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iOS 9 tip: Safari’s reader mode just got a whole lot better

iOS 9 tip: Safari’s reader mode just got a whole lot better

by ben patterson | Oct 6, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Until very recently, the easy-on-the-eyes Safari reader mode for iPhone and iPad—you know, the feature that strips all the clutter from articles on the web—was painfully basic. Once you turned on Safari reader mode (which you can do by tapping the three-line button on...
iOS 9 tip: Select text on your iPad with two fingertips

iOS 9 tip: Select text on your iPad with two fingertips

by ben patterson | Sep 30, 2015 | how-tos, tablets

If you’ve ever tried to select text by grabbing those itty-bitty blue handles while selected text on your iPad, you’ll know how delicate—and sometimes infuriating—the process can be. The bad news is that selecting words, sentences or paragraphs in a web...
iOS 9 tip: How to banish Newsstand from your iPhone or iPad

iOS 9 tip: How to banish Newsstand from your iPhone or iPad

by ben patterson | Sep 23, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

One of the best reasons to install the new iOS 9 update onto your iPhone or iPad isn’t so much because it adds some nifty new feature, but because it finally lets you delete an older, incredibly annoying one – the newsstand app.  Newsstand elbowed its way...
iOS tip: 3 gotta-know iMessage and text-messaging tricks

iOS tip: 3 gotta-know iMessage and text-messaging tricks

by ben patterson | Sep 2, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Want to forward an iMessage to a friend, or find out the exact time you received a specific text message? No problem. Also: how to silence a group conversation that just won’t stop. Forward an iMessage or text message So, you just got a text message or iMessage...
Gmail tip: How to “mute” an endless message thread

Gmail tip: How to “mute” an endless message thread

by ben patterson | Aug 26, 2015 | apps, desktops, how-tos, phones

At first, it was funny. A PR rep had accidentally sent out a press release with the entire mailing list—and we’re talking hundreds of recipients, including me—CC’d rather than BCC’d, meaning that the email addresses of everyone on the list were there...
iOS tip: 3 ways to make the most of your Safari Favorites

iOS tip: 3 ways to make the most of your Safari Favorites

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

Tap the address bar in Safari for iPhone or iPad, you’ll reveal a panel of your Favorites—that is, web pages that you’ve bookmarked in the Safari Favorites folder. That much you may already know. What you may not know, however, is how to quickly add new...
iOS tip: Using Chrome? Here’s 5 nifty gestures you gotta know

iOS tip: Using Chrome? Here’s 5 nifty gestures you gotta know

by ben patterson | Jul 29, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Whether you want to refresh a page, switch tabs, close a tab or open a new one, there’s now a Chrome gesture just for you. You can grab the latest version of Google’s Chrome browser from the App Store—and no, there’s still no way to make Chrome the...
Reader mail (iOS): What does the Enable LTE setting do?

Reader mail (iOS): What does the Enable LTE setting do?

by ben patterson | Jul 22, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Jacqui writes: Thanks for your post from Nadine on keeping cellular usage under control. Under Settings, Cellular, I see “Cellular Data” and “Enable LTE.” I thought both of those terms meant the same thing. Am I missing something? Hi Jacqui!...
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