors have been using the Find My technology that allows users to keep track of personal items to try to track individuals without their knowledge....

February 25, 2022

You Can Now Upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey When You’re Ready

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You Can Now Upgrade to macOS 12 Monterey When You’re Ready

When it comes to upgrading to a new version of macOS, we always err on the side of caution. (We often install even beta releases on secondary machines for testing purposes.) Upgrading is easy, but if you upgrade too soon,...

February 11, 2022

Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Learn How to Keep Yourself Safe!

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Are You Being Tracked by an AirTag? Learn How to Keep Yourself Safe!

You may have heard news reports about people finding AirTags attached to their cars or other property that did not belong to them. You definitely do not want to be followed or tracked without you knowing! Luckily, you have nothing...

January 28, 2022

How to Stop Forgetting Your Apple Gear with “Notify When Left Behind”

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How to Stop Forgetting Your Apple Gear with “Notify When Left Behind”

Apple’s Find My technology is a lifesaver when it works, enabling you to locate and potentially retrieve lost or stolen devices. It’s not perfect, even with the addition of the Find My Network, which drafts other nearby Apple devices to...

January 7, 2022

New FaceTime Features Features in Apple’s Latest Operating Systems

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New FaceTime Features Features in Apple’s Latest Operating Systems

It’s no exaggeration to say that videoconferencing went mainstream during the pandemic. However, Apple’s FaceTime didn’t stack up well against Zoom for a number of reasons. For example, initiating a FaceTime call emulated a telephone call experience; there was no option to...

December 21, 2021

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