At Virtua, we love the column view in Finder windows (choose View > as Columns). It's just easier to read! No need to worry about missing icons, everything is sorted alphabetically and selecting a file shows a preview. Sometimes though, the column widths can be too narrow, cutting off file and folder names, or too [...]
In iCloud Drive settings on your mac there is an Optimize Storage checkbox that, if checked, will store the full contents of iCloud Drive locally, but only if there's enough space. If you are looking to recover some of that local storage space without selecting that option, fortunately it is easy to do. First, you'll open [...]
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Nov
Nov
Looking for a quick way to view all of the programs and tabs you have open on your computer? Use Mission Control!
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Oct
Oct
Did you know you can use your iPad (or iPhone) as a whiteboard in Zoom? Here’s a great tip to make Zoom collaboration better.
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Sep
Sep
If I’ve said it once, I’ve said it 100 times – in 2019, data security is of the utmost importance when running a successful business. So why is it that we let our employees utilize their own mobile devices in our offices? Why do we let them check their work email, access the server, and […]
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Aug
Aug
Sure, you know that the Space bar in the iOS virtual keyboard types a space character. But did you realize that if you tap it twice, it inserts a period? (Probably, but if not, now you do.) That’s to make it easier to provide proper punctuation, which will have the added benefit of irritating your […]
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Jul
Jul
We all want Mac laptops that can run for days on a single charge and never need their batteries serviced. Sadly, we’re always going to be disappointed. Battery and power management technologies continually improve, but those improvements are matched by more powerful processors and smaller designs with less room for battery cells. And, because physics […]
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Jul
Jul
This isn’t about periscopes or mouthwash—when it comes to searching, a scope is the area in which a search takes place. When you use the Search field in a Finder window to look for files and folders, you have the choice of two scopes: This Mac or the current folder. You can always switch the […]
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Jun
Jun
Apple recently released iOS 13.5, incorporating a new Exposure Notification API in response to the global COVID-19 pandemic. We’ve seen a few people freaking out about this, but seriously, calm down, folks. At best, the Exposure Notification API could lower contact tracing costs, reduce the spread of COVID-19, prevent life-changing health consequences, and save lives. […]
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Jun
Jun
Since iOS 12 and macOS 10.14 Mojave, Apple has supported Group FaceTime, which lets you have a video call with up to 32 people. However, as has become painfully obvious in today’s era of non-stop videoconferencing, Group FaceTime has a feature that some find obnoxious: automatic speaking prominence that causes the video tile for the […]