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Most Pantone Color Books for Adobe Creative Cloud to Require Pantone Connect License

Adobe says that Pantone Color Books will be phased out of Adobe Creative Cloud apps, starting with updates to Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop released after August 16, 2022. After November 2022, only three Pantone Color Books will remain: Pantone + CMYK Coated, Pantone + CMYK Uncoated, and Pantone + Metallics Coated. To access all [...]

By |2022-09-19T12:31:15-04:00September 13th, 2022|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on Most Pantone Color Books for Adobe Creative Cloud to Require Pantone Connect License

Apple’s 2022 Harvest: Four iPhones, Three Apple Watches, and New AirPods Pro

Apple’s September crop has ripened, and the company has once again picked a basket of new and updated hardware for us. At its Far Out event on September 7th, Apple unveiled four iPhone 14 models, three new or updated Apple Watch models, and the second-generation AirPods Pro. After the announcement, Apple said that iOS [...]

By |2022-09-08T18:30:51-04:00September 9th, 2022|News, Products, Releases|Comments Off on Apple’s 2022 Harvest: Four iPhones, Three Apple Watches, and New AirPods Pro

Photos Library Showing Blank Thumbnails or Having Other Issues? Try This Trick to Repair It

The Photos app is usually a solid performer, but it does rely on a database behind the scenes, and corruption is a possibility. If you find that your Photos library is showing blank thumbnails or otherwise acting oddly, see if the Photos Repair Library tool can fix it. First, if Photos is open, quit [...]

By |2022-09-01T23:21:38-04:00September 6th, 2022|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Photos Library Showing Blank Thumbnails or Having Other Issues? Try This Trick to Repair It

When Should You Upgrade to macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16?

September is here, which means that Apple will soon start releasing major upgrades for all its operating systems. Note that we say “start.” Apple will release iOS 16 and watchOS 9 alongside new iPhones and Apple Watch models in September. However, Apple has now acknowledged that iPadOS 16 will ship later in the fall—perhaps [...]

By |2022-09-01T23:19:47-04:00September 2nd, 2022|iOS Tips, Mac Tips, Releases|Comments Off on When Should You Upgrade to macOS 13 Ventura, iOS 16, iPadOS 16, watchOS 9, and tvOS 16?

15 Ways to Solve Call Failures on Your iPhone

Sure, we know that phone calls aren’t the most common thing people do on their iPhones—especially anyone under 30—but it’s still important to be able to make and take calls. There are a wide variety of reasons that outgoing or incoming calls might fail, so the solutions vary equally as widely. Some may seem [...]

By |2022-08-03T14:40:08-04:00August 26th, 2022|iOS Tips|Comments Off on 15 Ways to Solve Call Failures on Your iPhone

Go Beyond Get Info with the Finder’s Inspector Window

You probably know that selecting a file in the Finder and choosing File > Get Info (Command-I) brings up the Get Info window. This window provides information about the file, including its name, kind, size, creation and modification dates, and much more. You can also use Get Info to hide or show filename extensions, [...]

By |2022-08-03T14:38:18-04:00August 23rd, 2022|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Go Beyond Get Info with the Finder’s Inspector Window

iCloud, Google Calendar, Microsoft Exchange: Choosing a Personal Calendar Service

We Mac, iPhone, and iPad users have an embarrassment of riches when it comes to calendaring flexibility. Apple provides free calendar services via iCloud, and the Calendar app lets you add calendar accounts from a wide variety of providers. Most notable among them are Microsoft Exchange and Google Calendar, which are commonly used in [...]

By |2022-08-03T14:36:15-04:00August 19th, 2022|Mac Tips|Comments Off on iCloud, Google Calendar, Microsoft Exchange: Choosing a Personal Calendar Service

What Should I Do If I Get an “AirTag Found Moving With You” Message?

First, don’t panic. Most likely, you’re borrowing something with an Apple AirTag location tracker attached to it, or someone left something with an attached AirTag in your car. Second, tap the alert to open the Find My app, which displays a map showing where the AirTag has been with you, which might shed some [...]

By |2022-08-03T14:33:59-04:00August 16th, 2022|iOS Tips|Comments Off on What Should I Do If I Get an “AirTag Found Moving With You” Message?

Follow These Steps before Bringing Your Mac in for Repair

It has finally happened. Keys on your MacBook Pro aren’t responding, there’s a crack on the screen, or the battery no longer holds enough of a charge to make it useful. A repair is in your future, which entails bringing the Mac to an Apple Store or Apple Authorized Service Provider or shipping it [...]

By |2022-08-03T14:32:18-04:00August 12th, 2022|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Follow These Steps before Bringing Your Mac in for Repair

What’s That Little Orange Dot by Control Center in macOS 12 Monterey?

Have you noticed a little orange dot next to the icon for Control Center on the menu bar in macOS 12 Monterey? (And if not, you can’t miss it now.) Apple added that dot to alert you that something is using the Mac’s microphone to listen to the room. Click the Control Center icon [...]

By |2022-08-03T14:30:14-04:00August 9th, 2022|Mac Tips|Comments Off on What’s That Little Orange Dot by Control Center in macOS 12 Monterey?
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