Hints, Tips and Tricks for your Apple products
Affinity Suite
3 minute read
Our first Airiam Recommends. The Affinity suite is an award winning set of graphics applications that are well worth a look at as an alternative to Adobe.
Many people have become disillusioned with Adobe and their subscription model for the Creative Suite. Personally I also disliked how bloated and old the software had become running on all that legacy code. I wanted a fast, modern set of graphics applications that didn't cost the earth but that were powerful and flexible to use.
32-bit Apps And Catalina
2 minute read
Thinking of upgrading to Catalina or beyond - make sure you check for 32-Bit apps first if you don't want a nasty surprise.
The latest MacOS is here, but before you make the leap you need to know if you have any 32-Bit applications still on your system. 32-Bit support has been dropped in Catalina, but Apple have been letting developers know for many years, so for most up to date applications it's not a problem, but if you still have older applications that you rely on you may find yourself in a bit of a pickle if you upgrade now.
Resolving Issues With Glitchy Apps On iOS
2 minute read
Sometimes apps are unresponsive, behave strangely or quit on launch. Read on to find out how to solve this problem.
Sometimes applications can start to behave strangely or become unresponsive on Apple's mobile operating system. Quite often it's because the app is trying to run from cached data, and if there is a corruption to the file or an old state it's trying to start from then it can cause issues when launching the app.
Battery Health
2 minute read
Keeping an eye on your battery health can ensure that you get the best performance from your iOS device.
Batteries are considered consumable components - that is over time their ability to hold a charge diminishes. It can also fail to supply enough power at peak load, causing problems with your device shutting off when you need it the most.
Shortcuts
1 minute read
Speed up your productivity with these common keyboard shortcuts.
Many people don't know that they can significantly speed up their workflow by keeping their hands on the keyboard. There are several keyboard shortcuts that make life quicker and easier. They work system wide, so no matter the application they will give you the same results. Below are a few of the most useful.
Speed Up Your Mac: Upgrading To An SSD
4 minute read
Many Macs still run from a Hard Drive, which is an old slow technology. Fortunately the newer SSD technology can be retroactively fitted to these systems to dramatically improve performance.
One of the key technologies that has appeared in recent years is Solid State Drives (SSD). The technology is so prevalent now that you will find it in all new computers, your phone, even your watch! It's so much faster then a standard hard drive that it will dramatically improve the performance of your computer.
Backing Up Using Time Machine
4 minute read
Backing up your data on the Mac is easy and inexpensive. Learn more about this vital part of looking after your data.
All too frequently I have customers who are not using a robust backup system, if it all. Your data is the one thing that can't be retrieved - once it's gone it's gone. Backup on the Mac is so easy all you need is an external drive, the MacOS takes care of the rest.