Gail writes: So here goes. What are those boxy-looking, black-and-white squares that you see everywhere—the ones with all the little blocks inside? I’m starting to feel dumb for not knowing what they are. Hi Gail! You’re not the first person to be stumped...
Elba writes: I have a question. Does iCloud automatically back up to the last date it was backed up or does it give you the option of choosing a backup date? The reason I ask is because I deleted a contact on my iPhone, and was hoping iCloud would allows me to choose...
Want to use your AT&T iPhone with another carrier, such as T-Mobile or an overseas network? If so, good news: AT&T will now “unlock” your iPhone for use on another compatible wireless carrier, although there are a few “ifs,”...
Thanks to the new version of Apple’s mobile iOS software, you can at last delete individual photos from Photo Stream. First, a little background. Photo Stream, a key feature of Apple’s (relatively) new iCloud service, automatically syncs your latest...
It used to be tricky to find the iPhone’s lock-screen camera button—unless you knew the trick, that is. But thanks to a new iPhone software update, the iPhone camera shortcut just became much harder to miss. Once you install the just-released iOS 5.1 software...
Angela writes: Once in awhile I’ll come across a picture on the Internet that I’d like to copy and paste into my iPhone’s photo album. I know how to copy & paste text, but what about photos (or can you)? Hi Angela! Good question—and yes, you can...
One of our best friends had just landed at JFK, and she was in a … “can,” according to my wife’s text message. Oh, and our friend was also in dire need of an “exception.” Um, excuse me? Of course, it turns out our pal was in a cab, not a...
[Updated 3/9/2018] Ready to trade your aging handset for the latest model? Before you do, make sure to wipe everything off your iPhone or Android phone first. Here’s how, plus some details on how to back up all your data first. Why you should wipe everything off...
