Like going on retreat in the woods to nourish body and soul, restarting an iPhone can resolve weird, systemic issues. This is called a soft reset. Unlike Shutdown A soft reset does not necessarily have the same effect has shutting down an iPhone or iPad and starting it again. This may seem unusual [...]
Among the myriad new features of macOS Catalina and iOS 13 (and iPadOS), there were a two that seemed especially cool and one that will force me to adapt and change. Text Editing Shortcuts In iOS 13 on both iPhone and iPad, there will be six new shortcuts and gestures to make editing [...]
At Apple’s WWDC 2019 keynote event, the company announced macOS Catalina and that it is breaking apart iTunes into separate applications—after 18 years. This left a lot of folks in fear of losing access to this essential media application. Well, that’s not quite the case for any Mac not running Catalina nor for Windows PCs. Read on [...]
When you set up a new email account that it supports contacts and calendars, you might accept its default plan to activate these functions. Unless you intend to use them separately, such as to segregate different domains of your life/work, this can lead to overcomplexity in how you store and manage people and events. [...]
I’m not sure how butt-dialing works unless a phone is left unlocked when it goes in your pocket. Are you always careful to lock/sleep your phone when you put it away? Not only does this conserve battery, especially in apps like Camera that hold the device awake—it also ensures you don’t inadvertently call someone. [...]
When unexpected problems arise, how do you react? What steps do you follow to troubleshoot? Do you have a set of tools and underlying concepts that guide you in this process? Just Restart When technology behaves strangely or out of the ordinary, restarting is often the simplest solution. I recommend starting small and [...]
Last summer, a piece of malware called Weknow.ac started making the rounds, usually disguised by a phony Adobe Flash Player installer. Earlier this month, a security vulnerability in recent generations of Intel processors was discovered. Here’s an overview and repair brief for each. Weknow.ac Malware In the last several years, a lot of [...]
For all the amazing benefits of our technology, there are a handful of super annoying features that threaten to drive us insane. Fortunately, they have settings that resolve their annoyance so we can have ease and peace. Ask to Join Wireless Networks Have you seen a dialog like this when you're busy trying to [...]
Unless you discipline yourself to use a given tool, it probably won’t have a positive effect on your doings. I wrote a number of posts about this previously (one, two, three) and always have more thoughts to share on the topic. Simple or Advanced I recommend a thorough conversation about your needs to identify the most appropriate [...]
Do you like the taste of plastic? If not, try out some of these tools. Bring them to social gatherings where you’re confident the hosts are offering disposable goods or there might not be enough reusable ones to go around. Bamboo Utensils For over a decade, I have been carrying a set of To-Go [...]
