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iPad tip: 8 great iPad tips and tricks you need to try

iPad tip: 8 great iPad tips and tricks you need to try

by ben patterson | Jun 22, 2017 | how-tos, tablets

The iPad will be adding a bunch of eye-popping tricks—ranging from drag-and-drop between apps to an improved, symbol-friendly keyboard—once iOS 11 arrives this fall. That said, the current version of iOS is no slouch when it comes to nifty only-on-iPad features. Read...
iOS tip: 5 gotta-know Mail tricks for iPhone and iPad

iOS tip: 5 gotta-know Mail tricks for iPhone and iPad

by ben patterson | Jun 15, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

You’re not getting the most out of iOS Mail if you’re not hip to these five tips and tricks. Read on for the scoop about how to add some oomph to the text in your mail message, an easy way to recover a message you accidentally trashed, how to sign a PDF...
Android/iOS tip: 4 more things that’ll fit in your phone’s app dock

Android/iOS tip: 4 more things that’ll fit in your phone’s app dock

by ben patterson | May 3, 2017 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

The app dock at the bottom of your Android or iOS home screen isn’t just for apps. Not only can you put folders in the app dock, you can also add contact icons (if you’re an Android user), website shortcuts, and more. Read on for four more things...
iOS tip: An easier (maybe too easy?) way to speed dial iPhone contacts

iOS tip: An easier (maybe too easy?) way to speed dial iPhone contacts

by ben patterson | Apr 19, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

As an iPhone user, I’ve long envied Android’s ability to pin a contact directly to the home screen, perfect for true one-touch dialing. While you still can’t pin a contact to the iOS home screen (why not, Apple?), you can finally speed dial...
iOS tip: 4 reasons to try a new keyboard app on your iPhone or iPad

iOS tip: 4 reasons to try a new keyboard app on your iPhone or iPad

by ben patterson | Jan 4, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Change can be hard, I know, and nothing seems to change more often as iOS (especially lately, right?). But hey, you owe it to yourself to make a change for the better—and believe me, you can do better than the “stock” iOS keyboard on your iPhone or iPad....
iOS tip: Oops! 4 e-mail apps that let you “undo” a sent message

iOS tip: Oops! 4 e-mail apps that let you “undo” a sent message

by ben patterson | Dec 8, 2016 | how-tos, phones, tablets

So, you just tapped “Send” on an important e-mail message with your favorite email app—and the moment you did, you realized you sent the message to the wrong person, or forgot to attach a critical file, or CC’d the entire planet, or you simply want a...
iOS tip: Add arrows, captions, and more to your iPhone screenshots

iOS tip: Add arrows, captions, and more to your iPhone screenshots

by ben patterson | Nov 17, 2016 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Vin writes (about a previous tip on how to add arrows to pictures on the Mac’s Photos app): Thank you again, Ben! Can this be done (with iPhone screenshots) within the Photo app in iOS as well? Hi Vin! Yep, you sure can. Indeed, the markup tool for iOS is...
iOS tip: How to bold, italicize, or underline text in the Mail app

iOS tip: How to bold, italicize, or underline text in the Mail app

by ben patterson | Oct 27, 2016 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Want to add a little font-aided emphasis to messages composed using your mail app on your iPhone or iPad? Turns out there’s an easy way to do it. The trick? Poking around a bit in the iOS editing pop-up—you know, the one that appears when you tap and hold to select...
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