A Necessary Choice… Two-Step verification is a security measure which requires your Apple ID password and a verification code when your Apple ID is used to sign in to your account (either via Settings or via a browser). These Read more…
When enabled, calls and alerts are silenced (with the exception of “Favorites” or repeated calls, if you wish.) A great way to automatically disconnect from your cell phone when necessary. ** YES, you can set this on your child’s Read more…
With the release of High Sierra near, I noticed that the minimum system requirements are 2GB of memory and about 8GB of available storage (but please, please, please don’t install it if you have on 2GB of RAM!) The terms Read more…
Mail uses a Previous Recipients List to autocomplete mail addresses as you type. Some of these are addresses from your Contacts list, the rest is a never-ending list of everyone to whom you’ve ever sent an email. (Trust me, eliminate the Read more…
Good News! iOS 11 allows families to share iCloud Storage (instead of purchasing individual plans.) Also, the prices appear to be trending downward with the new updates (previously 200 GB was $44.99/year, and it is now $2.99/month). Read more…
The big announcement is set for September 12th – Apple is calling iOS 11 “A giant step for iPhone. A monumental leap for iPad.” iOS 11 provides many new features, I’ve been using the beta for a Read more…
The Messages App offers several ways to easily share your location, (assuming “Location Services” is enabled in your iPhone settings.) Send My Current Location To provide a current location, use the Messages App which will send a location via messages Read more…
Getting Robocalls on your cell phone? New York Times offers advice on how to handle them: “Don’t answer unknown numbers, use call-blocking apps and report unwanted calls to the government. ” Here’s how to block a specific number Read more…
Ever re-read your own work so many times and still missed an awkward phrase or mistake? Try having your computer read it back to you, it’s surprisingly helpful when trying to make sure something sounds as you intended (or that Read more…
Time Machine is the backup feature included with Mac OS. Time Machine makes hourly backups for the past 24 hours, daily backups for the past month and weekly backups for all other months. When your backup drive becomes full, Read more…