9/2/2016 0 Comments A warning about getting your iPhone 6 (or 6s) repaired by a third-party repairer
0 Comments
For anyone who is interested in being the home internet control freak (like me) - as mentioned in this article published yesterday - this is the device that I purchased and set up recently. There are others that offer similar capabilities, but I liked this one because it got good reviews and it was a Netgear router. It was also being offered at a reasonable price by eStore, the online technology store that I use for a lot of my technology purchases. I have had several previous Netgear devices and have loved the app that goes with these devices, Netgear Genie. I can even control the home network from the Netgear Genie app on my iPhone - yesterday I did this as I sat by the pool!! Power to me! If you decide to purchase a device like this and need assistance setting it up (and you live in Melbourne), contact iTandCoffee on 1300 885 420 or enquiry@itandcoffee.com.au. (This article is an independent article, and in no way an advertisement for either Netgear or Estore.) 7/2/2016 0 Comments Read this article - then make sure you block adult content on your child's (and your own) iPad, iPhone, iPod Touch and computerI saw this article in The Age today (Sunday Feb 7th) that really made me think about how much more easily kids today can gain easy access to damaging material - perhaps causing lifelong damage, as described in this article. The SMH.com.au article talks about how just one early contact with pornographic material (through the Playboy magazine) opened a child's eyes - far to early - to adult concepts and sexuality. This was at a point where the child was too young to understand that what she saw was not representative of healthy male/female relationships. Back then, it was not quite so easy for a child to gain access to pornographic material, so less came in contact with such damaging material at an early age. These days, it can be as simple as opening their Safari app on an iPod Touch, iPad or iPhone - or perhaps on mum and dad's computer - and typing in some words. Perhaps these words have been heard and not understood at school. Our kids are tech savvy at a young age, and can easily Google to gain the answers to questions they don't want to ask someone else. What has been seen cannot be unseen. This article really rams home this reality and the potential lifelong impacts of what has been seen at a too-young age. At iTandCoffee, we are passionate about educating parents about how to keep kids safe on Apple technology - iPads, iPhones, iPod Touches and Macs. We want to close that 'adult content' gate before the horse bolts - because it is too late then. The 'Keeping kids safe on iPads, iPhones and iPod Touches' class is run on a regular basis at iTandCoffee (at 34 High St Glen Iris, Vic) and is next scheduled for Wednesday February 10th, 10am-12pm. If you have not set up parental controls on your child's device, please come along and find out how easy it is to protect your own child, and any other children that might also use your family's device/s. Bring this iTandCoffee class to your schoolIf you are interested in bringing this class to parents at your child's school, call iTandCoffee on 1300 885 420 or email enquiry@itandcoffee.com.au.
We are only too happy to present this class to parent groups in schools or other venues. Special discounted pricing may apply depending on the location and the number of attendees. Talk to us about this. It's been a busy time for iTandCoffee over the summer break. During that time, there has been a lot of time spent working on a great new set of products that are now available from iTandCoffee - with more to come soon. The Introduction to the iPad and iPhone set of nine guides - which complement the 5-class iTandCoffee series of the same name - have been published and are now available as individual booklets, or as a full set of 9 booklets. Coming in the next couple of weeks will be the published guides for Bring your Busy Life Under Control using your iPad and iPhone and Understanding and Using iCloud, with more to follow very soon after than. These guides are a great way of learning more about your iPad and iPhone, and make a wonderful gift for beginners and seniors. If you are interested in purchasing one or more of these guides, email iTandCoffee at enquiry@itandcoffee.com.au or call 1300 885 420. (They will be available online at the iTandCoffee online store in the near future.) Many clients that I see are very frustrated by the 'minimalistic' design of the new Photos app on the Mac (which replaced the iPhoto app during 2015). If you find yourself longing for a left-hand sidebar - like the one you had in iPhoto - there is good news. The sidebar has not been taken away from you. It is just hidden unless you say that you want to see it. This week's handy hint for Mac users tells you how you can turn on this sidebar. If you are an iTandCoffee Club member, you can this tip here: How to enable the 'Sidebar' in the Photos app. If you are not yet a member, here's how to join! Membership gives you access to a huge number of great tips like this. Related handy hints and articlesHandy Hints (for iTandCoffee Club members):
Articles:
How I took control!
Exchange Process Something tells me that the 'Geniuses' at Apple are going to be heavily booked over the next few weeks and months.
I wonder if Apple Stores will have enough stock to service the adaptor replacement needs of so many people! Now I need to go on a search of my home and office, to track down each of the the dodgy adaptors in our possession, and pay a visit to Apple. Alternatively, I might go to one of Apple's registered re-sellers, such as Pentagon Digital, at 546 Whitehorse Rd, Surrey Hills VIC 3127. Perhaps phone Pentagon first (9895 2960) to make sure they have some replacement adaptors in stock - at the time of writing this article (1/2/16), Pentagon is waiting for more stock to arrive mid to late this week. |
What's on at iTandCoffee ?Below is our list of videos, classes and other events that are coming up soon.
Videos shown are offered for eligible members of the iTandCoffee Club. If you have questions, why not join fun and informative 'user group' meetings, held once a month. All iTandCoffee classes are run as online classes (using Zoom), which means you can attend from anywhere. |
27 Sycamore St, Camberwell, Victoria Australia
Call 1300 885 420
to book an appointment or class, or to enquire about our services and products
SENIORS CARD WELCOME HERE:
Seniors Card holders qualify for a 10% discount on all classes booked and paid for online (excludes PTT sessions and classes already discounted during COVID-19 crisis). To activate the discount at the time of booking, select Redeem Coupon or Gift Certificate and enter 10OFFSEN before selecting Pay Now. |
© 2012-2024 iTandCoffee Pty Ltd. All rights reserved ACN: 606 340 434