Feb 11, 2019 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, collaboration, Explainer, Google Docs, iWork, Microsoft Office 365, productivity, Restricted Content
Have you ever emailed a document to several colleagues for feedback, and then had to go through each of their changes in turn, merging everything into your master document? What if one of them needs to see the changes that another suggested? Plus, what if you need to...
Dec 20, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Explainer, iPhone, Mac, Mojave, privacy, Restricted Content, Tip
With macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple has beefed up the Mac’s privacy so it more closely resembles privacy in iOS. You’ve noticed that when you launch a new app on your iPhone or iPad, it often prompts for access to your photos or contacts, the camera or microphone, and...
Jun 7, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Explainer, Find My Friends, iOS, iPhone, location, Messages, productivity, Restricted Content
As iPhones have become ever more prevalent, one of Apple’s bundled apps—Find My Friends—has become significantly more useful. Although there are legitimate concerns about sharing your location willy-nilly, Find My Friends gives everyone full control over what they...
Jun 1, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, Explainer, Find My Friends, iOS, location, Messages, productivity, Restricted Content
As iPhones have become ever more prevalent, one of Apple’s bundled apps—Find My Friends—has become significantly more useful. Although there are legitimate concerns about sharing your location willy-nilly, Find My Friends gives everyone full control over what they...
May 22, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, backup, Blog, Explainer, hard drive, hardware, Mac, Restricted Content, troubleshooting
Backing up your Mac is like flossing your teeth: everyone knows they should do it every night, but too many people never get around to it. Unlike flossing, once you set up backups, they don’t require daily attention. And turning on Apple’s Time Machine backup feature...
Apr 24, 2018 | Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, customization, Explainer, iPad, iPhone, privacy, productivity, Restricted Content, security
You’ve probably heard of Apple Pay, but have you set it up so you can use it to pay for purchases at checkout? If not, give it a try, since it’s one of those living-in-the future Apple technologies that feels like science fiction every time you use it. Simply put your...
