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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 … Read More

How to Record Screen with External Audio on iPhone & iPad

May 14, 2020 - 7 Comments
How to Record Screen with Audio on iPhone & iPad

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.

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.

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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.

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, … Read More

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.

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 … Read More

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 … Read More

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.

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.

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.

How to Connect External Storage Drive to iPad & iPhone

May 4, 2020 - 28 Comments

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 … Read More

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.

How to Use WhatsApp Web on Any Browser

May 2, 2020 - 9 Comments
How to Use WhatsApp Web on Any Browser

Need to use WhatsApp from the web? Using WhatsApp Web offers a way to use WhatsApp chat on any device at all with a web browser, regardless of what it is or where it is . WhatsApp is perhaps one of the most popular instant messaging platforms globally, and although it’s a messaging app designed … Read More

How to Switch AirPods Between Devices (iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch)

May 1, 2020 - 3 Comments
How to switch AirPods between Apple devices

How would you like to switch AirPods between iPhone, iPad, and Mac? Or what if you’d like to switch AirPods from iPhone to Apple Watch or even Apple TV? If you have a pair of AirPods and multiple Apple devices, you can easily switch AirPods and AirPods Pro between any of your other Apple products, … Read More

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