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iOS tip: 4 ways to fix a crashy iPhone or iPad app

iOS tip: 4 ways to fix a crashy iPhone or iPad app

by ben patterson | Nov 18, 2015 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

Just the other day and for no apparent reason, my trusty New York Times app decided to stop working. I’d launch it, I’d see the Times front page for a split second, then poof! It was gone, and I was back on my home screen. Luckily, I was able to get the...
iOS tip: How to sign a PDF directly in Mail (and other PDF tricks)

iOS tip: How to sign a PDF directly in Mail (and other PDF tricks)

by ben patterson | Oct 28, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Not all that long ago, the only way to sign a PDF on iPhone or iPad was to open it in a third-party PDF app. With the arrival of iOS 9, though, you can put your John Hancock directly on a PDF attached to any Mail message. Even better, you trace arrows and circles on...
iOS tip: Hide iMessage spam with “Unknown Senders” filter

iOS tip: Hide iMessage spam with “Unknown Senders” filter

by ben patterson | Oct 13, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Nope, there’s not much you can do to stop iMessage spammers from bombarding you with random messages about discount Ray-Bans. Luckily, iOS boasts a feature that can stop iMessage junk from filling your Messages inbox. Once you turn on the “Unknown...
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: 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...
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...
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