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New Apple Card Savings Accounts Offers 4.15% Interest

Apple is continuing its forays into the financial world with the introduction of Apple Card Savings, a new savings account from Goldman Sachs that offers 4.15% interest with no fees, no minimum deposits, and no minimum balance requirements. The Savings account is designed to hold your Daily Cash rewards from using the Apple Card, [...]

By |2023-05-02T14:12:04-04:00June 27th, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on New Apple Card Savings Accounts Offers 4.15% Interest

“Juice Jacking” Returns to the News but Still Hasn’t Happened

Much has been made in the media about a recent FBI warning about “juice jacking,” the theoretical act of installing malware on or stealing data from an iPhone connected to a public charging station. Researchers first demonstrated juice jacking in 2011 at the Defcon security conference. There’s no harm in following the FBI’s advice, [...]

By |2023-05-02T14:20:23-04:00June 23rd, 2023|iOS Tips, Mac Tips|Comments Off on “Juice Jacking” Returns to the News but Still Hasn’t Happened

MacBook Air 15″. Impressively big. Impossibly thin. Available today at GatorTec.

The 15-inch MacBook Air is impossibly thin and has a stunning Liquid Retina display. Supercharged by the M2 chip—and with up to 18 hours of battery life1—it delivers incredible performance in an ultraportable design. Starting at just $1299.95 and available today at GatorTec!

By |2023-06-12T08:04:37-04:00June 13th, 2023|Releases|Comments Off on MacBook Air 15″. Impressively big. Impossibly thin. Available today at GatorTec.

Prevent Quick Screenshots from Cluttering Your Photos Library on the iPhone and iPad

By default, when you take a screenshot (instructions for iPhone and iPad), it saves to Photos. But what if you don’t want something like a quick image of a map for a friend to clutter your Photos library? In iOS 16 and iPadOS 16, Apple has added new options. When you tap the screenshot [...]

By |2023-05-02T14:09:13-04:00June 13th, 2023|iOS Tips|Comments Off on Prevent Quick Screenshots from Cluttering Your Photos Library on the iPhone and iPad

Make Sure to Back Up iPhone Photos on Your Mac

If your iPhone were to be stolen or suffer an unfortunate accident, would you lose all your precious photos? Those using iCloud Photos are probably shaking their heads smugly, thinking that all those baby and vacation photos are backed up securely in iCloud. iCloud Photos does indeed store a copy of all your photos, [...]

By |2023-05-02T14:18:14-04:00June 9th, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Make Sure to Back Up iPhone Photos on Your Mac

At WWDC23, Apple Releases New Macs, Previews New OS Features, and Unveils Vision Pro

Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote (full video or 2-minute recap) is primarily an opportunity for Apple to give developers a first look at new features coming in its operating systems, and this year was no exception. However, Apple sandwiched those feature reveals between announcements of new Macs and the unveiling of its mixed-reality Vision [...]

By |2023-06-06T18:22:54-04:00June 6th, 2023|News, Releases|Comments Off on At WWDC23, Apple Releases New Macs, Previews New OS Features, and Unveils Vision Pro

iOS 16.4 Adds Voice Isolation Feature to Improve Cellular Calls

In iOS 15, Apple added the Voice Isolation feature to FaceTime calls to filter out noise around you while you’re talking, which is a boon if you’re making a call in a loud space or outside environment. With the recently released iOS 16.4, Apple has now brought that feature to cellular calls as well, [...]

By |2023-05-02T13:55:43-04:00May 30th, 2023|iOS Tips|Comments Off on iOS 16.4 Adds Voice Isolation Feature to Improve Cellular Calls

How Often Should Macs Be Replaced?

It’s a question as old as the personal computer. When should you replace your current Mac with a new model that’s faster and more capable? If money were no object, the answer would be easy—whenever you feel like it. For the rest of us, and particularly for organizations with multiple Macs and limited budgets, [...]

By |2023-04-04T11:11:07-04:00May 26th, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on How Often Should Macs Be Replaced?

Reveal Your Desktop Quickly with a Keyboard Shortcut

The Mac’s Desktop is a remarkably useful place. It’s a good spot for in-progress documents, screenshots, images dragged out of Web pages, and more. However, app windows tend to obscure the Desktop, making it harder to use. There are two quick ways you can temporarily hide windows, making it easy to access icons on [...]

By |2023-04-04T11:09:38-04:00May 16th, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Reveal Your Desktop Quickly with a Keyboard Shortcut

Integrate Your Cloud Storage Service into the Finder

Many businesses, schools, and other organizations have adopted cloud storage services like Box, Dropbox, Google Drive, and Microsoft OneDrive for excellent reasons. Cloud storage provides a centralized spot for shared data without the up-front cost or maintenance issues of a network-attached storage device. It also allows individuals to access the same files on multiple [...]

By |2023-04-04T11:08:08-04:00May 12th, 2023|Mac Tips|Comments Off on Integrate Your Cloud Storage Service into the Finder
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