When you buy a new Mac, it might seem intimidating to migrate your data from your old computer — but thanks to Apple’s Migration Assistant, it actually couldn’t be easier. The next time you buy and set up a new Mac, make sure to migrate data and apps from your previous Mac to it right…
DetailsDo you find yourself handing your iPhone over to others in certain situations? Whether it’s your kids playing a game, or a friend checking out your new video, Guided Access allows limited accessibility to a single app while maintaining security for everything else. Let’s get one thing straight. You should never, ever share your iPhone…
DetailsThe new 16″ MacBook Pro is now available for pre-order at SimplyMac.com! Responding to customer complaints and media mocking, Apple has introduced a new 16-inch MacBook Pro that features improves on its predecessor in several ways, most notably with a scissor-switch keyboard in place of the flaky butterfly-key keyboard. The 16-inch MacBook Pro replaces the previous 15-inch…
DetailsThe new Apple AirPods Pro are now available from Simply Mac! Are you a fan of Apple’s AirPods, or have you had trouble with them staying in your ears? Either way, you might like the just-released AirPods Pro, which offer a new design with three sizes of soft, flexible, silicone ear tips and welcome new capabilities.…
DetailsIn iOS 13, Apple overhauled Photos to provide more sensible organization and more powerful editing capabilities. Even better, all of its editing tools now work with videos too! Read on for details. Taking photos is a popular use of the iPhone and iPad, and Apple has said that the improved cameras gave this year’s iPhone…
DetailsA welcome and useful new feature of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 is support for external storage devices. But it’s not easy to find or figure out—and you likely need a special adapter for your existing USB devices. An unexpected and useful feature of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 is also nearly invisible, and for…
DetailsApple likes to keep Mac names simple, but that’s not always helpful. For instance, if you want to add RAM to your Mac, it’s not good enough to know that it’s an iMac. You’ll need to know that it’s a 27-inch iMac with Retina display from late 2014. To find that out, choose “About This…
DetailsIf you have an iMac Pro, Mac mini, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro introduced in 2018 or later, your Mac has an Apple T2 security chip. Read on to learn about what the T2 does for you and the tradeoffs it requires. If you own an iMac Pro, Mac mini, MacBook Air, or MacBook Pro…
DetailsText-editing in iOS 13 faster and more fun than ever before. Read about important new and improved techniques for selecting, copying, and moving text, plus the new slide-to-type option. Let’s be honest—text editing in iOS has never been anywhere near as good as it is on the Mac. We may be more accustomed to our…
DetailsLearn all the ways you can use multiple apps at the same time on an iPad running the new iPadOS 13. With this year’s operating system updates, Apple has formally acknowledged that the iPhone and iPad have different uses and different needs. To that end, Apple has given the iPad version of iOS 13 its…
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