by ben patterson | Oct 8, 2014 | how-tos, phones, tablets
Carole writes: It’s a long one! Husband and I have iPhones 4s and one shared Apple ID because I wanted to sync calendars. But it’s proving awkward as some apps won’t share, e.g. Find My Friends, which won’t let me find husband because it thinks... 
by ben patterson | Jun 12, 2013 | apps, how-tos, music
George writes: I have deleted apps and noticed they are stored on iCloud after being deleted. Is there any way to delete unwanted apps from iCloud? Any help would be appreciated. Hi George! While you can’t actually delete unwanted apps from iCloud, you can hide... 
by ben patterson | Feb 5, 2013 | how-tos, phones, the cloud
Beth writes: Hi Ben! Here’s my question. My husband, son and I are all using my iTunes account. It was originally set to my iPhone, but now whenever either one of them gets an app (free or otherwise) on either the iPad or iPod, I end up with a copy of that app on my... 
by ben patterson | Jan 28, 2013 | how-tos, phones, tablets, the cloud
Sarah writes: I keep getting a message that says I don’t have enough available storage to back up my iPhone 4S. I have the free 5 GB account and only 1.5 GB available. I am truly not a geek who saves everything. Any suggestions as to where I might look what is... 
by ben patterson | May 2, 2012 | how-tos, phones, the cloud
Elba writes: I have a question. Does iCloud automatically back up to the last date it was backed up or does it give you the option of choosing a backup date? The reason I ask is because I deleted a contact on my iPhone, and was hoping iCloud would allows me to choose... 
by ben patterson | Mar 8, 2012 | how-tos, phones, tablets
Thanks to the new version of Apple’s mobile iOS software, you can at last delete individual photos from Photo Stream. First, a little background. Photo Stream, a key feature of Apple’s (relatively) new iCloud service, automatically syncs your latest... 
by ben patterson | Mar 7, 2012 | home video, news, the cloud
For months, iCloud users have been able to re-download their purchased apps, music, and videos—in other words, everything but movies—from iTunes. With the launch of the newly 1080p-capable Apple TV, though, movies are finally getting the iCloud treatment they deserve.... 
by ben patterson | Jan 27, 2012 | how-tos, phones, the cloud
Lost in the iCloud writes: My wife just got her own iPhone 4S (I already have one), and she wants to share some of the things I have in my iCloud account—contacts, calendars, Photo Stream—but she also wants her own bookmarks, notes, reminders, and email. What’s...