tablets

iPhone/iPad tip: Save web links for later, even when you’re offline

by ben patterson on May 22, 2013

Found a link on your iPhone or iPad to a long, enticing web article that you don’t have time to read right now? Or maybe you do have time, but Read More

Tagged as: Instapaper, iPad, iPhone, Pocket

iPhone/iPad tip: Create a calendar event or contact directly from email

by ben patterson on May 14, 2013

An invite to a can’t-miss event just landed in your inbox, and you want to mark it in your iPhone’s calendar before you forget—and while you’re at it, you’d like Read More

Tagged as: iPad, iPhone

iPhone/iPad tip: How to completely turn off an app’s notifications

by ben patterson on May 8, 2013

So, you thought you turned off the notifications for an iPhone or iPad app, but it’s still bugging you with unwanted banners, beeps and badges. What gives?

Tagged as: Featured, iPad, iPhone, Notification Center

Kindle tip: Reset the “furthest page read” of a book you’re re-reading

by ben patterson on May 2, 2013

Thanks to the Kindle’s handy “Whispersync” feature, you can start reading a book on, say, your Kindle Fire, then pick up right where you left off on another Kindle-friendly device, Read More

Tagged as: Amazon, Kindle

Simple password manager for iPad/iPhone? (reader mail)

by ben patterson on April 30, 2013

Reader mail: Simple password manager for iPad/iPhone?

Karen writes: I’m looking for an iPad/iPhone app for my passwords but I’d like something simple, like the Contacts app, that I can secure with a password. It would also Read More

Tagged as: iPad, iPhone, Reader mail

How to keep iTunes from automatically syncing your iPhone or iPad (reader mail)

by ben patterson on April 24, 2013

Libby writes: When I plug my Apple iPad into my PC, iTunes immediately starts an 8-step syncing saga, culminating in starting a download in excess of 5,000 photos. This I Read More

Tagged as: iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Reader mail

iPhone/iPad tip: A quicker way to get to your email drafts

by ben patterson on April 22, 2013

So, you were composing an email on your iPhone and decided to stop in the middle for some reason—and before you moved on, you tapped the “Save Draft” button so Read More