What’s the Deal with All the Privacy Requests in Catalina?
September 3, 2020 Mac, NewsOver the last few releases of macOS, Apple has been beefing up the Mac’s privacy controls so they more closely resemble what the company has done in iOS. You’ve undoubtedly noticed that when you f...
Read MoreAre You Making the Most of the Touch Bar on Your MacBook Pro?
September 2, 2020 Mac, NewsIn 2016, Apple introduced the Touch Bar with the MacBook Pro. It’s a long, thin display above the number keys on the keyboard that shows a variety of buttons and controls. By default, it changes dep...
Read MoreRename Bluetooth Devices for Easy Management
September 2, 2020 Mac, NewsIt’s all too easy to end up with a boatload of Bluetooth devices connected to your Mac. Apple devices will likely have sensible names, like Magic Mouse 2, but what if someone has given you a device ...
Read MoreBeware iCloud Phishing Phone Calls!
September 1, 2020 NewsWe’ve been hearing reports of an uptick in the scam phone calls that claim to be from Apple. If you answer, an automated message tells you that your iCloud account has been breached and asks you to ...
Read MoreWant to Make Your iPhone and Apple Watch Easier to Read?
August 5, 2020 NewsIf you have 20/20 vision or are still wondering why your parents have reading glasses, count yourself lucky. But if you’re like many people—over 60 percent of the population by some estimates, inc...
Read MoreApple Significantly Enhances the 27-inch iMac
August 5, 2020 Mac, NewsApple’s workhorse desktop Mac, the 27-inch iMac with Retina 5K display, hasn’t seen an update since March 2019—nearly two and a half years ago. Happily, the company has finally released a new ve...
Read MoreWhere Did Your Scroll Bars Go? Use This Setting to Ensure They Show
August 4, 2020 Mac, NewsOn the Mac, scroll bars are essential for both orienting yourself and navigating within a Web page or document window. But they may not appear unless you hover the pointer over the right spot or start...
Read MoreTwo Quick Tricks You Can Use with the iOS Space Bar
August 3, 2020 iOS, NewsSure, you know that the Space bar in the iOS virtual keyboard types a space character. But did you realize that if you tap it twice, it inserts a period? (Probably, but if not, now you do.) That’s t...
Read MoreMacs Switching from Intel Chips to Apple Silicon—Answers to Your Questions
June 24, 2020 Mac, NewsAt Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, the company dropped a bombshell: in the future, Macs will no longer be powered by Intel chips but will instead rely on custom-designed Apple chips....
Read MoreUse the Mac’s Built-In Screen Sharing to Provide Remote Help
May 4, 2020 Mac, NewsWhile our team at Cirrus has professional tools for providing remote screen sharing support sessions, you may want to help a friend or family member understand a feature you've been using for years. Y...
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