Monkey Quick Take: Bicycle Pedal Gear Hard to Switch
Oh this one was such a pain and the fix was so simple that I had to just publish it … Continue reading Monkey Quick Take: Bicycle Pedal Gear Hard to Switch
Fixing the Disappearing Autoplay Option in Apple CarPlay
…a recent issue with the Apple Music player and especially CarPlay has me throwing poop and screeching… Continue reading Fixing the Disappearing Autoplay Option in Apple CarPlay
Monkey Quick Take: Monterey Safari Links Don’t Open in New Tab
“In what is likely a bug that will be fixed in Safari soon, version Version 15.1 (17612.2.9.1.20) of Safari, which is part of the latest Monterey release (as of 11/19/2021) has an irritating little bug with a simple workaround.” Continue reading Monkey Quick Take: Monterey Safari Links Don’t Open in New Tab
Monkey Quick Take : Apple AirPods Pro Issue – Noise Cancellation Won’t Stay On – or – Place AirPods in Both Ears Message
“Oh this is a really quick take because the answer is obvious but not so much that I didn’t spend 30 mins trying to fix this issue.” Continue reading Monkey Quick Take : Apple AirPods Pro Issue – Noise Cancellation Won’t Stay On – or – Place AirPods in Both Ears Message
Monkey Quick Take: Microsoft Office Update Failing on my Mac (M1)
‘The issue relates to MS Update saying there are new version of the MS Office Suite for Mac OS (in my case, Big Sur).’ Continue reading Monkey Quick Take: Microsoft Office Update Failing on my Mac (M1)
Monkey Quick Take: Clearing Recent Album History from Apple TV’s Music App
Short Quick Take One cannot. Slightly Longer Take While you can clear listening history on your individual devices (iPad, iPhone, … Continue reading Monkey Quick Take: Clearing Recent Album History from Apple TV’s Music App
Time Machine Travails – Catalina, Big Sur — doesn’t matter
“Symptom: Time Machine never completes. It starts over or continues to show “Backing up NNN MB” without the progress bar moving, with the NNN slowly ticking up.” Continue reading Time Machine Travails – Catalina, Big Sur — doesn’t matter
Monkey First Take: Apple Fitness+
“I sometimes stand at the pantry, potato chips in one hand, Fig Newtons in the other, looking for one more thing to take back to my home office desk. ” Continue reading Monkey First Take: Apple Fitness+
Monkey Quick Fix – Removing Those “Learned” Email Addresses That Keep Popping Up. Bonus: Managing Your Contacts
Managing email addresses can be a certain level of pain. Not dentist-drill level but close. Making sure you groom your … Continue reading Monkey Quick Fix – Removing Those “Learned” Email Addresses That Keep Popping Up. Bonus: Managing Your Contacts
Monkey Quick Fix: Sidecar No Longer Working with Big Sur (or Catalina)
“I want to use my 2019 iPad as an extension of my MacBook screen (neat feature!) but when I do, the little dropdown of available devices shows “no devices.” Continue reading Monkey Quick Fix: Sidecar No Longer Working with Big Sur (or Catalina)
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