Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Question from Laurie F.: My son has been begging me for an iPhone 11 every day since it was released. I finally gave in and got him one for his birthday.
My own phone was starting to have battery issues so I decided to take over my son’s iPhone 7S after he received his new phone.
The problem my son’s name still shows up when I log into certain apps on the iPhone 7.
How do I change the name of this phone from my son’s name to mine?
Rick’s answer: [Read more…]
Question from Barbara: I recently learned that every email I send with my iPhone includes a line that says “Sent from my iPhone”.
There are times when I’d rather not tip off the recipient that I sent their email using my phone.
Is there any way to remove the “Sent from my iPhone” message from my outgoing emails?
Rick’s answer: There sure is, Barbara.
And luckily, it’s quite easy to do. Just follow the steps below: [Read more…]
Have you ever wished you could schedule a text message to be sent at a future date and time?
I have, and there are plenty of situations where such a capability would come in handy.
For example, let’s say you have a friend whose birthday is coming up in a few days and you want to make sure you don’t forget to send him a “Happy Birthday” text.
Or perhaps you need to remind your wife about an upcoming doctor appointment but you’re afraid you might forget about it yourself before the appointment date arrives. [Read more…]
Have you noticed that most of the calls you receive from people who aren’t on your Contacts list are from telemarketers or other folks you’d rather not talk to?
If so, you should know that it’s possible to block calls from anyone who isn’t on your Contacts list, and it’s very easy to do.
Yep, anonymous calls are the bane of the modern world, but you CAN get them under control!
Just follow the instructions below for your particular phone to block calls from unknown callers. [Read more…]
If you do a lot of typing on your smart phone’s virtual keyboard, you know how difficult it can be trying to tap the correct letters and use the proper punctuation.
One tip that can really save you a lot of time when typing on your phone is skipping the period at the end of a sentence and pressing the space bar twice instead.
Pressing the space bar twice saves time in the following ways: [Read more…]
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