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iOS 7 tip: 6 more things the Home button can do

iOS 7 tip: 6 more things the Home button can do

by ben patterson | Jun 19, 2014 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Click the your iPhone’s (or iPad’s) Home button once, and you’ll end up on the home screen. Double-click it, and you’ll jump to the iOS multitasking screen (you know, the one that shows all the apps that are running in the background). But what happens if...
iOS 7 tip: 7 super iPhone shortcuts you gotta try

iOS 7 tip: 7 super iPhone shortcuts you gotta try

by ben patterson | May 28, 2014 | how-tos, phones

Ever feel like it takes a million taps to perform the most simple iPhone tasks? (OK, maybe not a million, but you know what I mean). Well, here’s the thing: once you know a few secret shortcuts, you’ll be flying around your iPhone’s interface like a...
iPhone tip: Want a fresh music shuffle? Shake it, baby! (updated)

iPhone tip: Want a fresh music shuffle? Shake it, baby! (updated)

by ben patterson | May 15, 2014 | how-tos, phones

Ever feel like your music playlist needs a shuffle, or that your current shuffle needs a do-over? Sure you have—but maybe you don’t feel like swiping to the music app and tapping the tiny “Shuffle” button. Well, there’s an easier way to shuffle...
iOS tip: How to send multiple photos via email or text message

iOS tip: How to send multiple photos via email or text message

by ben patterson | May 6, 2014 | how-tos, phones, tablets

So, you just squeezed off a series of art shots on your trusty iPhone and you’re dying to send them to your friends, but you’re not looking forward to tediously pasting each of photo into an email or picture message, one at a time. Well, here’s the thing: it’s...
iOS tip: Download free Kindle samples directly to your iPhone or iPad

iOS tip: Download free Kindle samples directly to your iPhone or iPad

by ben patterson | Apr 30, 2014 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

It’s a well-known—and highly annoying—fact that you can’t buy Kindle books directly from the iOS Kindle app. Sure, there is a way to buy Kindle books on an iPhone or iPad by navigating to the Kindle store from the Safari web browser, but it’s a...
iPhone tip: An easier way to close or reorder your Safari tabs

iPhone tip: An easier way to close or reorder your Safari tabs

by ben patterson | Apr 21, 2014 | how-tos, phones

Sure, you can close your browser tabs on an iPhone in iOS 7 by tapping the tiny little “x” in the corner of the tab, but there’s actually an easier—and more fun—way. Oh, and did you know you can reorder the Safari tabs on your iPhone, just like you...
iOS tip: Create custom vibrations for your iPhone contacts

iOS tip: Create custom vibrations for your iPhone contacts

by ben patterson | Apr 9, 2014 | how-tos, phones

Want to know whether that buzz from your silenced iPhone is a call from your spouse, boss, or babysitter, and not just some random cold call? Good news: your iPhone will let you create custom vibration “patterns” that you can assign to any contact you choose. iOS 7...
iOS 7 tip: 4 gotta-try camera tricks for iPhone & iPad shutterbugs

iOS 7 tip: 4 gotta-try camera tricks for iPhone & iPad shutterbugs

by ben patterson | Apr 1, 2014 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Wish you could snap an iPhone or iPad photo by squeezing an actual button? Want to take a “burst” of pictures rather than just one? Or maybe you’d rather pick the focal point of your snapshot rather than letting your iPhone do it for you? Read on for...
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