General Tips

If you have kids, at some point, you have inevitably heard them complain that they can not find one of their Apple devices. Missing iPhones or iPods seem to be a regular occurrence. The Find My iPhone app can be very useful for locating misplaced devices. You probably heard news stories about people using the […]

Typing on a touch screen certainly different than typing on a standard keyboard. Here are a few simple tips to make typing a little easier. The Versatile “.com” Key When typing in the web address field in Safari, there is a “.com” key in the bottom row of the keyboard. This key is handy to

The screen on an iPad is designed to rotate from portrait to landscape orientation depending on how you hold the device. This is helpful when you need to change the view when surfing the Internet, checking email, or viewing photos. However, there are times when you don’t want the screen orientation to change when you

If you have kids, they will inevitably want to use your iPhone (or iPad as the case may be). There are plenty of games and other apps on the App Store grabbing their attention. Make sure you secure your device to avoid any surprise charges to your account. The iTunes Store and the App Store

Multitasking Gestures on the iPad Both the iPhone and iPad are capable of multitasking, however, with iOS 6, only the iPad supports multitasking gestures. Multitasking gestures allow you to perform certain activities with swiping or pinching motions of your fingers.  The iPad and iPad mini have screens large enough to effectively use gestures, while the

Notifications Many iPhone apps are capable of providing notifications or alerts to inform you of important events.  Alerts can inform you of missed phone calls, new email or text messages, upcoming calendar events, or a host of other items depending on your apps. When an alert is provided by an app, it can appear as

As part of the iOS 6 software, Apple improved the iPhone’s capability to integrate with Facebook.  This included such features as automatically adding your Facebook friends to your Contacts and events to your Calendar.  While many people may enjoy these features, those with an extensive list of Facebook friends may not want all those names

Entering text on an iPhone or iPad is inevitable if you use the device for anything more than the most basic of functions.  Any time you need to enter text, an on-screen keyboard automatically appears when you select the text field.  The text editing functions described below will be helpful the next time you are