Don’t need an alert flashing on your iPhone’s lock screen every time you get an email? I’m right there with you. That said, maybe you’d like a banner, a buzz or a beep whenever your spouse, a loved one, or (ugh) your boss sends you an email...
Peter writes: Because I have heard that there are many concerns about iOS 8, I am hesitant to upgrade my iPad. iOS 7 has worked so well for me—I’m in my late 60s—that I am reluctant to take on a new way to handle a familiar device. Would I lose anything by...
Anyaa writes: Well, I screwed up and inadvertently installed iOS 8 on my iPhone and iPad. The annoying thing is that whenever I want to switch apps there is a row of “Recents”—names of people I recently called and/or texted—at the top of the screen. I...
Deleting email messages from the iPhone’s or iPad’s Mail inbox has always been relatively simple, but I’d never describe it as fun—well, not until now, anyway. In the previous version of iOS, swiping to delete email from the Mail inbox was a two-step...
Remember those incredibly elaborate instructions I wrote a couple of years back on how to add a Pinterest “Pin It” button to your iPhone or iPad? Well, go ahead and toss ’em. Thanks to the new iOS 8 update (which you’re not going to install...
The next big version of iOS, the software that powers the iPhone and iPad, is set for release this week—and indeed, if you’re reading this after Wednesday at 10 a.m. Pacific time, it’s probably already available for download. Most new version of iOS come...
Robin writes: I really appreciate your tips and add them, along with many other useful professional sites, to the Reading List on my iPad, Mac air, and iMac. Can I create folders for my Reading List to facilitate accessibility, like I do with my Bookmarks? Hi Robin!...
Do your tired fingertips need a break from all that typing on your Android phone or iPhone? Here’s an easy-to-forget trick that’s worth a try: voice typing. Think of voice typing as a way of letting your Android phone, iPhone or iPad take dictation via the...
