Calendar Events on an iPad – Video Tip
Adding and editing calendar events on and iPad and iPhone is easy. But there is no need to add events by touching the plus sign. Learn other ways of working with events.
Adding and editing calendar events on and iPad and iPhone is easy. But there is no need to add events by touching the plus sign. Learn other ways of working with events.
In iOS 15 and iPadOS 15, Apple expanded the concept of Do Not Disturb to what it calls Focus. You can create a Focus for different types of activities allowing only specific people and apps to break through your cone of silence at appropriate times. Focus subsumes the old Do Not Disturb functionality, and your…
Most of the time, having your iPhone know precisely where you are is good. You want Maps to tell you exactly when to turn, not after you’ve passed an intersection. But too many apps abuse their users’ privacy. We strongly encourage you to stop using such apps entirely, but we acknowledge that it can be…
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Your Mac has the ability to turn your spoken word into text. To use your Mac for dictation you’ll first need to enable it. Click the Apple menu, then System Preferences, Keyboard then click the Dictation tab. The Dictation tab will allow you to turn the dictation feature on and off. Enhanced dictation will allow…
It’s no exaggeration to say that videoconferencing went mainstream during the pandemic. However, Apple’s FaceTime didn’t stack up well against Zoom and others due to its emulation of the telephone call experience, questionable interface decisions, and lack of cross-platform compatibility. However, with iOS 15, iPadOS 15, and macOS 12 Monterey, Apple has nearly brought FaceTime…