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04 Feb 2022
37: The Automated Jeff, Who’s Tracking Who, and Knocking Off the Dock
Brett’s iTip: Apparently this slipped in with iOS 15 the last several months that when you’re on a phone call and you tap the “Mute” button you’ll hear a tiny chime, and a similar one when you tap “Unmute.”
Jeff’s iTip: KeyPad - Use your Mac keyboard to type on your iPad or iPhone The app is free with a $2.99 in-app purchase to support multiple devices. Get a taste of something similar to Universal Control in iOS 15.4 / macOS Monterey 12.3. And the question is “will KeyPad remain useful after the updates?”
Brett’s iTip: It’s Time to Pay the Apple Way! If you haven’t yet used your iPhone instead of an old-fashioned, physical credit card, it’s time to understand how this works because it is definitely the near future. Here’s how I recommend starting: You already have a physical credit card so add that card to your Apple Wallet (open Wallet and tap plus sign) - you’ll have to verify adding that card to Apple Wallet with your card issuer (the app walks you through all the steps). Now instead of handing over a physical credit card the next time you visit Target or your store of choice, pull out your iPhone and double-click the side button to bring up Apple Pay and select the card you want to use. Then hold your iPhone close to the payment terminal - you’ll have to verify this with either your FaceID or TouchID or your Passcode.
Jeff’s App: Picsew (shout out to iOS Today 588 https://twit.tv/shows/ios-today/episodes/588 and Rosemary Orchard). Free to download, $2 to unlock all features:
Tap on pictures, puts a 1, 2, 3 on them
Scrollshot - Automatically stitches images. Or vertical, horizontal
The “old” way: tap and hold on a word until you see the Edit menu and then tap “Select.” That will select the word and you can use the blue dots to expand the text selection.
Double-Tap to select a word. And then you can use the blue dots to expand the selection.
Triple-Tap to select a sentence or a paragraph. More times than not, I see this selecting the entire paragraph, but in some cases a triple-tap just selects the sentence. But you can always use the blue dots to expand the selection or make it smaller.
Use your External Keyboard: Hold down Shift + Left/Right Arrow Keys and this will select text one character at a time. Hold down Shift + Option + Left/Right Arrow Keys and this will select text one word at a time. (You can also use the Up/Down Arrow Keys)
Jeff’s iTip: Easily convert a Microsoft Word document to PDF on your iPad or iPhone. If you receive a Microsoft Word document on your iPhone or iPad and you need to convert it to PDF, just open the file in the Microsoft Word app and tap the “Share” button in the upper right corner (a small box with an arrow coming out). You’ll then see an option to share the Word document as a PDF. You can either email that PDF file to someone or open the PDF file in other apps like PDF Expert or GoodNotes.
Brett’s iTip: Access files from a USB hard drive or thumbdrive on your iPad or iPhone. It’s so easy to do with the Files app, but there are several caveats. First, the USB external drive needs to be formatted in a file system that iOS can recognize, which most modern USB hard drives are these days. Second, this works best with a USB 3.0 drive. Third, so many of our USB hard drives and thumbdrives are USB-A so you’ll need an adaptor to plug it into your iPhone/iPad. If you have a Lightning iOS device, you can use Apple’s “Lightning to USB 3 Camera Adapter.” If you have a USB-C iPad, you’ll need a USB-A to USB-C adapter or today you might be able to find external drives that can connect directly to the USB-C port. You can also use USB-C hubs. This tip comes from my “Managing Documents & Files” course on www.ipracticeonanipad.com Still a 10% discount with code “ipadlawyer” for a few more days!
Brett’s iTip: I’ve really been impressed with what Apple is doing with the iPhone’s default weather app since they purchased the Dark Sky app in 2020. Now with iOS 15 you can have the default weather app provide notifications when precipitation starts or stops. First you’ll need to make sure you allow the Weather app has access to your current location in the Settings and Privacy section. Then open the Weather app (I have my as a widget on the front of my iPhone screen) and tap the “bullet list” in the upper right. Then tap “Notifications” and toggle on notifications for the locations you have in the list.
Jeff’s iTip: If you use the excellent CARROT Weather app, you can choose the weather data source from within the app’s settings. Sources in the United States include:
Dark Sky
AccuWeather
Tomorrow.io
AerisWeather
Foreca [based on Finland]
MeteoGroup [based on the Netherlands]
Personal weather stations
Public personal weather stations
…and don’t forget that you can customize the layout of the app.
Brett’s iTip: It’s Time for Time to Run! I had to take a business trip to NYC this past week so I thought it was a good time to try out one of the newest “Time to Run” episodes running around Central Park! (I originally thought you had to be actually IN Central Park but that’s not the case!) Coach Emily described landmarks as we ran along the route, and little pictures would pop up on my Apple Watch to show what she was describing. Wholeheartedly recommend trying out an Apple One subscription to enjoy all the benefits of Apple Fitness+ (along with Arcade, TV+, iCloud+, News+, etc.).
Jeff’s iTip: Apple News+ for $9.99/month OR part of Apple One Premier ($30/month). There are hundreds of magazines that are fun to browse even if you might not buy them including Vanity Fair, the Hollywood Reporter, etc. You also get top stories, an Apple News podcast, and even newspapers like WSJ. In fact, if you don’t subscribe to WSJ separately, you can open an article on the wsj.com website on your iPad or iPhone, then tap the Share button, then share it with the News app. The Apple One Premier subscription can be shared with 5 people that also includes Music, TV+, News+, Fitness+, Arcade, and iCloud+ with 2TB for everyone.
Brett’s 15.4 iTip: Even if you previously set up Face ID, you’ll have to do this again so that the iPhone can “recognize the unique features around the eye area to authenticate.” You must have an iPhone 12 or higher for this to work! (NOT available on iPads yet!) You can add multiple pairs of glasses, similar to the way we could add multiple fingerprints for TouchID. I found this worked superbly during my recent trip this past week, although I’m still a little concerned about my trade-off in security.
Jeff’s 15.4 iTip: If you have both a Mac and an iPad signed in to your iCloud account, you can now use a single keyboard and cursor to control both devices. To turn this on, after you update your Mac to macOS12.3, go to System Preferences -> Displays, and then click the Universal Control button. Then turn on each of the features. (You will see several warnings that this is still just a beta feature.) I used this feature for a short period of time last night, and Universal Control worked incredibly well. It is immediately apparent to me that this is a feature that I will find very useful.
Brett’s iTip: Use your Apple Watch to unlock 1Password on your Mac! I just discovered you can do this! Easy to set up, but I think using TouchID is a bit quicker because I have to verify the unlock by clicking the side button on my Apple Watch.
Jeff’s App: Tweetbot - Only $6/year for a cleaner Twitter interface with almost all of the good features of Twitter, but without the nonsense.
Brett’s iTip: iOS 15 brought some lovely updates and tweaks to Apple’s Podcast App that comes pre-installed on all iPhones and iPads. My favorite are the recommendations for other podcasts to listen to including “You Might Like” which recommends channels that may be of interest to you based on the channels you follow and listen to. Another feature is the “If You Like” feature that recommends similar shows based on what other listeners enjoy, along with other podcasts produced by the same studio.
Brett’s iTip: You can use the “Create PDF” command in the iOS Files App to merge multiple pictures or PDFs into a single PDF file. The files must be in the same folder, and you rename the files to make sure they’re in the order you prefer. Then select the files you want to merge, tap “More” in the bottom right corner and then “Create PDF.” For more information on managing files on the iPad check out my online course at www.ipracticeonanipad.com.
Jeff’s iTip: In the Photos app on the iPhone/iPad, you can add a caption to a photo, but you cannot change the filename. Thus, when you send the photo to someone else, the filename will be something like IMG_5340.jpg. But if you export the picture from the Photos app to the Files app, then you can change the filename to something more descriptive, which often makes it more useful for the person receiving your picture.
Brett’s iTip: Reduce the space between app icons on your iPad (well, Apple calls this “Use Large Icons” but I like thinking about it in the inverse). With iPadOS 15 you can now go to Settings - Home Screen & Dock - and toggle on “Use Large Icons” which smoothly increases the size of your app icons and app folders. Switch back and forth to see which mode you like best.
Jeff’s iTip:Quick Action Menus on Apps. Instead of tapping on an app icon to open the app and then looking for the right place to tap to do what you want with the app, hold your finger down on the app icon to see the Quick Action Menu for that app. Some of my favorites: Messages - Quick link to start texting with three specific favorite people Photos - Favorites, One Year Ago, Search Music - Play Most Recent Notes - New Note Calendar - New Event
Brett’s iTip: I just got a BRAND NEW iPad Pro 12.9 this past week along with the Magic Keyboard!!! Wow!!! But one thing right off the bat that I despised about the Magic Keyboard was the trackpad made a loud CLUNK / CLICK and I’ve always liked tap-to-click on my Mac. So I was thrilled to see that there is an option under Settings - Trackpad for the Magic Keyboard!!
Brett’s iTip: When I create an appointment for say a lunch date, I like to reserve time on my calendar for actually getting to the restaurant. I used to add a separate calendar appointment for this, but now on the lunch date I can add “Travel Time” which helpfully blocks out my calendar before the appointment. It doesn’t require a location, but it does look like this is only available on iCloud-based calendars.
Jeff’s iTip: Speedtest by Ookla to check on the speed of your Internet connection. You can either visit www.speedtest.net from any web browser, or also use the iPhone or iPad app.
Brett’s iTip: First the most important reminder - you can’t have TouchID WITHOUT a passcode - you still ALWAYS need a passcode. When I used TouchID on an iPhone, I really only used one thumb, but with the iPad Air it makes sense to have multiple fingers for TouchID depending on the way that you’re holding the iPad. You can go into Settings - TouchID & Passcode and add more fingers, and even rename the fingers that you’ve used for TouchID. You can even add a family member’s finger to unlock your iPad.
Jeff’s iTip: You’ve always been able to copy an entire text message by tapping and holding and selecting “Copy” from the pop-up menu, but that copies all of the text in the message. If you only want to copy part of the text, create a screenshot of the text message and then in the screenshot drag your finger across the text to select and copy it - this works because the iPhone recognizes the text through the Live Text feature. (Hat tip to the Connected podcast #396)
Brett’s Apple Watch Tip: Just got a MagSafe Duo charger from Apple (I’ll report on that in a future episode) and was excited to try out the Apple Watch Nightstand mode, thinking it would keep the watch on all the time … it doesn’t. In order to see the time, you’ll need to either move towards the Watch or tap it, which isn’t always easy to do in the dark. But previously, I would have my iPhone sitting next to me and have to pick it up, so this is better. Just nice to put the Watch to use while it’s charging overnight.
Jeff’s Apple Watch Tip: Apple Watch Theater Mode - This turns on Silent Mode and the screen stays dark until you tap or press a button. You can also wake your watch screen gradually by turning the Digital Crown. How to open Control Center: Touch and hold the bottom of the watch face. Wait for Control Center to show, then swipe up. You can open Control Center from any screen. To close: Swipe down from the top of the watch face, or press the Digital Crown.
Brett’s iTip: Many times I prefer to reply to text messages on my iPad or Mac with a keyboard instead of tapping a reply. By default, all iMessages are synced across my devices but not all the SMS/MMS messages. These messages only go to your iPhone, but you can go into Settings - Messages - Text Message Forwarding and toggle on your other Apple products to make sure ALL your messages are synced across all your devices.
Jeff’s iTip: COMPLY Foam Apple AirPods Pro Earbud Tips. I wrote my initial review of these earbud tips about 6 months ago but they started to show some wear, so I purchased a 3-pack from Amazon since they have been the best tips that I’ve used on my AirPods Pro ($25 at Amazon).
Brett’s iTip: Double-tapping your Apple Pencil for easy erase access! I’ve been thoroughly enjoying my 2nd Generation Apple Pencil for taking notes on my iPad (mainly using Notability) and one of my favorite little tips is simply double-tapping the Apple Pencil to quickly switch between the writing pen and the eraser! It’s so quick and easy, and doesn’t require me to lift my finger to tap another option, etc. There are other double-tap options under Settings - Apple Pencil but I very much like the immediate toggle between pen and eraser.
Jeff’s iTip: iPad as a White Board at Home (using GoodNotes). We use it for homework at our house, but you can use this for anything! For example, you can just put up a blank background and then take notes, and share those notes with others. Here’s a bonus tip when using GoodNotes and accessing the “lasso” tool” - you can customize what you grab with the lasso tool by tapping the tool and toggling on or off the following: handwriting, images, text boxes, and comments. When you’re done with the note you can export it as
Kenny Wassus: Stylus Wars 2022: Apple Pencil, Surface Pen and Samsung S Pen Reviewed
Brett’s iTip: Password protect Pages, Numbers & Keynote files on your iPhone or iPad. If you need to secure a Keynote presentation with a simple password you can tap into settings and select “Set Password” to add a password. You can type a hint if you’d like and decide whether you want to use FaceID or not. If you send the file to someone else they’ll need the password to open it (and so will you!). To remove a password, you’ll have to enter the password first and turn OFF “Require Password.”
CarPlay - this will take a while but I can’t wait!
Editing and Un-Sending Messages
Continuity camera with my iPhone
Jeff’s Dub-Dub Picks:
Powerful iPad features for power users, such as customizable toolbars, including features that take advantage of the M1 chip (Stage Manager, external displays)
Home app interface improvements and HomeKit improvements with Matter
Brett’s Fun Site: I can’t stop watching the Floppotron 3.0 - it’s incredible! First, the brilliance of Mr. Pawel to create such a monstrosity. And second, just hearing those sounds again, albeit in an orchestrated way, takes me back. Lot of nostalgia involved here.
Jeff’s iTip: Pin a conversation in Messages. You can pin up to 9 conversations at the top of your Messages screen so you can quickly access your family and friends. This initially came out in iOS 14 and just keeps getting better!
Brett’s iTip: Normally I play all my music from my iPhone and use my Apple Watch to simply control the music, but I recently stumbled on this clever tip that lets me load music locally on to my Apple Watch and play it directly from there! I originally had “Recent Music” toggled on and the storage space on my Apple Watch was full - but then just added the albums I really wanted. This seems to only work with Apple Music (although I don’t believe you have to be a subscriber, just have the music stored in the Music app). Also note that the music won’t actually be transferred until the Apple Watch is being charged.
Jeff’s iTip: Turn on Sounds on the Apple Watch. I usually have my Apple Watch muted throughout the day just because I don’t want to annoy people around me with extra noises and alerts. But recently I tried the new WatchTube app for my Apple Watch and couldn’t hear the audio until I swiped up on Watch to reveal the Control Center and turned un-muted the audio.
Brett’s iTip: Change the Tab Bar Layout in Safari on your iPad - Separate or Compact. Separate takes up more space but offers a more familiar-looking appearance with the address bar displayed above your open tabs. Compact takes up less space by having your currently viewed tab act as an address bar, and also matches the Tab Bar's color to the site you are viewing. Make the change in Settings - Safari. I’ve been preferring the Compact layout, but it still seems like I’m having to get used to it.
Jeff’s iTip: AirTag replacement batteries: avoid bitterant coatings. The battery in an AirTag should last about a year. When you are alerted that it is time to replace the battery, you use a standard CR2032 battery. Because this battery is so small, a child might think that it is something to put in their mouth and swallow, so some battery manufacturers now add a non-toxic bitter coating to the battery to deter a child from swallowing the battery once it is placed in the child's mouth. Unfortunately, CR2032 batteries with this bitterant coating might not work with the AirTag, as Apple warns in this support article: https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT211670 And I can confirm, based on my recent trip to Italy, that batteries with this bitterant coating are problematic in an AirTag! Here is what I purchased: https://amzn.to/3aByI1r
Brett’s App: AllTrails app - Free! Or $29.99/year for Pro Recently got on a kick to do some more hiking and walking outside, and so pulled up the AllTrails app I had downloaded a few years ago. Great way to find nice trails for walking, hiking, biking, dog-friendly paths, etc. Plus the best part is all the reviews that people post giving you helpful advice about each trail. You get basic info about the trail like length, what’s allowed, and how long it should take to walk it, along with easy/moderate/hard labels. Plus you get a full map of the trail. The free app is probably just fine for most folks, but upgrade to Pro for unlocking more map details and downloading offline maps.
Jeff’s iTip: Using AirPods with Windows. First it’s helpful to keep Settings pinned to your Taskbar so that it’s easily accessible when you need to connect your Windows computer to your AirPods. If you need to check the battery status of your AirPods Pro when they’re connected to your Windows computer, you can do that on your iPhone. Also be careful about removing one from ear because it can jump over to your iPhone or iPad and then you would have to re-connect to your Windows PC.
Brett’s iTip: Setting up a Simple “Focus.” I finally set up a Focus mode on my iPhone and Apple Watch for when I’m running outside. When I run, I like to have music playing a certain BPM and while I don’t have a lot of notifications it seems like they all pop up when I’m running and interrupt my music. I finally went into Settings and created a simple Focus that turns off all notifications EXCEPT any that come from my wife, my kids, or my mother, and any notifications from 3 specific apps. Everything else can wait! And I usually turn on this Focus by swiping up on my Apple Watch which engages on my iPhone as well (make sure you have “Share Across Devices” turned on in the Settings).
Brett’s iTip: Control access to information on the iPhone Lock Screen. Let’s say you regularly set your phone down on a table or desk where other folks can see it, which means they can see any notifications or messages that appear on there too. But you can disable some things from being accessible or viewable from the Lock Screen by going to Settings - FaceID & Passcode, and scrolling down to “Allow Access when Locked.” I turn off access to Control Center when locked, but usually leave on the Notification Center. The only thing you can’t do is turn off access to the Camera - that will always be available from the Lock Screen by swiping to the left.
Brett’s iTip: I finally went swimming with my Apple Watch ON! So I’m sharing a couple of tips on the “Water Lock” feature of the Apple Watch (make sure it’s Series 2 or higher!!). You can manually turn on Water Lock from the Apple Watch Control Center or frankly the easiest way for me was to start a swimming workout and that automatically puts the Apple Watch in Water Lock mode.
While in Water Lock mode, you can’t tap the screen (something about the water interferes with this) but pressing and holding the side button will still dial emergency services where possible. And you can pause your swimming workout by pressing the Digital Crown and Side Button at the same time - and this is a good way to dry off first before you unlock the Apple Watch. To get out of Water Lock, do the oh-so-fun twisting of the Digital Crown to have the Apple Watch expel excess water with sounds and vibrations!
Jeff’s iTip: There is a “hidden” battery graph in the Apple Watch Battery Settings that allows you to see charging details. You must be running at least watchOS7 and just simply visit the Battery page in Settings. The graph here is similar to the one that you can see on your iPhone
Brett’s iTip: I didn’t realize how much I would be checking the weather when I’m on vacation, but I’ve visited the default Apple Weather App a lot. Apple acquired the Dark Sky weather app in March 2020 (and they are sunsetting it by the end of 2022) and I’ve been perfectly happy with the Weather App in iOS 15. Pretty much everything in the Weather App is obvious and intuitive, but one thing I didn’t know you could do is enter the map, move around / zoom, and then tap and hold on a location to get info about that specific location!
Jeff’s iTip: Manage email notifications on the iPhone using VIPs. First, you need to identify people as a VIP so go to the Mail App and tap at the top left to go to Mailboxes. Tap Edit at top right and enable VIP. Tap on the info button to see who is currently a VIP or add someone new. Next, to set notifications go to the Settings app, select Notifications, then Mail, then Customize Notifications. Decide how you want to be notified of new emails on your accounts – either badges or alerts or both. I select badges. Then decide how you want to be notified
Sept. 7 x 2 = iPhone 14 Parental Photo Prudence Smart Locks and Smart Shades Reviewing a Stylus in Style Blacking Out on Games Five Days at Memorial Brett’s Site: QRCode-Monkey.com Jeff’s Gadget: A Speaker in Your Shower
Brett’s Site: There are several QR Code generators online but one I usually recommend is QR Code Monkey https://www.qrcode-monkey.com/. It’s completely free and gives you all kinds of options to customize a unique QR code that you can download and use anywhere!
Jeff’s Gadget: A Bluetooth speaker in your shower. I have reviewed a couple of options for this through the years, but you can pick up an inexpensive option from Amazon today to enjoy news and tunes in the shower.
Brett’s iTip: Been doing a lot of traveling, which means I’ve been using my AirPods Pro a LOT during flights, working in coffee shops, and many, many phone calls and Zoom calls … to the point where I get nervous my AirPods are going to run out of battery. You can check the battery charge status by opening the AirPods case next to your iPhone, but I don’t like waiting a few seconds for the status to pop up. I prefer to add the large battery widget to my Today screen so I can quickly swipe to the right and see the battery status of my iPhone, Apple Watch, and my AirPods Pro … but only if they’re open and connected to my iPhone, or in my ears.
Jeff’s Apple Watch Band Problem: While I have a number of Apple Watch bands in my personal collection, my absolute favorites are the Milanese Loop and the Solo Loop (my review here: https://www.iphonejd.com/iphone_jd/2021/01/review-solo-loop-band-apple-watch.html). I’m also checking out the Bandbreite app https://bandbreite.watch/app/
Brett’s Favorite iOS 16 Tip (so far): See what’s using Location Services from the Control Center by tapping the navigation icon at the very top. You could previously find this information in the Settings app, but this is much more accessible.
Jeff’s Favorite iOS 16 Tip (so far): The Photo Shuffle option in Lock Screen Wallpaper - you can customize the photos that shuffle through on your Lock Screen and the shuffle frequency. Looks like you’re only limited to 16 photos and unfortunately the Depth Effect won’t work on them :(
Brett’s iTip: Use the new Search box at the bottom in iOS 16 … or turn it off if you don’t like it. I really like the new Search box but many people seem to NOT like it - fortunately you can turn it off by going to Settings - Home Screen. If you do keep it, it’s easy to tap on it to access the search function, and you can also tap and hold to quickly get into jiggly mode so you can move your apps around or delete them.
Jeff’s iTip: Turn on Wi-Fi Calling–or Turn it Back On … It’s possible when you upgraded to a new phone or upgraded your current phone to iOS 16 that Wi-Fi calling might have turned off. If this is something you use, go to Settings - Phone - Wi-Fi Calling and make sure it’s on (you might have to verify your home address for emergency call purposes).
Brett’s App: Calcbot from Tapbots. I’ve been using the free version of Calcbot for years over the built-in calculator on the iPhone and just paid $1.99 to upgrade and it’s so worth it. I get access to my “history tape,” themes, and an amazing unit conversion feature. Plus it works wonderful on my Apple Watch. AND it’s one of the best calculators that you can get for the iPad!
Jeff’s App: Now Playing Plus by the Iconfactory for the Apple Watch. You can add the “now playing” complication to your Apple Watch face to quickly access whatever you have playing audio at the time - a podcast, music, audio book, etc. The app is free and can be downloaded directly on your Apple Watch.
Brett’s iTip: Use the “Burn Bar” in an Apple Fitness+ Workout or you can turn it off if you don’t like it. The Burn Bar is available for High Intensity Interval Training, Treadmill, Cycling, and Rowing workouts and compares your progress with other users who have the same physical characteristics.
Jeff’s App: 1Password 8 for Apple Watch. Make sure you update 1Password on your iPhone to get this latest version of 1Password, then use the iPhone’s Apple Watch app to move the new 1Password app to the Apple Watch. (You can delete the old 1Password 7 version, if you had that installed … we are now on version 8.)
Brett’s iTip: Finally set up cellular on my Apple Watch Ultra. My Apple Watch gets a separate phone number but that’s just for billing purposes. The Apple Watch actually “shares” the same phone number as your iPhone. Each carrier calls this something different, but on AT&T it’s called “NumberSync” (Verizon calls it “Number Share”).
Jeff’s iTip: You can set a favorite timer on your Apple Watch for quick access.
Brett’s iTip: Managing Stage Manager … so far. I’m starting to like it, but still working through all the different options and confusion. I like using Command + Tab to switch between apps … and that works if the apps are open in the same “Stage.” But if it’s another “Stage” then it will switch to that Stage. I also can’t see apps “behind” apps in a Stage unless I re-size them. The 4-finger swipe gesture still works, and a new 1-finger at bottom of the screen gesture is there, but that seems to only switch between “Stages.”
Jeff’s iTip: Customize the Mail Toolbar on the iPad. In iPadOS 16.1, you have control over the icons that appear at the top of the screen in the Mail app. Tap the circle with three dots at the far right, select Customize Toolbar, and then move icons around and drag additional icons on or off. I immediately added the mark as read / unread icons up there. More recently, I added the Later button (to remind you of the email in an hour, tonight, tomorrow, o
Brett’s Gadget: Anker 737 Charger (GaN Prime 120W - Amazon Affiliate Link). After doing more travel and wanting to consolidate the number of charging bricks that I had to take with me, I finally invested in a GaN charger that has been wonderful. The only downside is the process I had to go through to learn about all the wattage requirements, my specific USB needs, and all the port configurations for charging. But I finally landed on the Anker 737 Charger and have been quite happy.
Jeff’s iTip: I was excited to upgrade my Mac to the Ventura operating system so that I could finally use the Continuity Camera feature which let me use my iPhone as a webcam for Mac. I’ve propped up my iPhone behind my Mac and pointed the camera at me, and the difference has been absolutely tremendous in using my iPhone camera.
Brett’s iTip: Previously the Apple Watch had a “Power Reserve” mode but with watchOS 9, there is now an official “Low Power Mode” which does a whole lot of things to lessen the strain on the battery including less pings to cellular, etc. The Apple Watch Ultra also lets me go to the Workout settings and turn on "Low Power Mode Workout with Fewer GPS and Heart Rate Readings" which I had to confirm each time I started a workout, but it GREATLY extended the battery life on the watch!
Jeff’s iTip: Consider Turning Off 5G on your iPhone - you can toggle 5G on or off in the Settings app by going to Settings - Cellular - Cellular Data Options and selecting whether you want to use 5G or just LTE. Test having it on versus having it off. If it isn’t helping, it may be draining your battery unnecessarily.
Brett’s iTip: Controlling Background App Refresh. It is disputed whether this will really be necessary, or save battery power, but I jumped into the setting to control “Background App Refresh” on my iPhone. When you switch out of an app, it goes into a suspended state which means if you jump BACK to that app it will need to refresh … unless you turn on Background App Refresh which means the app will check for new updates and content and be ready to go. This may “potentially” use more battery but you can control this by going to Settings - General - Background App Refresh and turn it completely off, or only toggle on certain apps. Wish they had a way to turn ALL off and then let me toggle on ONLY the ones I want.
Jeff’s iTip: AirDrop Settings. You can also set your AirDrop options in Control Center: 1) Swipe down from the upper-right corner of the screen to open Control Center. Or on your iPhone 8 or earlier, swipe up from the bottom of the screen. 2) Press firmly or touch and hold the network settings card in the upper-left corner. 3) Touch and hold the AirDrop button If the person you're sharing content with is in your Contacts, you'll see an image with their name. If they're not in your Contacts, you'll see just their name without an image There are three settings you can choose from: Receiving Off, Contacts Only, and Everyone.
Brett’s iTip: Stop Multiple Message Alerts (or add more alerts). By default the iPhone will send you TWO alerts for an incoming message - an initial one and then another two minutes later if you don’t see the first alert or open the message. If you don't want this, go to Settings - Notifications - Messages, then scroll down to “Customize Notifications” and “Repeat Alerts.” You’ll see by default the alert is set to repeat “Once” but you can up the repeats or set it to “Never” repeat.
Jeff’s iTip: Share photos and videos with an iCloud Link on iCloud.com. You must be using iCloud Photo Library then go to Share and tap “Options” to select between Automatic, Individual Photo / Video, or iCloud Link. You can also choose to share Location and other data with the image. This is a great way to avoid avoid multi-MB attachments and an easy way to share full picture info. The share expires after 30 days or you can stop sharing sooner if you choose.
Brett’s iTip: Sort your workouts on Apple Watch. When I was reading more about the new Race Route on the Apple Watch, I discovered that you can SORT your workouts by several categories: Suggested, Goal Based, Custom, and now Route. It’s so cool to see each of my walk/run routes listed and it even animates the route!
Brett’s Gadget/App: I always thought the Ember Mug2 was something that was too much of a splurge but my wonderful daughter got it for me as a Christmas present - I guess she was tired of hearing Dad complain about cold coffee. Battery life isn’t terrific, but I’ll take that over all the fantastic-ness of having hot coffee as LONG AS I WANT!! Plus I can always use the charging coaster. The App lets me regulate the temperature and it even connects with the Apple Health app to track caffeine intake!
Jeff’s iTip: Accessing your HomeKit devices when you are away from home and take an Apple TV with you. In order to designate a HomeKit hub, go to Home (app) -> tap icon at top right (circle with three dots) -> tap Home Settings -> Scroll down to and tap Home Hubs & Bridges -> ensure that at least one hub device is identified as Connected. The rest will say “Standby.” If nothing is identified as Connected, restart the Apple TV or other device. A HomeKit hub can be an Apple TV, HomePod, HomePod mini, or even an iPad that you leave home and plugged in.
Brett’s iTip: Automatically share your Hotspot with Family. During our travels, the family still needed to connect to the Internet for work, school, and play so we’ve made good use of our wi-fi hotspots on our iPhones. I have an unlimited data plan from AT&T and sometimes need to let the kids connect to my hotspot. Since I’ve already turned on Family Sharing in my iCloud account, I can easily share my hotspot with them either “Automatically” or have them “Ask for Approval” first. Either way, they do not have to enter a password to connect.
Brett’s Site: 1Password’s Switch Page. If you are considering switching your password manager to 1Password then visit 1Password Switch Page and if you sign up, they will pay the remainder of your invoice with the current password manager.
Jeff’s iTip: A few months ago I explained the changes in the interface for 1Password 8 on iPhone J.D. and here are some tips: - Customize Order of items on Home Screen. I recommend Pinned Field followed by Favorites followed by Recently Created. Then Frequently Used, Recently Used, Recently Modified. - Pin specific fields. The specific items you tend to look up the most. Hold down on an entry -> Pin to Home. - Manage favorites. While looking at entry, tap the circle with three dots at the top right, then tap Add to Favorites.
Brett’s iTip: We’ve talked about using the built-in “Text Replacement” setting on iPhones and iPad before, but if you have a word or phrase that you regularly type, and get frustrated with it being corrected all the time, then simply create a “Text Replacement” entry and type in that word or phrase in the “Phrase” field at top, but leave the “Shortcut” field BLANK. The next time you type that word it will not auto-correct. You can get to the Text Replacement section by going to Settings - General - Keyboard. Or wherever you’re typing tap and hold on the globe icon and then tap “Keyboard Settings” from there.
Jeff’s iTip: You can play background soundscapes when you need to focus, relax, or fall asleep. Listen to rain, forest, ocean, white noise, night, fireplace, or stream sounds.Say, for example, “Hey Siri, play Ambient Sounds” or “Hey Siri, play forest sounds.” This also works on iPhones. And when iOS 16.3 gets released we’ve been promised “Remastered ambient sounds are more immersive and can now be added to scenes, automations, and alarms in the Home app.”
Brett’s iTip: If you need to include an image in your email signature on your iPhone or iPad, the built-in signature tool doesn’t let you do that. The easiest workaround is to create the signature in another app like Notes, Drafts, or TextExpander complete with the image, and then copy & paste that signature into your email message.
Jeff’s iTip: When a HomePod or HomePod mini is in a stereo pair, only one speaker talks to you, the left one. But it isn’t always easy to tell which one is designated as Left, and that might not be the one that you want to speak Siri’s responses. To change which one that is, tap and hold the top of the HomePod that you select to make the HomePod listen for a command and then say “Turn on Siri.”
Brett’s iTip: Installing Fonts on your iPhone & iPad. I typically only need a custom font when I’m creating a presentation on my iPad and in the past, it was quite a pain to go through and create a “Profile” to install a font. You can still do this, but in iOS 13, Apple provided a much easier way to use fonts on your iPhone and iPad through the Settings app. One of the easiest ways to get some custom fonts is through a free app called Font Diner which will provide you with a free set of 20 fonts. You install the app, tap the free fonts, and now you can go to Settings - General - Fonts and turn them off or on. And now these fonts should be available in apps like Microsoft Word, Keynote, Pages, etc. You can NOT use these to change the system font like names of apps, etc. Here’s some additional information about installing fonts: https://www.digitaltrends.com/mobile/best-font-apps-for-iphone-and-ipad/
Jeff’s iTip: HomeKit Cameras – see live streams and recordings by going to Home app (on iPhone) - Top right icon, circle with three dots - Home Settings - People - select a person. For the Cameras you can set t
Jeff’s iTip: In iOS 16, you can display a random image from your photo library on your lock screen. The iPhone picks 16 images to rotate, so I recommend that you select to have the image change every hour or daily instead of on lock or on tap; those last two options make it too easy to quickly shuffle between the 16 images.
But what if a picture comes up that I haven’t seen in a long time and I want to see that image in my photo library? In iOS 16.3, hold a finger down on your lock screen and tap Customize at the bottom. Tap Lock Screen (on the left). Tap on the image to cycle between the 16 currently in rotation until you find the picture that you want. Tap the circle with three dots at the bottom right. Tap Show Photo in Library.
What if a picture comes up that I don’t want on my home screen: Tap Don’t Feature Photo.
Brett’s iTip: I’m at a conference where there are lots of QR codes that people want me to scan. In recent versions of iOS you can simply open the Camera app, make sure you’re in “Photo” mode and point it at the QR code. You should see a yellow link button appear that you can tap to visit the link. You can also tap the little “code scanner button” in the bottom right corner. There’s also a dedicated “Code Scanner” that you can add to your Control Center. Go to Settings - Control Center - and add “Code Scanner.” Now you can launch that from Control Center and it will give you 4 corners in which to place the QR code (along with a flashlight if you need it). Be warned that when you hover over the QR code it will immediately open the link in Safari or your your email app.
Brett’s iTip: If you enjoy a podcast (like ours … thank you!) then consider sharing the podcast-love with someone else. Overcast has 3 excellent ways to share: 1. You can simply share a link to the podcast that opens in a web browser. 2. You can share a link to the “current time” of the podcast at which you want someone to listen. 3. You can also share a clip of a podcast so you can send just the part you want someone to hear. The Overcast app has this nice interface where you can listen to the audio and set an start and end time on a clip, and then it generates an audio clip or “video” .mov file that can be sent via text message, email, or shared in social channels.
Jeff’s iTip: If you pay for the Overcast podcast app ($10/year), you can use the Overcast.fm website to upload an audio file, or provide the URL for an online audio file. The website will convert the audio and automatically download it to the Overcast app on your iPhone, where you can listen to it just like any podcast. This means: easy 15 seconds forward / backward controls, Voice
Brett’s iTip: Apple’s True Tone technology adjusts the white colors on your screen to keep your eyes from getting tired, and Night Shift makes your screen more orange and warmer towards the evening before your bedtime. This is probably turned on by default, but go to Settings - Display & Brightness - Night Shift if you’d like to change your Night Shift schedule. You can also adjust the color temperature of Night Shift from “less warm” to “more warm.”
Brett’s iTip: The iPhone actually has two different volume controls that can be confusing, especially when you don’t want to miss your alarm! There’s the media volume which controls sound from apps, games, videos, music, and phone calls. There’s the ringer & alert volume which controls sounds for your ringer, notifications, system alerts, and alarms. By default, the media volume is controlled by the side buttons. And by default, the ringer & alert volume is controlled by going to Settings - Sounds & Haptics and changing the slider under “Ringer and Alert Volume.” But this gets confusing because under that slider there is a “Change with Buttons” toggle. If that’s turned on (and probably is) then the side buttons will change both volumes.
Jeff’s iTip: Here’s a trick for faster scrolling on the iPhone or iPad. Start to scroll a list like normal and you will see the scroll bar appear on the right. Tap and hold the scroll bar until you feel the haptic feedback on the iPhone. On the iPad, you just have to hope that you have held it long enough. Move that finger pressing the scroll bar up and down to scroll much more quickly
Brett’s iTip: Turn on “Optimize iPhone Storage” so full-resolution photos and videos are then transferred up to iCloud, while smaller, lower-resolution versions are kept on your device which take up less space. Go to Settings - iCloud (your picture) - iCloud - Photos and make sure “iCloud Photos” is toggled on and then make sure “Optimize iPhone Storage” is selected. If you want to access your higher-resolution photos and videos, you can go into the Photos app and download any file that's being optimized, but this requires a decent internet connection. Your more recently taken photos and videos may exist in full-resolution, so you won't need to download every photo or video.
Jeff’s App: One of my favorite apps for the iPad that I use all the time is
Brett’s iTip: The iPhone will update it’s time to whatever time zone you’re in but you can change this setting in Settings - General - Date & Time. Even if the iPhone’s time keeps updated, you can choose to have your Calendar stay on a specific time zone by going to Settings - Calendar and toggle on Time Zone Override. I personally leave this off so that my calendar updates to the local time zone, but some folks may want to force their Calendar to stay in a specific time zone.
Jeff’s iTip: A preview of Siri to come: the S-GPT Shortcut by Federico Viticci, based on OpenAI’s ChatCPT
Brett’s iTip: Use the Flashlight on Your Apple Watch - Swipe up to the Control Center and tap the flashlight button. The watch face will light up with a white light - it’s kind of bright, but when you turn the watch face to yourself it will dim a bit. Gives off plenty of light to see around your surroundings. You can swipe to the left for a flashing white light (good for runs or bike rides at night) and swipe again for a red light.
Jeff’s iTip: On the mend? For me, cast on the leg, but could be any illness or COVID quarantine. Use an Apple Watch. It’s always with you so you can text or call someone within your house from your Apple Watch; you can control lights if you have a smart home; manage medications; set alarms; and even use the Mindfulness app to stop and breathe.
Brett’s iTip: Temporarily Disable FaceID on iPad. I know an easy tip for making my iPhone temporarily disable FaceID and require a passcode is either quickly click the side button 5 times or click and hold the side button + volume button (either one) for 2 seconds. That second method also works on the iPad.
Jeff’s iTip: Perform a Safety Check on your iPhone (this is a new iOS 16 feature). Go to Settings - Privacy & Security - Safety Check. Then you can determine who can access your Find My, and which apps can access Location, Bluetooth, Microphone, etc. There’s also a handy “Quick Exit” button in the upper right.
Brett’s iTip: Control how Siri announces text messages by going to Settings - Notifications - Announce Notifications and un-toggle the announcement for specific apps. But I also add “Announce Notifications” in the Control Center so I can temporarily mute them.
Jeff’s iTip: For apps where you can send a reply, like the Messages app , Siri repeats what you said, then asks for confirmation before sending your reply. But to send replies without waiting for confirmation, do any of the following: On iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch: Go to Settings - Notifications - Announce Notifications, then turn on Reply Without Confirmation. On Apple Watch: Go to Settings - Siri - Announce Notifications, then turn on Reply Without Confirmation.
Brett’s iTip: When I search for a restaurant in either Google Maps or Apple Maps, I usually select “Sort by Distance” so I can see what’s closest (default is “sort by relevance”). Wish I could set this as default, but haven’t found that setting. Also in Google Maps, I use the “Measure Distance” tool that lets me drop multiple points to get an accurate measurement of the total distance from point to point.
Jeff’s iTip: Words to the Wise: Displaying Siri text on the Apple Watch. In the Apple Watch app on your iPhone, go to Siri - Siri Responses. Or on the Apple Watch: Settings app - Siri - Siri Responses. You can “Always Show Siri Captions” ON / OFF (Show what Siri says on the screen) or “Always Show Speech” ON / OFF (Show a transcription of your speech on screen).
Brett’s iTip: Show battery percentage for the power anxious by going to Settings - Battery and toggle on “Battery Percentage.” Some people like this, and it makes other very anxious.
Jeff’s iTip: Recover a specific text message or an entire thread, but it only for the last 30 days. In the Messages list, tap Edit in the top left corner, then tap Show “Recently Deleted.” You will see deleted messages, and on the right it will tell you how many days you have left before the message is gone forever. Tap on a message or group of messages and tap “Recover.”
Brett’s Sites: Apple has “Preview” pages on its website - simply visit www.apple.com and hover over the tabs at top, and look for the “Preview” link to more of what they are planning.
Brett’s iTip: Spoken Content and “Speak Screen.” Go to Settings - Accessibility - Spoken Content so you can swipe down from top of screen to have it read the text, and a small control box appears as well. Very useful!
Jeff’s iTip: Turn off auto-play of videos. Go to Settings - Accessibility - Motion and toggle off “Auto-Play Video Previews.” This will stop apps like the App Store from automatically playing video previews.
Brett’s iTip: Use Your Apple Watch to get insight into your sleep habits. In order to best track your sleep, you’ll need to wear your Apple Watch overnight while you sleep, and the Watch must be in Sleep Mode. And this works in conjunction with the Health App on your iPhone where you set up your Sleep Schedule.
Jeff’s iTip: A few tips on how to organize your home screens. You can hide and show Home Screen Pages. You can also move multiple apps at the same time and use both hands to independently move between screens. One trick to create a “blank” screen on your iPad you can use the Widgetsmith app.
Brett’s iTip: Quote highlighted text when sharing a link in Messages.
Jeff’s iTip: If you copy a web address and paste into the Mail app on the iPhone or iPad, the link quickly changes to a graphical preview of the website. That looks pretty, but sometimes you just want the plain text link. Tap the preview once and then an arrow will appear to the right of it near the top. Click that arrow and tap Convert to Plain Link. Especially important as more folks learn about the dangers of clicking on links in emails that could be phishing attempts.
Brett’s iTip:Avoiding Tolls in Google Maps and Apple Maps. Especially helpful when you’re in a rental car driving from airport and you want to avoid the incredulous tolls charges.
Jeff’s iTip: Travel in the Future Using Maps. Choose a future departure or arrival time: Tap Now (below the Directions list), select a time or date for departure or arrival, then tap Done. The estimated travel time may change based on predicted traffic.
Brett’s Gadget: Weber iGrill - use Bluetooth to track the temperature of your grill with the iGrill app! I use the iGrill Mini but there is also the iGrill 3.
Jeff’s iTip: There are many news sources, newspapers and magazines that you can read in Apple News+ for $10/month including The Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Businessweek, The New Yorker, The Atlantic, Vanity Fair, Wired, and many more. Or even better subscribe to AppleOne Premier for $33/month and adds News+ and Fitness+ to Music, TV+, Arcade, iCloud+.
Brett’s iTip:Quickly filter messages in the Mail app by tapping the filter button in the bottom left corner, than tapping “Filtered by: Unread.” There you’ll see additional options for what messages to include in your “filter” such as Flagged, who it was addressed to, only messages with attachments, etc.
Jeff’s iTip: Use Remind Me to come back to emails later by tapping the “Reply” arrow and then “Remind Me” where you can have the Mail app remind you about the message in “1 Hour,” or “Tonight” or “Tomorrow” or a custom date & time.
Brett’s iTip: Be aware of “Offload Unused Apps” which was introduced in iOS 11 to conserve space on your iPhone by “off-loadnig” apps you haven’t used in a while. All your documents and data are saved, but the app is “off-loaded” until you tap it to re-download it. You can toggle off this feature by going to Settings - App Store - and toggling off “Offload Unused Apps.”
Jeff’s iTip: Don’t Fear the Shortcuts App! You can visit Apple’s Shortcuts User Guide to find out more about this powerful option built into your iPhone and iPad, including many free Shortcuts that you can enable from Apple.
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Brett’s iTip: You can preserve settings in Camera mode by going to Settings - Camera and toggle on which settings you would like have preserved every time you open the
Jeff’s iTip: Find attachments from an iMessages conversation by tapping on a conversation and then tapping the face or circle at the top. Then you can scroll down to see shared photos, links, locations, etc.
Brett’s iTip: Once you share a note in the Notes app, you can tap the options button to a variety of things including see “participant cursors,” Show All Activity, Show Highlights, and more.
Jeff’s Games: All the Wordle clones! Worldle (from NYT) Quordle (from Merriam Webster) Octordle (from Britannica.com)
Brett’s iTip: Set a default card for Apple Pay by going to Settings - Wallet & Apple Pay and tapping “Default Card.” You can also re-arrange the cards in my Apple Wallet by tapping and dragging them.
Jeff’s iTip: Blow your mind with 4K HDR with the following ingredients: 1. Apple TV 4K, released April 20, 2021 2. TV that supports 4K HDR. HDR part is essential; even my Apple Studio Display 5K is not good enough. 3. The YouTube app for Apple TV (free) 4. Visit a 4K (or higher) HDR channel
Jeff’s iTip:People & Pets in Photos! Need to wait for full scan in order for this work and it seems to require a clear picture of a face. You can also change tap and hold to change the “Key Photo” for a recognized person.
Brett’s iTip: Share a “Wubble” on your iPhone (NameDrop on iOS 17). Both devices must have Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and AirDrop enabled. And make sure Settings - General - AirDrop and “Bringing Devices Together” is toggled on.
Brett’s TranscriptPad Tip: Search across one transcript or ALL transcripts - TranscriptPad will search from the folder location in which you are currently located. If you’re in a specific transcript, your searches will be limited to that transcript. If you’re in a higher folder with multiple transcripts, you will see search results from each transcript.
Brett’s Mac App: Bartender 5 for complete control over your Mac’s upper right menu bar. Here’s a great review from MacStories. You can purchase it for $16 directly from the developer, or get it as part of a Setapp subscriptions (my link - also try Paste and AirBuddy!).
Brett’s iTip: Earn your Limited Edition Veteran’s Day Challenge Badge in Apple Fitness by working out for at least 11 minutes tomorrow, Saturday, November 11 on Veteran’s Day. You can see your Limited Edition Challenge Badges by going to the Fitness app on your iPhone - Summary - Scroll down to Awards, tap Show More, then scroll down to “Limited Edition Challenges.”
Jeff’s Overcast Tip: Playlists that I use in Overcast: New (Include all episodes, Sort newest to Oldest, Exclude episodic shows, Select Priority podcasts), Episodic podcast list, In Progress [built-in], and Queue [built-in]
Brett’s Overcast Tip: An Overcast gaming Easter Egg! Found this little gem when I was recently downloading podcast episode to my watch:
Brett’sAppleWatchTip: Absolutely enjoy using the wake-up alarms on my Apple Watch, but of course there are some days when I don’t want the schedule to go off so I can easily “skip” the alarm for one day. Skip a wake-up alarm Update Next Wake-up Only
Jeff’siTip: Make those paste alerts go away. If an app keeps asking you whether you want to allow something to be pasted into the app every single time, you can often can set the app to always allow. But you have to do it through iPhone settings, not the pop up. Go to settings, then find the app you want to always allow paste to, and select to allow for pasting from other apps. (Works with the Parcel app!)
Brett’siTip: Quick Action menu on the Settings App. Quick Action menus have been around for a long time and I use them for Notes and Camera, but never really thought about using it on the Settings App. Nice shortcuts to Battery, Wifi and Bluetooth. You can also adjust the speed of the your “Touch Duration”
Jeff’siTip: Presentation Tip - Video background. And Teams now offers different “
Brett’siTip: You can quickly open a webpage from your iPhone on your Mac through Continuity by either clicking in your Mac’s Dock or I like to use the Command + Tab option to switch through apps where one of the options will be the Safari app on your iPhone.
Jeff’swatchOSTip: With watchOS 10.2 you can now turn off confirmation alert to end workout. Go to Settings - Workout - End Workout Confirmation and toggle off. You can turn off or on the “Start Workout Reminder” and the “End Workout Reminder.”
00:00 Watching All the Legal Drama 10:53 How to Hack an iPhone 15;59 Jason’s Favorites 20:06 Apple Pay for Plywood 24:32 AI @ Apple 31:09 SuperCarPlay 34:32 iPad Wishes 37:48 Where Y’at? Segment: Satellite Game Changer 43:08 Sci-Fi Done Right 46:31 Power Plug Lament 47:08 Brett’s Security Tips: TunnelBear VPN and 1Password 50:49 Jeff’s Security Tip: ALWAYS Protect Your iPhone Passcode!
Brett’sSites: Your Technology Security Resolutions for 2024 should be to use a VPN such as TunnelBear https://www.tunnelbear.com and a password manager such as 1Password https://www.1password.com. Both of these services have deals right now, and you can get $30 back by signing up through Rakuten (you can use my link https://www.rakuten.com/r/BBURNE17?eeid=28187), searching for TunnelBear or 1Password and making the purchase that way - you’ll get $30 back!
00:00 We Don’t Need Roads Where We’re Going! 10:17 Clicking Into Place 15:13 Charging in to CES 18:52 Sparky Productivity 22:09 Non-Linear Shuffling Grief 237:28 Finding Our Limits (and Wallets!) 34:27 Magic Update 36:28 Where Y’at? Segment - Depressurized iPhone 42:48 Masters of the Air 46:20 Brett’s iTip: Switch between iPad apps on external keyboard with Command + Tab 49:26 Jeff’s iTip: Keep iPad video playing in background using Stage Manager
Brett’siTip: Switch between apps on the iPad (with an external keyboard) using Command ⌘ + Tab. I use this shortcut ALL THE TIME on either Windows (Alt + Tab) and Mac (Command + Tab) and really appreciate that it’s available on the iPad as well (as long as you’re using an external keyboard).
00:00 Superior Pre-Vision 26:15 Stolen Device Awareness 28:53 An Order of Magnitude Slower than Technology 35:35 MagGo MagPower 39:32 Final Cut Gore 41:14 Solid Market Share 43:23 Where Y’at? Segment - SUV - Surprisingly Unavailable Vehicle! 46:18 For All Schmigadoon! 49:45 Brett’s Gadget: Ember Smart Travel Mug 2+ 51:47 Jeff’s Even More Info & Tips on Apple Vision Pro
Jeff’siTip: Extend AppleCare by paying monthly: iPhone 15 Pro: $199 OR $9.99/month / $269 OR $13.49/month with theft & loss Apple Vision Pro: $499 or $25/month MacBook Air: $179 / $64.99/year until canceled AirPods Pro: $29 for two years, no monthly option Mac Power Users #728 - All About AppleCare
00:00 Follow up: Starbucks app - Live Activities 03:13 Vision is a Description of a Product 20:48 Colliding with Coffee Mugs 28:43 So Many Connectors! 31:57 Cracking the Screen 35:52 So Many Button Functions! 38:58 Juno Tube 40:53 RiP iTunes 44:46 You Will Find Him! 47:15 Jeff’s Apple Vision Pro Tip: Apple Magic Trackpad
Where’s USHER? | The Call | Apple Music Super Bowl LVIII Halftime Show (Official Teaser)
Jeff’sAppleVisionProTip: Use the Apple Magic Trackpad https://amzn.to/3HXbIXq ($109.99, List is $129.99). Precise selection especially in iPad apps to help with vision control of cursor. https://support.apple.com/en-us/HT213965
00:00 Tear Absorption 09:34 Vision Productivity 24:22 Doing Things on the Vision 25:58 Time for a Clock 30:05 Retro Photo 34:37 Where Y’at? Segment - AirTag Mulligan 41:15 Brett’s iTip: Built-In Remove-Action Quick-Action in Files-App 46:33 Jeff’s iTip: Share Your View from Apple Vision Pro to an iPad or iPhone
Jeff’sAppleVisionProTip: Share your view from your Apple Vision Pro–even to an iPad or iPhone. On your iPhone or iPad: Go to Settings > General > AirPlay & Handoff, then turn on AirPlay Receiver.
00:00 Driving into the $10 Billion Sunset 08:32 Fiscal Factuals 16:09 Just the Scores Please 20:29 Quantum Messaging 24:35 AirPods Please Meet Windows 25:56 Where Y’at? (Down Under) Segment 28:25 A Visit to the Muppet Theater 35:08 Brett’s iTip: Check Firmware version of your AirPods 40:34 Jeff’s iTip: Apple Sports App turn off betting odds
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