January 2022
Shrink Apps to Prevent the MacBook Pro Notch from Obscuring App Controls
The new 14-inch and 16-inch MacBook Pro models feature a camera housing built into the screen, resulting in a notch like that on the iPhone. Most developers are updating their apps to ensure that [...]
December 2021
GatorTec NYE Hours
GatorTec will be closed December 31, 2021 and January 1, 2022. We will reopen at 10:00 am on Monday January , 2022 for all your Apple needs! From everyone at GatorTec we wish you [...]
Avoid Inclement Weather by Enabling Notifications in iOS 15’s Weather App
Thanks to Apple’s 2020 acquisition of weather company Dark Sky, the iPhone’s Weather app has learned some new tricks in iOS 15. (It still isn’t available on the iPad, oddly.) Most obvious is its [...]
GatorTec Christmas Hours
GatorTec will close at 2:00 pm on December 24 and will be closed on December 25. We will reopen at 10:00 am on December 27 for all your Apple needs. From everyone at GatorTec, [...]
Keep the Menu Bar Showing in Full Screen in macOS 12 Monterey
Do you like using full-screen mode on your new M1-based MacBook Pro but hate having the menu bar disappear unless you move the pointer to the top of the screen? Happily, in macOS 12 [...]
FaceTime Gains Cool New Features in Apple’s Latest Operating Systems
It’s no exaggeration to say that videoconferencing went mainstream during the pandemic. However, Apple’s FaceTime didn’t stack up well against Zoom and others due to its emulation of the telephone call experience, questionable interface [...]
