The Mac is well known for encouraging people to use keyboard shortcuts and, thanks to Apple’s Human Interface Guidelines, developers program shortcuts into their apps consistently. That way, you can often learn once and expect similar experiences across applications. Also, as you explore application menus to learn their shortcuts, you can start practicing a [...]
Your Mac comes with an application called Image Capture that is designed, literally, to capture images from devices like cameras and scanners. It has an interface that is easy to navigate and step through when you want to scan a print medium like a document or a book. Look for another scanning tutorial in two weeks [...]
It’s all too common that iPhone users face issues with filling the storage on their devices. Like a Mac, an iPhone will slow to a crawl when its internal storage is full. And the way many folks listen to podcasts, this is a heavy user. iPhone Storage I encourage you to monitor your usage and [...]
Podcasts are a popular medium for consuming episodic audio content, similar in vein to radio. Our devices automatically download new episodes and delete those we’ve heard. Yet, if we let them accumulate, these episodes can easily fill our storage. Podcasts App Since podcasts were introduced to the world in 2005, iTunes has remained their [...]
Welcome to the new Sustainable Computing website! Thanks to the team at Two Hats Consulting for excellent brand strategy, design, and development work over the last three months that brought this new edition to life. More than just a facelift, this site offers a succinct and effective encapsulation of who I am, what I offer, and [...]
iCloud is a set of Internet-based services that keeps data in sync between Apple devices and also makes most of it available online. iCloud is also a secure backup destination for iOS devices but not for everything on a Mac. Intro to iCloud iCloud enables enhanced productivity on one or more Apple devices [...]
An alias is a link to any file or folder on your Mac that you access via the Finder. It retains the icon of its original with a curly arrow applied to the bottom left corner. Aliases are one approach to getting quick access to those items while maintaining a preferred organization in your [...]
Sustainable Computing is honored to receive Top Pro recognition yet again in 2019! Top Pros are among the highest-rated, most popular professionals on Thumbtack. There are pros — and then there are Top Pros. Only about 4% of Thumbtack professionals currently qualify for Top Pro status. What do you have to do to become a [...]
I’m starting a series on organizing files, beginning with the place many folks pile the most stuff: the Desktop. Mac Performance A messy desktop, especially on an older Mac, can have a detrimental effect on the computer’s performance. Why? Think about the complex visual makeup of all those files you've strewn across the screen. [...]
Learn to view and manage the Previous Recipients list and make your email sending more efficient. Window Menu Have you noticed in most applications there is a menu called Window that appears to the left of Help? In multi-window apps, this is one way to access other open windows. Some applications also have additional commands [...]
