Thursday, February 26, 2015

iPhone Tip 58: Who's Following Me?

For additional protection, having the location status-bar enabled in the notification area tells you when an app or service is using your location — even without you authorizing it, or knowing about it.

To enable this, go to Settings > Privacy > Location Services >System Services (scroll to the end) and then select the Status Bar Icon buried down the page.

Friday, February 20, 2015

MacBook Pro Video Repair Program

Apple has instituted a MacBook Pro Repair Extension Program for Video Issues. The program applies to 15-inch and 17-inch MacBook Pro models manufactured in 2011 and 15-inch MacBook Pro with Retina models manufactured from Mid 2012 to Early 2013.

Apple has determined that a small percentage of MacBook Pro systems may exhibit distorted video, no video, or unexpected system restarts. These MacBook Pro systems were sold between February 2011 and December 2013.

We can repair affected MacBook Pro systems, FREE of charge. Click here to: check your coverage or bring your computer in and we’ll run a test to determine if it qualifies.

You can read the entire article here.

Wednesday, February 18, 2015

iPad Tip 57 - Talk to Me iOS

Activate Text-to-Speech

With this Text-to-Speech option, you can sit back and listen to any content on your iOS device, without having to read out. It is great help for when you want to go through a long article but don’t want to strain your eyes to do so. It will also be a great substitute for reading to kids, and for when you want to find the correct pronunciation of any word you find on the Internet.

From your iOS device, go to the Settings page, select General > Accessibility. Tap on Speech Selection. Slide the option to ON and made an adjustment to the Speaking Rate. The speaking rate will determine how fast the text is read. Now open any website, text message, or document; touch and hold the text area until an option appears. Adjust the highlighted area to highlight the text you want your iOS to read out. Once selected, tap on the Speak button.

Tuesday, February 10, 2015

iPad Tip 56 - Type Emoji with Shortcuts

If you like to use Emoji in messaging but don’t like to switch the virtual keyboards repeatedly, try this trick to type Emoji with alphabets shortcuts.

  1. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Keyboards > Add New Keyboard > Emoji.
  2. Go to Settings > General > Keyboard > Add New Shortcut…
  3. Insert a frequently used Emoji in Phrase.
  4. Insert a text in Shortcut which will be used to convert to Emoji.

Tuesday, February 3, 2015

iPad Tip 55 - Shake it to Delete

Undo Typing To Delete Typed Message

Hate getting carpal tunnel on your fingers from clearing your written SMS? Try this trick. Shake your iPhone and tap Undo Typing to delete your message. Changed your mind? Shake your iPhone again and tap on Redo Typing to retrieve your original message.