by Marilyn | Jun 14, 2018 | iOS 11, maintenance, Restricted Content, storage, Tip
Running low on space on your iPhone or iPad in iOS 11? This problem may be easier to deal with than you expect because Apple has added a quick way to free up storage space by removing unneeded apps. Go to Settings > General > iPhone/iPad Storage, where you’ll...
by Marilyn | May 9, 2018 | Apple Pay, Apple Pay Cash, Apple Watch, How-To, iOS 11, iPhone, Wallet, watchOS 4
You’re out to lunch with tech-savvy friends, one of whom picks up the check and says, “Just send me your share via Apple Pay Cash.” Say what? Apple Pay Cash is Apple’s new person-to-person payment service, designed to make it easy for individuals to send and receive...
by Marilyn | May 4, 2018 | iOS 11, iPad, iPhone, productivity, Tip
When you’re unboxing a new iPhone, it’s time to think about how you’ll move your digital life from your old iPhone to the new one. If your old iPhone is running iOS 11, you can use Quick Start, a new iOS 11 feature that makes the transfer easy. Just turn on the new...
by Marilyn | Jan 26, 2018 | Apple Pros, High Sierra, iCloud Drive, iOS 11, storage, Tip
Apple gives iCloud users 5 GB of free storage, but that fills up fast with iCloud Photo Library, iOS backups, iBooks, and more. Until iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra, each person in a family had to buy extra iCloud space separately. Happily, Apple has now made it...
by Marilyn | Jan 25, 2018 | Apple Pros, camera, iOS, iOS 11, iPad, iPhone, QR code, Tip
You’ve undoubtedly seen those odd-looking square QR codes on product packaging, a business card, or a flyer. In the past, you needed a special app to scan a QR code to see what Web URL, contact card, Wi-Fi network, or other piece of information it held. In iOS 11,...
by Marilyn | Jan 24, 2018 | Apple Pros, facial recognition, High Sierra, iOS, iOS 11, Mac, Photos, Tip
An extremely welcome under-the-hood change in iOS 11 and macOS 10.13 High Sierra is that Photos facial recognition syncs across iCloud Photo Library. Previously, people you identified on one of your devices remained unidentified on others. But what if Photos now...
