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5 things you need to know about Photo Stream (updated)

5 things you need to know about Photo Stream (updated)

by ben patterson | Jul 10, 2012 | digital cameras, how-tos, phones, tablets

One of the most interesting features in Apple’s new iCloud service is Photo Stream, which automatically shares the latest photos from one iCloud-connected device (say, your iPhone) with all your other iCloud-enabled gadgets (like your iPad, your Mac, or even...
How to delete a photo from Photo Stream (updated)

How to delete a photo from Photo Stream (updated)

by ben patterson | Mar 8, 2012 | how-tos, phones, tablets

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...
Best way for my wife and me to set up iCloud on our iPhones? (reader mail)

Best way for my wife and me to set up iCloud on our iPhones? (reader mail)

by ben patterson | Jan 27, 2012 | how-tos, phones, the cloud

Lost in the iCloud writes: My wife just got her own iPhone 4S (I already have one), and she wants to share some of the things I have in my iCloud account—contacts, calendars, Photo Stream—but she also wants her own bookmarks, notes, reminders, and email. What’s...
How to create a “smart” Photo Stream album in iPhoto that you can actually edit

How to create a “smart” Photo Stream album in iPhoto that you can actually edit

by ben patterson | Dec 5, 2011 | desktops, how-tos, laptops, the cloud

So, you’ve got the new Photo Stream feature in iCloud all set up and activated in iPhone on your Mac—except whenever you open Photo Stream and try to drag a photo into an album, nothing happens. And if you try to edit or share a photo, you get a curt warning...
How to save your Photo Stream snapshots before they’re deleted (reader mail)

How to save your Photo Stream snapshots before they’re deleted (reader mail)

by ben patterson | Nov 28, 2011 | digital cameras, how-tos, phones

Liz writes: So I turned on Photo Stream on my iPhone and it’s filling up with pictures, but I read that the photos in my Photo Stream get deleted after 30 days. What’s the best way to save them before they get deleted? Hi Liz! Yes, you’re right: the...
How can I share Photo Stream pictures with my wife? (reader mail)

How can I share Photo Stream pictures with my wife? (reader mail)

by ben patterson | Nov 14, 2011 | how-tos, phones, the cloud

Jeffrey writes: If my wife and I both have iPhones, how do we get each other’s photos to show up each of our respective phones? Do we need to have the same iTunes account? Hi Jeffrey! Excellent question—and indeed, it’s one my wife and I had to tackle with...
How to temporarily turn off Photo Stream (iCloud tip)

How to temporarily turn off Photo Stream (iCloud tip)

by ben patterson | Nov 10, 2011 | how-tos, phones, tablets, the cloud

If you’ve got the new Photo Stream feature in iCloud enabled on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch, each and every photo you take (including images you save from the web) will get synced automatically to all of your Photo Stream-connected handhelds or...

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