How To Use Apple Watch Wisely
Well, here I am again. I have been learning so many things about my Apple Watch! It really is amazing what these things can do! I have to say, for an older person, I find that I can use many of these things, and I […]
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How To Make A Selfie That Looks Like Someone Else Took It
I know that is a long Title, but I wasn’t really sure how else to phrase it. What I actually meant was that people have asked me how to take a selfie so it looks like a mirrored image. Hmm, I thought. I had just
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How To Find Your Group Photos On your iPhone
I’m not sure about you, but I have thousands of photos on my iPhone. You know how it goes – every new baby step, the first day of kindergarten, and so on. You have the family over, and all of them are there for the
How To Create A Group Collection on your iPhone
I am a woman of my word and as such, I will now tell you how to create a group collection on your iPhone, as I promised in a past post. I find it is easier to do these things one at a time. I’m
How To Customize Apps On Your iPhone
Well, it’s the old fuddy-duddy back again. I have just been so busy trying to find ways to make my iPhone do what I want it to do. Granted, I may have an old-fashioned way of doing things, but hey, I bought the phone, and
How To Tell Friends You Are Safely Home – iPhone
You can use Check In on your iPhone to automatically notify someone that your iPhone has arrived, and choose what details they can see if you don’t successfully complete your Check In. Also, if a friend sends you a Check In but their iPhone hasn’t
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Remove 1-8xx Warning In Apple’s Safari
I got a call from a woman who was getting a warning about a possible virus on her system. It was one of those scammer’s ads that tries to convince you that your system is infected. Two things to keep in mind: 1. Never call
How To Fix iPad Stuck In Recovery Mode
A guy brought me his iPad. I was told it was stuck in recovery mode. When they brought it to me, it was stuck on the Apple logo. I plugged it into my computer to see what would happen. Nothing happened. So I opened iTunes
How To Transfer Songs From CD To iPod Using iTunes
My landlord wanted me to copy some songs from his CDs to his iPod. Here’s what I did. (If you haven’t done so already, download and install iTunes from this Apple iTunes page.) Using iTunes Plug in your iPod. If iTunes doesn’t start up automatically,
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How To Force Android Contacts Into iPhone
By some kind of divine cruelty I’ve ended up with the iPhone referred to in my article Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy S3 because my wife’s Motorola finally bit the dust and I felt obliged to rescue her by handing over my much revered
How To Update Apple Watch Now That watchOS 2 is (Finally) Here?
Apple released its first major update to its watch OS on September 21st, watchOS 2. This is five days later than its original launch date but was delayed due to bug fixing taking longer than expected. While five days isn’t a long time, it seemed that
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Apple and Ad-Blockers and Refunds, Oh My!
There’s a little firestorm brewing in the Apple mobile universe and suffice to say, THEY started it. Although web browser plugins like Adblock Plus have been available to computer users for some time, Apple’s new iOS 9 allows for developers to create ad-blocking apps for
Dr. Cleaner: A Great Way to Clean Up Your Mac
A while ago, I started getting the annoying ‘startup disk almost full’ message on my MacBook Pro. I emptied ‘Trash’ but that didn’t seem to do much. Next, I deleted the contents of my ‘Download’ folder. I also moved some files to iCloud. This freed
Should You Be a Beta Tester for Apple?
Apple will soon be releasing beta versions of its iOS and OS X software to participants in its Beta Software Program. Based on feedback that participants provide on usability and quality, Apple identifies and resolves issues prior to its production release. Should you participate in the