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iOS tip: Looking for your draft Mail messages? Here’s a shortcut

iOS tip: Looking for your draft Mail messages? Here’s a shortcut

by ben patterson | May 12, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

So, you were composing an email on your iPhone or iPad and stopped before finishing—and before you moved on, you tapped the “Save Draft” button so you could complete the message later. But where are your old email drafts when you need them? You could try finding them...
iOS tip: Save a PDF from the web to your iPhone or iPad

iOS tip: Save a PDF from the web to your iPhone or iPad

by ben patterson | May 5, 2015 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

Lee writes: Can you save PDF files (like a camera manual) onto Apple devices so you can read the manual over several sessions without having to reload the PDF file over the Internet repeatedly? I can do it on Android and Windows operating systems but can’t figure how...
iOS tip: Delete mail messages directly from Notification Center

iOS tip: Delete mail messages directly from Notification Center

by ben patterson | Apr 21, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Ever use the pull-down Notification Center to check your email? It’s an easy way to peek at your inbox, and you can always tap a message to open it within the Mail app. Nice, but here’s the thing: you can also delete specific email messages directly from...
iPad tip: Change the size of a photo before emailing it

iPad tip: Change the size of a photo before emailing it

by ben patterson | Apr 14, 2015 | how-tos, tablets

After you paste a photo into an email message on your iPhone, a pop-up will ask you whether you want to send a small, medium, large, or even the original size of the image—a choice that means the difference between sending a svelte 50-ish KB photo or a giant, two-plus...
iPad tip: Want to type with your thumbs? Split the keyboard

iPad tip: Want to type with your thumbs? Split the keyboard

by ben patterson | Apr 7, 2015 | how-tos, tablets

Ever tried typing on your iPad’s keyboard with your thumbs while holding the iPad in your hands? Talk about awkward. Well, there’s an easy way to make the iPad’s keyboard a lot more thumb-friendly: by splitting it in two. A simple gesture is all it takes, provided...
iOS tip: Wish you could buy Kindle books on your iPhone/iPad? Try this

iOS tip: Wish you could buy Kindle books on your iPhone/iPad? Try this

by ben patterson | Mar 24, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Wondering where Amazon hid the Kindle store on its Kindle app for the iPhone and iPad? Nope, you’re not missing anything—it simply isn’t there. The good news, though, is that you still can buy Kindle books directly on your iOS device. Read on to learn how to buy...
iOS tip: Ask Siri to call you by a nickname (or anything you want)

iOS tip: Ask Siri to call you by a nickname (or anything you want)

by ben patterson | Mar 17, 2015 | phones, tablets

The unfailingly polite Siri will, by default, address you with whatever first name you entered on your contact card. But in addition to being polite, Siri is also obedient—and that means she’ll call you anything you want. All you have to do is ask. Related: 5...
iOS tip: Create new email folders directly on your iPhone or iPad

iOS tip: Create new email folders directly on your iPhone or iPad

by ben patterson | Mar 3, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

(Updated on 11-16-2017) Robyn writes: Is it possible to put some email folders on the iPad so that I can keep the same subjects in the same place, e.g. boating club emails, news clips, etc.? Thanks. Hi Robyn! Yep, you can indeed create new mail folders—or mailboxes...
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