How to Access “Updates” in App Store for iPhone & iPad from Home Screen

May 16, 2020 - 5 Comments

How to access Updates in App Store on iPhone and iPad with IOS 13 and iPadOS 13

If you find the new way of updating apps in iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 to be too slow or too many steps, there’s a faster way to access the Updates section of the App Store on iPhone and iPad, and you can jump directly to app Updates from the Home Screen.

This article will show you how to access Updates in App Store on iPhone and iPad directly from Home Screen on iOS 13 and iPadOS 13 and later.

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How to Make App Folders on iPhone & iPad

May 15, 2020 - 5 Comments

How to Make App Folders on iPhone & iPad

Do you want to make folders to organize the home screen on your iPhone and iPad? Most of us have several applications installed on our iOS and iPadOS devices, and more often than not, the home screen is quickly a mess. In order to clean it all up, you’ll need to make use of the app folders functionality that iPhone and iPad has to offer.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 5 Comments

How to Record Screen with External Audio on iPhone & iPad

May 14, 2020 - 7 Comments

How to Record Screen with Audio

Do you want to record external audio while you’re screen recording using your iPhone or iPad? This could come handy in multiple instances, like when you’re trying to record music that’s being played in the background or if you’re simply just making a tutorial using your device.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 7 Comments

How to Disable iCloud Drive on Mac

May 13, 2020 - 24 Comments

How to Disable iCloud Drive on Mac

If you have no use for iCloud Drive on the Mac, you may wish to disable iCloud Drive in macOS. By turning off iCloud Drive, all documents that are stored in iCloud will be removed from the Mac, though you’ll have an option to keep a local copy when turning iCloud Drive off.

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By Paul Horowitz - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 24 Comments

How to Disable Red Badge Circle on System Preferences in MacOS

May 12, 2020 - 36 Comments

How to hide the red badge icon from MacOS System Preferences

System Preferences in MacOS shows a red badge circle icon when there is an available software update for the Mac. This can be helpful for users who want to be notified of software updates, but it can be annoying to other Mac users who are specifically avoiding a particular software update.

For example, many Mac users who are ignoring Catalina may have chosen to hide MacOS Catalina software update notifications and prompts but may still see the red update badge icon on their System Preferences icon.

This article will show you how you can hide and disable the red updates badge from appearing on the System Preferences icon in the Dock on modern macOS releases including Mojave and Catalina.

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How to Markup Screenshots on iPhone & iPad

May 11, 2020 - 4 Comments

How to Markup Screenshots on iPhone & iPad

Do you want to annotate the screenshots you captured on your iPhone and iPad? Sure, there are plenty of third-party annotation apps on the App Store that you could settle for, but those aren’t always necessary once you become aware of how to use the built-in Markup tool in iOS and iPadOS, which allows you to annotate and markup screenshots easily right on iPhone and iPad.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 4 Comments

How to Make Group Video Calls with WhatsApp on iPhone

May 10, 2020 - Leave a Comment

How to Make Group Video Calls with WhatsApp on iPhone

WhatsApp, the world’s most popular instant messaging app offers a convenient way to make group video calls for free, and you can make or join these calls directly from your iPhone. This offers a great way to be social with group video conferencing on WhatsApp, rather than just using one-on-one video chat in WhatsApp to talk to a single person.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - Leave a Comment

How to Use Portrait Lighting Mode on iPhone Camera

May 9, 2020 - 5 Comments

How to Use Portrait Lighting Mode on iPhone

Portrait Lighting is a powerful photography tool available on newer iPhone models cameras. Apple aimed to bring studio-quality effects to the camera app by analyzing light on a subject in real-time while in portrait mode, and the result is the portrait lighting mode feature.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 5 Comments

How to Use Tile Window Multitasking in macOS Monterey, Big Sur, & Catalina

May 8, 2020 - 8 Comments

macOS Catalina split screen

macOS introduced a handy way to tile windows for multitasking, improving upon the split screen multitasking features that were available in previous MacOS releases. These new simple tiling window multitasking options are available from any window, and now you can easily choose to tile a window to the left or right side of the screen, or jump immediately into full screen mode.

This isn’t an entirely new feature in and of itself (Window Snapping and Split View have been around a while), but now it’s arguably easier to use than ever before, and it behaves similar to the Split View feature on iPad. The new Tiling feature is windowed multitasking without you needing to manually position everything, and it’s a great way to make use of any display, small or large.

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By Oliver Haslam - Mac OS, Tips & Tricks - 8 Comments

How to Make Video Calls with Facebook Messenger

May 7, 2020 - Leave a Comment

How to Make Video Calls with Facebook Messenger

Did you know that you can make video calls with Facebook Messenger? The next time you want to reach out to friends, family members, or colleagues, you might consider using Facebook Messenger to initiate a video chat, and it works for easy video calls on iPhone, iPad, Mac, and Windows PC too.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - Leave a Comment

How to Convert Keynote to PowerPoint with iCloud

May 7, 2020 - 1 Comment

How to Convert Keynote to PowerPoint with iCloud

Do you work with presentations on different platforms like Windows PC, Mac, iPad, or iPhone? If so, you might run into file compatibility issues while you switch between different computers and software, and this scenario is quite common with many work environments, schools, education settings, and even just when emailing back and forth between people using mixed computer systems. If you use software like Keynote, which is a part of the iWork productivity suite, you might not be able to open those presentations on your Windows PC using Microsoft PowerPoint. Not to worry, this article will show how to convert a Keynote presentation to Powerpoint by using iCloud.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

Beta 4 of iOS 13.5 & iPadOS 13.5 Released for Testing

May 6, 2020 - Leave a Comment

Public beta of iOS 13 and iPadOS 13

Apple has released the fourth beta versions of iOS 13.5 and ipadOS 13.5.

Additionally, Apple also released the fourth beta builds for watchOS 6.2.5 and tvOS 13.4.5. As of writing, macOS Catalina 10.5.5 beta 4 is not yet available for testing, but presumably will arrive soon as well.

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By Paul Horowitz - News - Leave a Comment

How to Convert Pages to Word Doc Online with iCloud

May 6, 2020 - Leave a Comment

How to Convert Pages to Word Doc with iCloud

Do you own both a Windows PC and macOS device like the MacBook Pro or iMac? If so, you might run into file compatibility issues while you switch between your computers or software. More specifically, if you utilize software like Pages which is a part of the iWork productivity suite, you might not be able to open those documents on your Windows machine using Microsoft Word.

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How to Use Zoom Virtual Backgrounds on iPhone & iPad

May 6, 2020 - 15 Comments

How to Use Zoom Virtual Backgrounds

Zoom is a popular video conferencing solution that allows people to participate in remote meetings, online classes, or even just social events. One of the fun ways it stands out from the rest of the video chat competition is by letting users change their backgrounds while they’re in a video call.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 15 Comments

How to Use Virtual Backgrounds in Webex Meetings on iPhone & iPad

May 5, 2020 - 1 Comment

How to Use Virtual Backgrounds in Webex Meetings

If you use Cisco’s Webex Meetings to make or join video conference calls for remote meetings, online classrooms, or social events during this self-isolation period or otherwise, you’ll be interested in the Virtual Backgrounds feature that this service has to offer.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 1 Comment

How to Use Webex Meetings for Videoconferencing on iPhone & iPad

May 5, 2020 - 2 Comments

How to Use Webex Meetings for Videoconferencing on iPhone & iPad

Cisco Webex Meetings is a business-oriented video conferencing solution that currently offers a free way to set up and organize video calls for remote meetings, work or online classes during this social distancing period.

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By Hamlin Rozario - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 2 Comments

How to Connect External Storage Drive to iPad & iPhone

May 4, 2020 - 28 Comments

How to connect external storage devices to iPhone or iPad

You can easily connect external storage drives to iPad and iPhone, providing easy access to all the files and data on those drives via the Files app. This includes connecting flash drives, USB hard drives, SD cards, and just about any other storage medium to iPhone, iPad Pro, and iPad you can think of, as long as you have the appropriate adapter to connect it to the iPhone or iPad.

This article is going to demonstrate how to use and connect external storage drives to iPhone or iPad, including external hard disks, USB flash drives, SD cards, and other common storage formats. You’ll then have direct access to the files on those storage mediums, right from iOS or iPadOS.

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By Paul Horowitz - iPad, iPhone, Tips & Tricks - 28 Comments

How to Open Numbers File on Windows PC with iCloud

May 3, 2020 - 2 Comments

How to Open Numbers File on Windows PC with iCloud

Need to open a Numbers file but you’re on a Windows PC? No problem, you can use iCloud to access, edit, and open Numbers files, even if you don’t have an iPhone, iPad, or Mac with an official Numbers app handy.

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By Hamlin Rozario - Apple.com, Mac Apps, Tips & Tricks - 2 Comments

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