I have a 4-digit lock on my iPhone and my iPad, because I don't want my personal info falling into somebody else's hands if I lose my devices or they get stolen. But I realized that it means nobody can get in to see the phone numbers I call regularly, or the emails I send regularly. Which means if ...
iPhone tip: For the websites you go to a lot, make a shortcut!
If you have an iPhone, and you have websites you visit regularly, did you know you can create a shortcut that looks just like an app? Just click the app, and you go immediately to that web page. For example, I see the Empire State Building a lot and it's always a different color. I like to go to ...
How long do hard drives last? And what does that mean for the life of your Mac?
How long do hard drives last? A post on the company site of cloud backup service Backblaze discusses the life cycle of hard drives. (They are using about 25,000 hard drives at a time.) They have found that about 5% of the hard drives fail in the first 18 months. They call this "infant mortality" ...
Top 5 Services for Making Custom Calendars from Your Mac
It's almost 2014 -- have you thought about giving a customized wall calendar, with your own pictures, as a gift for a family member or friend? There are lots of options in style, design, size, and ability to customize. Here are the top 5 services for making a custom calendar with your Mac. 1. ...
iPad Air Review Roundup
The iPad Air came out today from Apple, and is available in their stores and on the website (if it hasn’t sold out already). Here are the most influential and interesting reviews of the iPad Air from around the internet. New York Times: “Lighter and Faster, It’s iPad Air” by Damon Darlin “Do you ...
Ivan’s Mac, iPhone, and iPad Videos on eHow
Ivan was filmed talking about Mac, iPhone, and iPad topics for the eHow website. The list of topics: How to keep an external hard drive from spinning down on a Mac How to disassociate an iPhone from a computer How to plug your iPhone into a flat screen How to upload contacts to an iPhone using ...