How to add, update or find a calendar event using Siri
If you use the Calendar app on your iPhone, using Siri can make managing your busy schedule much easier. Using just your voice, your iPhone and iPad can most of the typical tasks you would need from the Calendar app. The key to use Siri effectively is often in how you make a request. Read on for a complete guide on how to create new events, update an existing event or simply find an event – all using Siri!
Tips For Keeping Your iPhone Safe From The Cruel Summer
It was a warm summer night and I had been leaning back in adirondack chair, enjoying a cold Samuel Adams as the warm breeze reminded me that summer was upon us. The moment was short lived. Being the parent to an active toddler, chasing her to prevent her from [jumping in pool, pulling on a dogs tail, insert any incredibly poor decision] is a common occurrence. Jumping into action, my phone slid out of my front pocket, landing flat on the pavement. Summer was here, the season responsible for the untimely deaths of so many smartphones. Smashed screens, water damage, […]
How iOS 8 Allows Quick Access To Recent and Favorite Contacts
When iOS 8 releases in the fall, it will bring with it a new, easier way to keep in touch with friends, family and business associates. Introduced in iOS 7 was a new way of multitasking, providing a new card view that showed active applications in their current state. This provided a window in the status of each app, which was much more useful than app icons. To accomodate the card view and show a useful number of apps per page, the apps are scaled down. As a result, this leaves space at both the top and bottom of the […]
How Interactive Notifications Work In iOS 8
For all of the new features in iOS 8, arguably the most exciting feature has go to be interactive notifications. In a matter of months, the concept of unlocking your iPhone to reply to a message, like a Facebook post or confirm a calendar event will seem flat out archaic. The concept is hardly anything new, available to jailbreakers using BiteSMS and to some extent, these interactions are available in Android. While innovation often comes from Apple, this particular feature is more of an iteration of what we’ve seen. The good news for iOS users seems to be the method […]
How to view timestamp on iPhone messages
It’s not uncommon to go back through messages and find a time when you sent a specific message. By default, the Messages app on your iPhone will group your conversations. So while you’ll have timestamps for the group of messages between you and a friend, family member or work contact, you will not have specifics as to when a specific message was sent or received. Let me clarify, that information is available, but it’s not immediately visible within the thread. Here’s how to view the timestamp on iPhone messages in iOS 7.
How to delete multiple or individual text messages on iOS
As we discussed in our article on maintaining privacy when text messaging, one sure fire way to keep messages private is to delete them. In iOS 7, deleting messages on a thread level is easy and somewhat obvious. It’s not always practical to delete an entire thread, when there might be just one message you’d like to remove from your iPhone. Thankfully, there are options for both, which we’ll cover. Here’s how to deleted entire message thread and delete individual messages on iOS 7 on your iPhone.
How to maintain privacy when text messaging on iPhone
When it comes to apps that get regular use, the Messages app might very well trump even the Phone app. We’ve increasingly become a text message culture. Why call, when I just send a quick text? It’s faster than sending an email and messages seem to have an immediacy that you don’t get with mail. Whether it’s for business or personal, it’s easy to see the appeal of text messaging as compared to other forms of communication. When information flows so freely, the unintended consequences could be revealing information you would have preferred to keep private. Information about a merger […]
The Definitive Guide to using the Stocks App on iPhone
Whether you are a casual investor or someone who is very active in the stock market, your iPhone can help you keep track of the your investments. The Stocks app for iPhone offers everything you need to track key market indicators, along with the latest financial news specific to your investment properties. Regardless of whether your portfolio is big or small, this guide will help you with every aspect of using the Stocks app on iPhone.
Setting Up iCloud Sync and Using Reminders on Mac or PC
If you a regular user of the Reminders app in iOS, it’s only natural that you would want to manage your tasks on either your Mac or PC. While the iPhone and iPad are terrific devices, often we find ourselves behind a desktop or laptop, making it a great place to keep productive. The options vary based on your operating system, but both make it incredibly easy to manage your reminders. I’ll cover how to use iCloud to sync reminders and how to use reminders on Mac and PC, along with the differences.
How to reorder lists and sort reminders in iOS
The handy Reminders app in iOS 8 is simple, yet robust way to manage your to-do lists between your iPhone, iPad and Mac. Heck, with the web based Reminders app, even PC users can manage their busy lives from their desktop computers. It’s not uncommon, nor is it difficult, to create ten or more lists. There is tremendous value to having multiple lists, each created with a specific set of tasks in mind. While you can use the search feature to seek out a specific reminder, grouping like-minded reminders is probably the best method from managing your day to day. […]