Whether you’re looking to attach a photo to a text message or use another messaging app like Whatsapp or Facebook Messenger, adding a picture is easy. Here we’ll review the simple steps as well as help with troubleshooting just in case. Adding a Photo to a Text Message The first thing to do is decideContinue reading “Attaching Photos to Messages”
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Finding your iPhone Flashlight… in a Flash
In another life maybe I’ll come back as clever as a designer working at Apple, but for now I’ll try to make myself useful by explaining the brilliant features they’ve included in the design. Light up in one tap from your locked home screen When your screen is locked or showing your screensaver, you canContinue reading “Finding your iPhone Flashlight… in a Flash”
How to Use your iPhone as a Magnifier
Ever find yourself trying to read the small print on a menu or label and find you don’t have your reading glasses with you? Your iPhone can serve as a handy magnifier, enlarging the detail of whatever it is you need to see. Here we’ll show you how to access this feature more quickly thanContinue reading “How to Use your iPhone as a Magnifier”
3 Wise Gifts to Improve the Tech You Already Own
Stuck for gift ideas for friends and family? Or want to avoid being gifted yet another pair of novelty socks? Here you’ll find ideas for gifts fitting nearly any budget that will help you get the most out of technology already owned. Untether Yourself from Your Charger Outlet Stay productive while you charge your smartphoneContinue reading “3 Wise Gifts to Improve the Tech You Already Own”
Hey, Siri, which planes are overhead?
Did you realize that with an iPhone, you can know which planes are flying over your head at any given moment just by uttering those 6 words? Not life changing, but pretty interesting. And it makes you realize just how much information we have access to now in the palm of our hand. Why notContinue reading “Hey, Siri, which planes are overhead?”
The Basics of Taking Panoramic Photos on your iPhone
Your iPhone makes it easy to take interesting photos beyond the standard options. For example, you can capture the entire sweep of your favorite beach or a stunning view from a vantage point. (If you’re looking for the basics on taking standard photos in your iPhone, you’ll find those in the previous post, with theContinue reading “The Basics of Taking Panoramic Photos on your iPhone”
Turn Up the Volume!
I remember one time at a very buzzy tequila bar with my husband, I complained to him I couldn’t hear anything he was saying because the music was too loud. He laughed and pointed out a sign behind me that said “If the music’s too loud, you’re too old!” Nowadays it’s more likely that it’sContinue reading “Turn Up the Volume!”
How to Find Time Stamps on Your Texts
When you need to know what time a text was sent (either by you or someone else), sometimes the time is shown automatically and sometimes it’s not. There’s a ridiculously simple way to see exactly when an individual text was sent. In the below image, we can see that the conversation was started at 19:53Continue reading “How to Find Time Stamps on Your Texts”
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Disappearing Numbers (on your iPhone Calculator)
Here’s a trick I won’t say you can’t live without, but it’s so easy and fun, you’ll wonder why you didn’t know about it sooner. Did you know you can erase a typo on the smartphone’s calculator simply by swiping left? Say your sausage finger typed in the wrong digit… Instead of locating the “C”Continue reading “Disappearing Numbers (on your iPhone Calculator)”
How to Take a Screenshot on your iPhone
It couldn’t be easier to take a screenshot on your iPhone. It’s so handy to record information to use later that you may find it’s something you do as a matter of course several times a day. I know I find it easier than remembering details, memorizing mapped journeys or data sources that I regularlyContinue reading “How to Take a Screenshot on your iPhone”
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