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Two Quick Tricks You Can Use with the iOS Space Bar

Posted by Laurie Berg on Aug 24, 2020

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.)

Tags: iOS, iPad, iPhone

Use This New Setting to Prevent iOS Updates from Consuming Precious Space

Posted by Laurie Berg on Aug 20, 2020

People whose iPhones or iPads have relatively little free space have long struggled with the fact that iOS likes to download updates so they’ll be ready for installation. “Who wants to wait for a long download?” Apple thought.

Tags: Apple News, iOS, tip

Where Did Your Scroll Bars Go? Use This Setting to Ensure They Show

Posted by Laurie Berg on Aug 18, 2020

On the Mac, scroll bars are essential for both orienting yourself and navigating within a Web page or document window. But they may not appear unless you hover the pointer over the right spot or start scrolling with a gesture on a trackpad or a turn of a mouse scroll wheel.

How to Downgrade Adobe Creative Cloud Apps to Regain File Compatibility

Posted by Laurie Berg on Aug 10, 2020

Here’s the solution to a problem that clients have run into on occasion. In a workgroup that relies on Adobe Creative Cloud apps, one person might upgrade to the latest versions of Photoshop, InDesign, and Illustrator, whereas others don’t. Suddenly, if that person opens and re-saves a file in the new version, those using the old version may not be able to open it, or certain aspects of the file may disappear.Upgrading isn’t always possible—some people may have too-old Macs or not be running a new enough version of macOS. More commonly, however, the rest of the group is...

Yay! Older ScanSnap Scanners Get New Life in Catalina with ScanSnap Manager V

Posted by Laurie Berg on Aug 05, 2020

About a year ago, Fujitsu informed owners of older models of the company’s ScanSnap scanners that it wouldn’t be updating the necessary ScanSnap Manager app to be 64-bit, effectively preventing those people from using their scanners in macOS 10.15 Catalina. Unexpectedly, Fujitsu has now reversed course, releasing ScanSnap Manager V7 with support for the previously orphaned ScanSnap S1500, S1500M, S1300, and S1100 models. Even though they’re not listed as being compatible, ScanSnap Manager V7 also reportedly works with the S300M and S510M, so if you have any older ScanSnap scanner, it’s worth trying the S1500M download.(Featured image by Adam Engst)