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Question from Frank: I know Windows used to be the most-used operating system of them all, but I have a feeling that might not be the case any longer. I sure do see a lot of people using iPhones these days.
Can you tell me which operating system is used on the most devices these days? [Read more…]
Question from James: A couple of nights ago I downloaded a whitepaper to my Android phone from one of my favorite websites but I can’t find the downloaded file.
I believe it’s on my phone somewhere because it said is downloaded successfully.
Can you tell me where to look for it? [Read more…]
Apple’s Siri virtual assistant certainly makes using an iPhone a lot easier, but just like us humans Siri has a few quirks.
One Siri quirk that drives me up the wall is how she tends to mis-pronounce some names on the Contacts List. For some reason it just grates on my nerves.
The good news is you can train Siri to pronounce difficult names correctly, using one of the two methods listed below: [Read more…]
One billion of us have iPhones, meaning they completely dominate the phone market. However, many of us are not using our iPhones to their full potential. There are many cool iPhone tricks that people are just not aware of yet.
On top of this, Apple is constantly adding new features to iOS, making it challenging to keep up with what your phone is capable of.
My intention today is to fill you in on eight amazing iPhone tricks you might not have heard of to ensure you use your phone to its total capacity. [Read more…]
Do you have an iPhone with a limited data plan that always seems to run out before the end of the month? If so, you’re not alone.
With all the streaming media and other forms of data-heavy content being consumed today it’s pretty hard to avoid exceeding a modest monthly data cap.
You can always change the way you use the Internet in order to stay under your data cap, but there’s one very simple thing you can try first: Turn off Web Page Preloading in your iPhone’s Safari browser. [Read more…]