![]() But you can also just type Amazon’s address and search for the Sidekick if you prefer: It is an Amazon associate link, although I don’t think the Internet Patrol gets anything given that you are getting it for free. With a special sale price of $199.00 at Amazon, and rebates of $200.00, you can get the Sidekick right now for free (well, actually they pay you a dollar!), and sync your life! Don’t already have a Sidekick? In getting ready to write this article, I discovered that they are once again available for free through Amazon (this last happened nearly a year ago, when we wrote about it here – I had no idea that they were running the special again)! But only for a few more weeks, and while supplies last! Oh yes, the Sidekick is also a cell phone, but I don’t actually use it for that, although the phone interface is pretty cool. Once I call Joe, I check the “to do” off wherever I am – on my PC, my Mac, or my Sidekick – and it is magically updated on the other two!Īnd if I can’t remember when my doctor’s appointment is, and I’m out and about, I can just check the calendar on my Sidekick, because it contains all of the same data as my calendar on my Mac, where I entered the appointment when I made it.Īnd guess what! Because my Mac has synced with my Sidekick account, my PC at work has mirrored that appointment too! So when I’m out and about, and suddenly remember “Ugh, I need to call Joe when I get back into the office”, I can enter it then and there in the “to do” section of my Sidekick, and it shows up on my “to do” list on my PC! And on my Mac at home! And centrally maintained data is the key to a successful organization system! You just tell your PC or Mac “sync with the data in my Sidekick account”, it connects over the Internet, and you’re done! You don’t have to do that here! Because the data is centrally maintained. People are used to having to hook their PDA or cell phone up to their computer to sync it. Because it’s all done by syncing your PC or Mac with the data already in your Sidekick account on the T-Mobile server, using software which is already on your PC and Mac! And there is also an application to allow you to sync your Mac with your Sidekick.Īnd none of this requires you to put your Sidekick anywhere near your PC or your Mac. Now, you can also sync Outlook with your Sidekick. But here’s what I had not been taking advantage of: when you enter an appointment, a “to do”, or a contact into the Sidekick, it automatically syncs it and mirrors it in your personal Sidekick account on T-Mobile’s central server. ![]() I bring it with me everywhere I am anyways. In looking around, I realized that the ideal tool has been under my nose the entire time. Your tips via CashApp, Venmo, or Paypal are appreciated! Receipts will come from ISIPP. In the case of the 2018 iPad Pro and a MacBook, for instance, this requires a USB-C to USB-C cable.The Internet Patrol is completely free, and reader-supported. You can also keep it connected to your Mac with a cable for charging, although you’ll need the proper cable. Note: Apple will even let you use your iPad as a tertiary display if you’ve already got a second monitor hooked up. ![]() Once you’re done, simply close System Preferences and get to work. When you move the icon representing the display, the actual display should light up with a red outline that lets you know you’ve selected the right one. In this example, I’ve positioned the iPad to the left of my MacBook (which is below my Cinema Display). (By default, the Mac’s interface should have a white bar across the top.) Leif Johnson/DG ![]() If you want to be able to access your iPad’s display by moving your cursor off the left of the Mac’s screen, for instance, arrange the blue screen representing your iPad so it’s to the left of the Mac’s icon in the interface. In the menu that pops up, select the heading that says Arrangement.įrom here you can arrange your displays as needed. Press Disconnect and the iPad will go back to being a normal iPad. To stop using your iPad as a secondary display, press the blue rectangle again. A menu will pop up, and and pressing Move to will immediately send it over to the iPad and activate Sidecar. You can also send an app to Sidecar at any time (even if it’s not turned on yet) by holding your mouse over the green expansion button that you find on the top bar of a Mac app. You’ll see an empty desktop pop up on your iPad, and the AirPlay icon on your Mac’s main menu bar will turn into a light blue rectangle. Your iPad should immediately start working as a secondary display. It looks like a rectangle with a solid triangle pointing upward at the bottom.įind the iPad you want to use as a secondary monitor and select it. Select the AirPlay icon on your Mac’s Menu Bar. You do not need to unlock the iPad for Sidecar to work. Make sure your Mac is running macOS Catalina and that your iPad is running iPadOS.
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