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iOS tip: How to manage (or delete) saved passwords in Safari

iOS tip: How to manage (or delete) saved passwords in Safari

by ben patterson | Feb 22, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Update [10/2017]: This tip was edited to account for changes in iOS 11. It’s easy to tap “Yes” whenever Safari for iPhone or iPad asks whether you’d like to save a web password you just entered. But what happens to all those saved passwords in...
iOS Music tip: Where to find the hidden Shuffle and Repeat buttons

iOS Music tip: Where to find the hidden Shuffle and Repeat buttons

by ben patterson | Feb 8, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Anyone want to play “Where’s Waldo?” with the Shuffle and Repeat buttons on the recently updated Music app for iOS? Nope, I didn’t think so, but looks like we’ll have to anyway. As part of their endless tinkering with the Music app for...
iOS tip: How to attach Dropbox and Google Drive files to Mail messages

iOS tip: How to attach Dropbox and Google Drive files to Mail messages

by ben patterson | Jan 25, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Snapshots from your iOS camera roll aren’t the only types of files you can attach to e-mail messages on your iPhone or iPad. Indeed, you can attach almost anything to an iOS Mail message, from an MP3 to a ZIP file. The trick? Using a cloud storage service like...
Google tip: Here’s a super-easy way to sign into your Google account

Google tip: Here’s a super-easy way to sign into your Google account

by ben patterson | Jan 18, 2017 | how-tos, phones, security, tablets

How many times have you had to look all over for your password to sign in to your Google account? Too many times, I’m guessing. Particularly if you’ve got lots of Google apps on your iPhone or Android device. Luckily, there’s a much easier way to...
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...
How Do I Download Netflix Videos to My iPhone or Android phone?

How Do I Download Netflix Videos to My iPhone or Android phone?

by ben patterson | Nov 30, 2016 | home video, how-tos, phones, tablets

Until now, the Netflix app on your Android or iOS device wouldn’t do you much good if you were on a jetliner at 30,000 feet, deep in a subway tunnel, or otherwise out of range of a decent Wi-Fi or cellular connection. All that’s changed thanks to...
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...
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