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iMac Pro available to order

Apple has announced the iMac Pro will be available to order on the 14th of December 2017. Here at Grove Technologies we already announced the iMac Pro providing a run down the specs back in June of this year. The iMac Pro will start from $4,999 which sounds high but it would be no cheaper to build a Windows PC with the same specs! As of today’s announcement the only real downside we can see is that the iMac Pro will lack upgradeability, including the Memory as the opening a...

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How to Print from iPad and iPhone

Did you know you can print right from your iPhone or iPad? All you need is to be connected to a printer on a wireless network and to use AirPrint or a third-party app. It’s very easy when you have a compatible printer. You can print wirelessly with just the click of a button. Check the list of AirPrint printers available on Apple’s website. Apple’s AirPrint technology has been available for several years. Today the technology can be used on printers that do not have AirPrint installed but are wirelessly...

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Pixelmator Pro Launch

The popular app Pixelmator recently launched a Pro version Nov 29, Pixelmator Pro for the Mac. With an updated editing workflow and easy to use editing tools, image editing features that are now powered by machine learning, Pixelmator Pro also features a convenient single-window interface. Designed for the Mac, Pixelmator Pro uses the Core ML framework in macOS High Sierra to power a variety of features including automatic horizon detection, a repair tool to quickly remove objects from photos and a faster selection tool. Watch the film here. In addition,...

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How to Remove System Preference Menu Options

System Preferences (gear icon) on your Mac offers easy ways to customize menu options to access important settings on your computer. The menu has built-in items to adjust your computer’s operating system from its appearance to energy settings, network connectivity and more. It can also contain third-party icons from third-party software or hardware. You can remove any of these items from System Preferences at any time. Start with opening the System Preferences menu. This is the gear icon. You may have it in your Dock already (appears by default). You...

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iPhone Sales Beat Samsung in Last Quarter of 2017

Apple News: iPhone Sales Beat Samsung for Favorite American Smartphone in Last Quarter of 2017 Recent detailed sales report via Strategy Analytics shows that Apple took the top sport for most smartphone shipments in the United States during Apple’s fiscal Q4 for 2017, beating out Samsung. While overall smartphone shipments have gone down 2% from 40.1 million in 2016 to 39.5 million in 2017, Apple has shipped 12 million iPhones during this period, down 2.1% from its prior 13 million sales in 2016. Nonetheless, Apple still led the market, cornering...

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Pro photo editing in Photos App

Most of you that use Photos on your Mac will use it to download or upload your photos and videos from your iDevice (iPad’s and iPhone’s) and maybe even use some of the advanced features for sorting, filtering and organizing your collection see: https://jonbrown.org/blog/photos-smart-albums/) The Photos App on your Mac also comes with a range of pro editing tools allowing you to make quick edits to your photos right from the App.3 To reveal the editing tools press the “edit photo” button: Once in the editing window a list of...