Do You Know What the Scroller in a Scroll Bar Tells You?

by MacEdge | Jul 20, 2020 | Blog, Mac

Whenever you view a document that’s longer than will fit onscreen, a scroll bar appears (often only if you’re actively scrolling). That’s true whether you’re using an iPhone, iPad, or Mac. Inside the scroll bar is a control called a scroller that you can drag to...

Rearrange Icons on Your iPhone or iPad Home Screens More Easily

by MacEdge | Jul 16, 2020 | Blog, iOS

If you have lots of apps on your iPhone or iPad, rearranging their icons on your Home screens by dragging from page to page is tedious. Although the new App Library promised for iOS 14 later this year will help you find apps, rearranging them will still be a manual...

Macs Switching from Intel Chips to Apple Silicon—Answers to Your Questions

by MacEdge | Jul 1, 2020 | Blog, Mac

At Apple’s Worldwide Developer Conference keynote, the company dropped a bombshell: in the future, Macs will no longer be powered by Intel chips but will instead rely on custom-designed Apple chips. As surprising as this is, the company has made such massive...

What We Can Expect from macOS Big Sur, iOS 14, iPadOS 14, and watchOS 7

by MacEdge | Jun 29, 2020 | Blog, Mac

Every year at its Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC), Apple lays out its roadmap for the next releases of each of its operating systems. The COVID-19 pandemic forced Apple to record its keynote presentation ahead of time rather than having it live, but the company...

Here’s How to Set a Default Printer on the Mac

by MacEdge | Jun 19, 2020 | Apple Tips, Blog, Mac

If you have access to multiple printers, you probably know that you can choose one from the Printer pop-up menu at the top of the Print dialog. But macOS has a feature that should make it so you don’t have to switch printers manually as often. Open System Preferences...