News, Tips, and Tricks
For Mac, iPad, iPhone, Apple TV, and Apple Watch.
Capture Perfect Photos of Kids, Pets, Sports, and Wildlife with the iPhone’s Burst Mode
Snapping the perfect photo is tough. Children, especially babies and teenagers, can be difficult to pose. Cats relish looking cute and then turning away just as you grab your camera. Action shots in sporting events are impossible to predict. And you never know when...
How to Unlock Your Mac with a Wave of Your Hand (well, Apple Watch)
It’s magic. You walk up to your Mac, touch a key to wake it up, and upon noticing that you’re wearing your Apple Watch, it unlocks without making you enter a password. Brilliant! For some of us, it’s almost a reason alone to get an Apple Watch. Auto Unlock, as Apple...
iOS 10.3 Moves iCloud and iTunes in the Settings App
iOS 10.3, which Apple released in March 2017, had a number of notable changes, along with one minor tweak that could cause confusion. In iOS 10.2 and earlier, if you wanted to change your iCloud, iTunes, or App Store settings, you’d tap Settings > iCloud or...
Get Two-Factor Authentication Working in Older Apple Systems
Apple is increasingly encouraging us all to turn on two-factor authentication for our Apple IDs because it adds an extra layer of security on top of the password. With two-factor authentication, when you log in to iCloud or iTunes for the first time on a new device,...
AppleCare+ for Macs: New Prices and EXCITING Changes!
Our friends at Apple are really in tune with what their customers need. When customers are looking to the Mac lineup to solve their business and education computing needs, they know that AppleCare gives them peace of mind for 3 years. With the changes to AppleCare+,...
Do You Know What Happens When You Tap Space Twice in iOS?
If you’re thinking, “Why yes, I do know that in iOS a double-tap on the Space bar after typing a word inserts a period and then a space,” award yourself a virtual gold star. If you weren’t aware of that super useful trick, well, you are now. Getting to the Period key...
Eliminate Mac Desktop Clutter by Sorting
Is your Mac’s Desktop a cluttered mess? That’s not a criticism—it happens to all of us. A few files here, a folder or two there, and before long you can’t find anything amid all the icons. There’s a solution, of course, which is that the Finder lets you sort the icons...
Apple Wows at WWDC with the New HomePod, iMacs, iPad Pros, and OSes
Apple used the keynote address at its annual Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in early June to unveil new versions of macOS, iOS, and watchOS, new iMacs and faster notebooks, and new iPad Pros. In a “one last thing” announcement that hearkened back to the days of...
Understanding iCloud Seminar PDF
Here is a link to some of the information we cover on our free in-store seminar "Understanding iCloud". We would encourage attendees to consider signing up for some Click Personal Training classes to expand their level of comfort with iCloud and all Apple related...
Peer Deep into Your Mac’s Soul with About This Mac
It’s easy to forget details about your Mac—what precise model it is, how much memory is installed, and so on. The quick way to remind yourself of the specifics is to choose About This Mac from the Apple menu. Obvious, we know, but it’s essential to remember when...
Make It Stop! How You Can Control Notifications on Your iPhone
Is every app on your iPhone or iPad constantly nagging you with notifications? It’s like a three-year-old saying “Look at me!” every few minutes, but on the plus side, a little work in the Settings app can quiet your device. And it won’t whine about being sent to...
DJI OSMO Mobile
Osmo Mobile turns your smartphone into a smart motion camera, making every moment you shoot look smooth, professional and ready to share.