Beth writes: Hi Ben! Here’s my question. My husband, son and I are all using my iTunes account. It was originally set to my iPhone, but now whenever either one of them gets an app (free or otherwise) on either the iPad or iPod, I end up with a copy of that app on my...
Sarah writes: I keep getting a message that says I don’t have enough available storage to back up my iPhone 4S. I have the free 5 GB account and only 1.5 GB available. I am truly not a geek who saves everything. Any suggestions as to where I might look what is...
With all the hype over iCloud, it’s easy to forget that there’s a limited amount of “local” storage for all your apps, photos, music, videos, and other data. Download enough goodies from the App store or snap one too many photos, and...
Get a shiny new iPad from Santa this year? Here’s 10 ways to use it like a pro, from undocking the keypad to switching apps with a four-finger swipe. 1. Split the iPad’s keyboard in two Want to type on the iPad’s keyboard with your thumbs rather than your...
Learn how to split the iPad’s keyboard in two, swipe from one app to another, change what the “side switch” does, turn the iPad into a digital photo frame, and more. 1. Add more apps to the home-screen app tray When you first got your iPad, it...
Jodi writes: After finally updating my 3rd-gen iPad to iOS 6, I went to find a clip on YouTube but couldn’t find the YouTube app on my home screen. I looked everywhere. Where did YouTube go, and how do I get it back? Hi Jodi! Nope, your eyes aren’t playing...
Annoyed by Apple’s new, infamously spotty Maps app for the iPhone and iPad? Sure, you can still access Google Maps on the mobile web with Safari, but the mobile version of Google Maps lacked a key feature: Street View, a swipeable, sidewalk-level 360-degree...
Allan writes: I connected my iPad to an iMac just after I bought it and put lots of songs on it. Now I need to connect it to my own laptop but I don’t want to lose the music or photos I already have on it. How can I stop it from automatically syncing? Hi Allan!...
