Stop Apple from spying on you
On 2012/10/12
Got a new iPhone 5, an iPhone 4S, iPhone 4, an iPad 2 or 3, or a recent iPod touch running iOS 6, Apple’s touch device operating system in September 2012? If so then Apple is spying on you. They do this for two business reasons. They track your usage for internal purposes. They sell [...]
How to best run updates on iOS devices
On 2012/05/12
Apple released iOS 5.1.1 this past week. iOS is the operating system that runs on all iPhones, iPads and some iPod touch models. Since iOS 5.0, released in October 2011, we have had two ways to install software updates: via iTunes or over-the-air (OTA) directly to the iOS device. The second method, over-the-air, has the [...]
Emailing multiple pictures from an iPhone or iPad
On 2012/03/18
The iPhone 4 and 4S models have great point-and-shoot cameras. The new iPad (3rd generation) has a rear camera comparable to the iPhone 4 rear camera.
So you use these devices to take pictures and you want to email them to your friends and relatives. How do you email more than one photo at [...]
Organize iOS folders the smart way
On 2011/12/10
Here’s a simple trick that makes it easier to organize folders on your iOS devices—iPhone, iPod touch, iPad.
The normal way we create and organize folders on iOS is to enter wiggle mode¹ and then drag apps. Dragging one app onto another creates a folder. Dragging an app over a folder moves [...]
iOS 5 Keyboard Shortcuts
On 2011/10/17
Apple released iOS 5 last week. It is a free update for iPhone models 3GS and 4, both iPad models and late model iPod touch devices. It comes already installed on the iPhone 4s.
One of the best new features in iOS 5 is keyboard shortcuts. Typing on an iPhone, iPad or any touch screen [...]
It’s a trite but true saying that, “The best camera is the one you have with you.”
If you have an iPhone 4 you have a very good point-and-shoot camera and a pretty good camcorder, to boot. Getting the photos and videos off your iPhone and onto your iPad or computers, [...]
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