It’s a well-known—and highly annoying—fact that you can’t buy Kindle books directly from the iOS Kindle app. Sure, there is a way to buy Kindle books on an iPhone or iPad by navigating to the Kindle store from the Safari web browser, but it’s a...
Sure, you can close your browser tabs on an iPhone in iOS 7 by tapping the tiny little “x” in the corner of the tab, but there’s actually an easier—and more fun—way. Oh, and did you know you can reorder the Safari tabs on your iPhone, just like you...
Want to know whether that buzz from your silenced iPhone is a call from your spouse, boss, or babysitter, and not just some random cold call? Good news: your iPhone will let you create custom vibration “patterns” that you can assign to any contact you choose. iOS 7...
Wish you could snap an iPhone or iPad photo by squeezing an actual button? Want to take a “burst” of pictures rather than just one? Or maybe you’d rather pick the focal point of your snapshot rather than letting your iPhone do it for you? Read on for...
OK, I admit it: I used to roll my eyes whenever the subject of Siri came up. Sure, it’s neat that Siri can answer questions like “Do I need an umbrella today?” and “Who was Benjamin Franklin?”, but that gets old pretty fast. And no way am...
Maria writes: Ben, love your site! I have a question. How do you color-code events in iOS 7.1 Calendar on my iPhone? You had mentioned you can color-code events but there weren’t any links for additional information. Hi Maria! Great question, and sorry for not...
Still confused by Apple’s all-new Calendar app for iOS 7? I know I still am .. and just as I was getting used to it, here comes iOS 7.1, complete with a slew of additional Calendar changes. One of the biggest complaints I originally heard about the new Calendar...
Ever see those nifty-looking photo collages that all the cool kids are posting on Facebook and Instagram? They’re actually pretty easy to create, and you can make them directly on your iPhone or iPad. Plenty of photo collage apps are available in the App Store,...
