by MacEdge | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog, Mac
Continuing its pandemic-driven approach of short, focused announcements, Apple once again took to the Internet to stream its “One More Thing” event. On center stage this time was the Mac, or specifically, three Macs, all of which replace the longstanding Intel chip...
by MacEdge | Nov 11, 2020 | Blog, Mac
On the Mac, nearly every file has an extension, a set of characters after a period that indicates what type of file it is and determines which app opens it. So, .png indicates a PNG graphic that opens in Preview by default, .pages denotes a Pages document, and .docx...
by MacEdge | Nov 10, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, iOS, iPhone
You likely know that you can use Do Not Disturb to prevent random notifications on your iPhone from waking you at night—it’s easy to set a Do Not Disturb schedule for your usual sleeping hours. Another setting in there is important but often overlooked. If you ever...
by MacEdge | Nov 7, 2020 | Apple Products, Blog, iPad
Apple released the Apple Newton MessagePad 2100 on November 7, 1997 and discontinued it about 4 months later upon Steve Jobs return to the helm. It had 8MB of RAM, a grayscale display, and could be used with a stylus. The Newton MessagePad was one of the first series...
by MacEdge | Nov 5, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, Mac
Starting with macOS 10.15.5 Catalina, Apple introduced a battery health management feature that improves your battery’s lifespan by adjusting charging patterns to reduce the rate at which the battery chemically ages. (Find it in System Preferences > Energy Saver...
