Services Offered, Time-Saving Tips for macOS, iPhone & iPad

your MacOS, iPhone and iPad help you to get things done,
but are you using them as efficiently as possible?
Does the number of open windows make you avoid Mission Control in favour of a less graphical but reliable way of switching windows? When you need to focus, do you scroll up in Notification Centre and turn on Do not Disturb' switch?
Do you waste time formatting text copied and paste from elsewhere to get it to match your document? here i'll show you how to do these and dozens of other tasks more quickly.
this advise will save you time across many aspects of your Apple devices - from improving the Dock to window management on the Mac,
and from accessing key features of Apps in an instant to taking notes with a tap on the Lock screen on your iPhone and iPad.
You'll soon be blazing through work, enabling you to get even more done - or just finish your day earlier and enjoy a well-eared rest.

Reset the SMS

your Mac's SMS (System Management Control) deals with hardware issues.
here's how to reset it if things are going wrong.
if your mac is displaying minor hardware issues such as fans running at high speed or expansion port not working, try resetting the SMS.
For a desktop computer, turn it off and unplug it from the main. wait 15 seconds, then plug it in and power it up again.
for a notebook mac, unplug its charger and power it off.
Plug the charger back in again, then press and hold Shift+Control+Option on the left side of the notebook's keyboard and also the power button.
Release all the buttons and then press power again to start up your MacBook.

power adapter

if MacOS wont start

if Your MacBook Won't Start
if your Mac fails to start or it won't finish booting up, try these simple fixes to get you up and running once more.
#1: Make sure the power cable or adapter is plugged into your Mac and the main power outlet and make sure your mains electric is working. This sounds silly but you'd be surprised how many people call computer service centres during a power out.
#2: For notebooks, if the charger fails to start charging or simply stops charging, and you don't see the indicator light on the power adapter turn on when you plug in the power cord, try unplugging and rePlugging the power cord to reset the MagSafe plug.

for MacBook

if the charger fails to start charging or simply stops charging, and you don't see the indicator light on the power adapter turn on when you plug the power cord, try unplugging and rePlugging the power cord to reset the MagSafe plug.

Choose weather your Mac plays the startup chime

Apple removed the startup chime in 2016 and most Macs released since then have started up silently.
Now, it's back, but you're in control of whether it plays or not. Go to System Preferences > Sound and choose the sound Effect tab.Click the box next to 'Play sound on startup'.

Make a QR CODE

since iO 11, the iOS camera app reads QR codes. Just point your camera at one and the data encoded in it - most often a link to a website - appears at the top. To make your own QR codes for others to read, download and run Visual Codes (Free), tap add code and choose what to encode.

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Locate the pointer

One of the favourite addition to MacOS in recent years is really easy to miss if you've never seen it in action. Go To > System Prefs > Accessibility > Display and turn on 'Shake mouse pointer to locate'.

SUPERCHARGE YOUR MAC

Amazing ways to speed up your productivity and reclaim minutes, if not hours, every day.

Use Voice Control

A proven Mac time-saver is to use your voice to control your Mac. Go to System Preferences > Accessibility and then click on 'Voice Control' in the sidebar. Tick 'Enable Voice Control' and then you'll be able to speak commands to your Mac to bypass the need to manually perform tasks.

Create shortcuts

If you go to System Preferences > Keyboard > Shortcuts, you'll be able to set up shortcuts on a system-wide or per-app basis. For the latter, select 'App Shortcuts', click '+', choose the app you would like to create a shortcut for and then the menu command before clicking 'add'.

Use Spotlight

Don't waste time by manually typing to locate files on your Mac, simply press cmd+spacebar to launch Spotlight and type keywords in to instantly find what you want. Go to System Preferences > Spotlight and tick whatever categories you want to extend the search to.

Tweak Finder Windows

Are you struggling to find the feel you want in Finder window list view because the columns are too narrow? Then simply double-click on a divider and the column will instantly become as wide as the longest item listed. This beats manually dragging the divider to the right.

Sort Your Menu Bar

The macOS menu bar is a good way to access key features of your Mac quickly. Go to System Preferences > Dock & Menu Bar to determine what is displayed there, and you can also hold down the cmd key and click on menu bar items to move them left or right to reposition them.

Speed Up Your Mouse

Does moving your mouse cursor around your screen feel extra sluggish to you? Then head to System Preferences > Mouse and bump-up the tracking speed. You can also assign certain functions to the various buttons on your mouse, which could certainly help speed up your productivity.

Find App Options

If you're wondering how to perform a certain task within an app, save time on Googling it by clicking on the 'Help' menu and then start typing keywords into the search field. Anything related to the app in question will then start to populate the menu as you type. When you see a match, click on it.

Universal C&P

As long as your Mac and iOS devices are assign into the same iCloud account, if you copy something on your iPhone, such as text from Safari, you can paste it on your Mac. Simply select the text on your iPhone, tap 'Copy', then press cmd+v in a writing app on your Mac to copy it.

Import From iPhone

You can use your iPhone to instantly take and add images to documents and scan documents. As long as both devices are connected to the same iCloud account, just ctrl+click on your desktop or on a document and choose 'Import/insert from iPhone' followed by the required action.