During our free iTandCoffee Club members session on Monday - where we looked at how to install and use a VPN app on your smartphone, tablet or computer - the question arose about why, when the VPN app was installed on one device (e.g. the iPad) it did not automatically appear on the other device (e.g. the iPhone). (For anyone who is a Plus, Premium or Online club member of The iTandCoffee Club, here the link to the video of this class: Using a VPN for safe internet while travelling or on public Wi-Fi - Free member session held 4/9/17.) You are in control of whether your iPad or iPhone automatically downloads any app you install on the other iOS device/s. If you would like to ensure that installed apps appear on both/all iOS devices (or want to prevent automatic installing), this is done from your Settings on each device. Go to Settings -> iTunes and App Store In the Automatic Downloads section, you will see different options that allow you to control which content should be automatically downloaded. For example, you may choose to automatically download any apps installed on another i-Device, but many not want your iBooks or Music to sync.
You need to choose what Automatic Downloads apply on each of your Apple mobile devices. You will also notice that this is where you can choose whether to use your Mobile Data for any such Automatic Downloads. I leave this turned off, as I don't want to waste mobile data on such downloads - I only want these to occur over Wi-Fi. Important: Mac apps are different to iOS apps It is important to note that apps that you download and install on an iPad or iPhone (iOS Apps) DO NOT automatically sync to a Mac. Mac apps are quite separate from iOS Apps, and need to be separately (purchased) downloaded and installed via the Mac App Store. However, not all Apps that appear on your iPad and iPhone are available via the Mac App Store. You will sometimes need to install the app directly from a website - as was the case with the VPN apps that were discussed during the class last iTandCoffee Club class on Monday. For instructions about how to download and install Apps from websites, here is the video from the Getting to know your Mac series of classes. This video (and the rest of the videos from that series) is available to any iTandCoffee Club Members with Online or Premium membership. Find out more about The iTandCoffee Club here » It can also be purchased as part of the set of videos available from the Getting to know your Mac class series - find out more about how to get these great videos here »
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Just yesterday I was working on an email that had different formatting in different places (due to some copying and pasting I was doing). But I wanted it to have the same formatting throughout. So how could I copy the formatting from one area of text to another? Find out how this can be easily achieved on your Mac in this hand hint for iTandCoffee Club members. (If you are not yet a member, find out more about the iTandCoffee Club here ») If you see the login screen after clicking the above link, but do not yet have an iTandCoffee Club login, find out how you can Join The Club here for all sorts of great tips like this. Why not come along to an iTandCoffee Class to learn about your Mac iTandCoffee regularly runs the Getting to Know your Mac series of classes - focused on those who are new to (or relatively new to) the Mac computer, and those who want do more than just the very basics with their Mac. Related Mac handy hints (for iTandCoffee Club members only)
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In my daily check of my Apple News app, where I have set up a 'topic' that provides me with daily 'computing and information technology news', I saw a concerning article about the release of over 700 million email addresses online. For some of these email addresses, passwords were also available - hacked from who knows where! Here is the article for anyone wanting to read about this: Have you been 'pwned' As mentioned in the above article, it is possible to visit a website that tells you if your email address is available on any known list of 'hacked' email addresses - including this new massive list. The website is haveibeenpwned.com. Just enter your email address to see if it is on any list. I was surprised to find my own iTandCoffee email address was on this new list! It was not on any list last time I checked, so this leaves me wondering which of the many online services I use has been 'hacked'. So as a precaution, I have changed my password for the impacted email account, and for other key accounts that use the email address. Now I need to see where else I have used this email address, and decide if password resets are needed! Ow. At least I have a different password for every online account, which minimises any 'damage' if anyone does have more than the email address. And I have put all these different passwords into my 'password safe' on my iPhone. This means that I always have easy - and secure - access to my passwords whenever I need them, either from my iPhone or iPad. (If you are an iTandCoffee Club member, you can watch the members-only video about how to set up a password safe on your iPhone/iPad. Here is the link to this video» If you are not yet a member, find out more about The iTandCoffee Club here ») How to change your online passwords If you need to change your password for your various online accounts, here are links to the relevant pages on some of the important ones:
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