If setup correctly Emergency SOS will sound an emergency alarm at FULL VOLUME on your iPhone. The emergency SOS can also automatically call the emergency services with 3 seconds (if not cancelled). Make sure you have this setting turned on on your own and your kids iPhones and know how to use it.
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Are your passwords secure? I listened to a really interesting book recently about hacking... one of the most interesting things this book talked about was how easy passwords are to crack. So here are my top password tips: DON'T WRITE DOWN YOUR PASSWORDDON'T SAVE YOUR PASSWORD IN A FILE ON YOUR COMPUTERDON'T USE WORDS FROM … Continue reading Keychain & Passwords
There are many shortcut key combinations but here are some super useful ones for the Mac that everyone should know about!
How to turn on CAPS LOCK on your iPhone/iPad.
Do you want to know how to quickly find a photo someone sent in a message? Do you want to turn off noisy notifications for a group message? Or quickly call someone back after they sent you a message? Here are the answers....
I'm sure you've all seen the lawyer cat circulating on the Internet this week, for those of you who haven't, there is a link is below. I thought it might be helpful to know how to turn filters on and more importantly OFF in Zoom! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KxlPGPupdd8&feature=emb_logo Basic (Built in) Filters Once you have opened Zoom … Continue reading Zoom Filters
It is possible to save pretty much anything as a pdf using the Print menu. Documents in Pages, Spreadsheets in Numbers and even photographs from Photos. If you don't already know PDF's are really useful. They are a type of electronic document which can be opened and read on any device. PDF documents, act similar … Continue reading Saving as a PDF
I know not many of us are traveling right now but did you know your iPhone has a built in translator? No need to go to Google Translate anymore. You can use voice dictation too and change the display so that you can easily show others when having a conversation. Useful for school work, living abroad, discussions with colleagues over zoom...
Now many of us have our kids at home, learning remotely or home schooling, it is even harder to keep track of their daily schedules. I have an easy way to keep track of each of my three Children's schedules, by creating an individual Calendar for each of them.
Are you fed up with your mailbox filling up with spam? There is a super quick way to unsubscribe to email mailing lists on your iPhone.
I love my AirPods, so easy to use and they work so much better than any other bluetooth headphones I've owned. I've recently started using the Double Tap option with them too and now I love them even more, well that and the new case my sister bought me for Christmas! How to Answer / … Continue reading Siri & AirPods
January Tidyup - Week 2 Signup for FREE weekly updates direct to your inbox. Let's tidyup our tech together! Mark Voicemail As Read (Listened to) This will help you to get rid of the annoying number displayed in red on your home screen, next to the Phone icon, much like if you have unread emails … Continue reading Voicemail Tidyup (iPhone)
Taking a photo of your iPhone screen
Parents - Don't have a scanner at home? Kids need to send scanned copies of their work to the teacher? No problem! The Notes App which comes with your iPhone or iPad as standard has the option to Scan Documents straight into your Files or an email.
Since many Schools in the UK are now moving to online learning and our school here in the USA has decided to switch to Google Meet, I have had a few questions about how it works. Here is a quick guide to get you started.
January Tidyup - Week 1 Signup for FREE weekly updates direct to your inbox. Let's tidyup our tech together! This guide will help you to update any Apps showing as having available updates in the App Store. The App Store will have a number displayed in red on the home screen, much like if you … Continue reading How to Update your Apps
Signup here for email reminders and How To Guides to get your tech life in order during January. I will send out weekly suggestions and helpful guides so you too can get your tech life sorted. Guides will include, how to update Apps, sort emails, unsubscribe from companies you no longer want to receive emails from, organize Apps and many more...
Taking a photo of your iPhone screen
