by John Carroll | Jun 9, 2020 | Apple iOS, Apple iOS Hardware
Los Angeles iPhone Emergency Alerts Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) arrive with the same ear-splitting siren blast whether the message is a test or notification of an incoming ballistic missile. There’s no way to adjust the volume or change the tone, and if...
by John Carroll | Oct 31, 2019 | Apple iOS
“Download This App!” Say Police If you’re lost in the desert, stuck on a mountain or adrift at sea the what3names App can identify and relay exactly where you are. It’s so accurate . . . police in the United Kingdom are asking all smart phone...
by John Carroll | Dec 1, 2016 | Apple iOS, Apple Tips & Tricks, Killer Secrets
Notes provides a quick place to store information that can be synced across Macs and iOS devices. In macOS Sierra you can now password protect individual notes. You may have notes containing medical information, business ideas, outrageous life goals,...
by John Carroll | Aug 12, 2015 | Apple iOS
From Long Beach to Pacific Palisades, I get clients tearing their hair out over messages on their iPhones and iPads stating their device “could not be backed up because there is not enough iCloud storage available.” They bought the phone with the most...
by John Carroll | Oct 8, 2013 | Apple iOS, Apple Tips & Tricks
It’s now easier than ever to share contacts with Mac and PC users. Contacts are sent as vCards, the most common format for business card files. How Do I Share Contacts From My Mac? Cpen Contacts Select on a contact that you wish to share. Click the share button...
by John Carroll | Feb 12, 2013 | Apple iOS, Apple Tips & Tricks
One of the coolest features of iOS 6 is Panorama; a camera mode that lets you shoot a photo with a 240° field-of-view. The resulting image is 10,800 pixels wide by 2,350 pixels high and holds a mind-blowing amount of detail. As a result, only the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5...