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Macs, like Windows computers, benefit from routine maintenance. Regular tune-ups help protect Macs, both desktop and laptop models, from potential data loss, needlessly slow performance and other issues. Just what steps should a macOS tune-up checklist include? Check out the steps below, from TechRepublic Premium, to ensure you get proper, consistent results during each macOS ...
This free PDF download from TechRepublic is a guide to the new Apple iPhone 12 family describes the features, specs, and prices if you’re considering buying one or simply want to learn more about the lineup. In the download: What are the key features in the iPhone 12 family? More features in the iPhone 12 ...
iCloud is Apple’s cloud file storage and services platform. The service permits users to leverage secure and highly reliable cloud computing features and capabilities to store and share a wide variety of files, locate lost equipment, and synchronize information across multiple devices. Apple’s iCloud includes multiple features and components. The features included with iCloud are ...
PURPOSE The policy’s purpose is to define proper practices for using Apple iCloud services whenever accessing, connecting to, or otherwise interacting with organization systems, services, data and resources. This policy, from TechRepublic Premium, can be customized as needed to fit the needs of your organization. From the policy: POLICY DETAILS All organization representatives, including all ...
It’s critical to plan Microsoft 365 apps and services deployments on Macs properly to avoid end-user frustrations. There are so many elements to consider that forward-thinking IT professionals should consider employing a checklist. With proper administration, IT departments can ensure important tasks aren’t overlooked, and users don’t need to return systems to the help desk ...
This TechRepublic Premium download includes a checklist for PC and Mac migrations to minimize frustrations and improve productivity. Regardless of the process, there are several elements to track when replacing an existing computer with a new system. Whether your organization begins by imaging drives or manually configures new systems, many questions must be addressed, including: ...
Apple has decided that one fall event isn’t enough: It’s “Unleashed” event took place on Monday, October 18. At its third launch event for 2021, Apple unveiled a few new products, including the third-generation AirPods, additional colors for its HomePod Mini and a cheaper Apple Music subscription. But the star of the show was the ...
Smart professionals know—maybe many learned the hard way—never to keep data in a single location. Although the temptation exists—insidiously alluring with its seduction of ease—to simply store files, especially work in progress, on a Mac desktop or in a local documents folder, phones are lost, iPads are stolen and Mac drives can fail. With such ...
Apple surprised everyone with the announcement of a second fall event at which it released several new products, but it was the 2021 MacBook Pro that stole the show. The new MacBook Pro has all the usual upgrades you’d expect from a new generation of laptop: better screen, improved memory, faster hard drives and the ...
Apple’s new M1 chips make MacBook Pros and iPad Pros faster than ever. But is there a big difference between the two? Find out in this free PDF download from TechRepublic. From the download: Advertising doesn’t always match true street performance. To achieve a published acceleration rate for a specific car, for example, you might ...
Apple announced the first set of Macs to be powered by the company’s new ARM-based M1 system-on-chip (SoC) at its ‘One More Thing’ event in 2020. The initial lineup of M1 machines were the M1 MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, and Mac mini. At the company’s 2021 Spring Loaded event, it unveiled a completely redesigned M1 ...
Apple announced its Apple Watch Series 7 during a live event Tuesday, with COO Jeff Williams touting it as “the most durable Apple watch we’ve ever built.” This Apple Watch Series 7 PDF download from TechRepublic includes details about the smartwatch, including features, pricing information and more. In the download: What is the Apple Watch ...
Microsoft 365 subscription plans have become industry-standard tools for PC users, but Apple users can benefit, too. In fact, Apple users can wield the same potent tools using web-based interfaces and even a variety of Mac, iPad and iPhone apps. Learn how Microsoft 365 tools work with iPads, iPhones and Macs, how to access and ...
Apple announced the iPhone 13, the update to its flagship iPhone, at a digital-only event on Tuesday, Sept, 14, 2021. The trend continues with the iPhone being segmented into different model configurations: the iPhone 13, iPhone 3 mini, iPhone 13 Pro and iPhone 13 Pro Max, with each model containing slightly different spec variations. The ...
Objective-C has won the hearts of many developers. It started as a programming language that bundled object-oriented programming (OOP) with the likeness of the C programming language. Objective-C called NeXT and Apple home where it was the default programming language for NeXTSTEP, OS X, and iOS. In 2010, Apple started developing Swift, a new programming ...