Handy hints, tips and tricks for iPad, iPhone, Mac and more

30/5/2025 0 Comments

How can I see just those photos that are not yet in an Album Photos on the iPhone, iPad and Mac?

If you are on an older version of the Mac operating system (pre-Sequoia), here is an article I wrote about how to see what photos haven't yet been added to an album.

On the iPhone/iPad and Mac running the latest version of the device operating system (iOS/iPadOS 18 and macOS 15 Sequoia), there is a new feature that allows you to 'filter' your photos based on a number of different things - including whether or not the photo is in an album.

Here's how.

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30/5/2025 0 Comments

Introduction to the Mac (and more) classes coming soon as Video of the Day

The iTandCoffee Club's Video of the Day service is currently on a short break.

Great news though!

The next lot of videos have now been scheduled, and are now listed in the event calendar.

Here's what's coming from June/July, through to November.

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30/5/2025 0 Comments

I use my iPhone's Alarms to remind me of things. Why would I use Reminders instead?

This question came from an iTandCoffee Club member this week.

When it comes to keeping track of tasks, to dos, and appointments on your iPhone, you might instinctively reach for the Clock app to set an alarm as a way to remind you.

Here's something to consider instead - a much better option than alarms.

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28/5/2025 0 Comments

Do you store password information in Contacts? Here's what can happen!

We are all driven a little (or a lot) crazy by Passwords for online accounts.

And I know that so many people choose to write down their passwords on paper, in Notes on their iPhone/iPad or, sometimes, as entries in their Contacts app. 😱

This may seem like a good solution, on the basis that you probably assume that only you can see the contents of your Contacts app.

An iTandCoffee client only last week found that this is not the case - and that a scammer had access to all her Contacts and the passwords she stored there (as well as all sorts of other things).

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17/5/2025 0 Comments

How do I downgrade or completely delete my Dropbox account?

It can definitely be a struggle to find the right pages on the Dropbox website to downgrade your Dropbox subscription or to delete it completely.

Here's where the find the relevant pages.

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17/5/2025 0 Comments

How we more than halved the cost of this client's cloud storage (Dropbox, Microsoft and iCloud)

Just this week, I was helping an iTandCoffee Club member with some questions about here cloud storage.

She had three Cloud services in play for storing her files - OneDrive, iCloud Drive and Dropbox.

The annual cost of these three cloud services was $518!

Here's how we reduced that annual cost to $213.

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3/5/2025 0 Comments

How to compare the content of two folders on a Mac

Have you ever had the issue where you have ended up with a copy of folder and where you are not sure which version of the folder has the latest version of files/sub-folders?

It can be tricky to compare the two and work out how to merge and update the contents of the version of the folder that you want to keep.

For anyone encountering such an issue, it can be useful to get an App that specialises in identifying the difference between two folders and then allows you to specify what should go where.

Here is one such app that I have used on my own Mac.

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3/5/2025 0 Comments

Handy Travel Tip - How to Download Offline Maps for navigation that doesn't need mobile data

Last newsletter, I featured a handy travel tip about including a World Clocks widget on your Home Screen.

For this newsletter, I have recorded a new Handy Hint tutorial video that shows how to download Offline Maps for the places that you are going to visit.

This can offer a great way of avoiding using mobile data when you are 'on to go', allowing you to see your location, navigate and get directions while offline.

We look at how to do this in both Apple Maps and Google Maps, and how (for offline Apple Maps), you can also download these maps to your Apple Watch.

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16/4/2025 0 Comments

How to add a World Clock widget to your Home Screen - so handy when you or someone you know is travelling

When I travel, or when someone I know is travelling, I find it so handy to be able to see the time in relevant locations on my Home Screen - so that I know when is a good to to make contact.

To this end, I always have a World Clock widget readily accessible on my first Home Screen, in the Smart Stack widget that appears at the top of that screen.

Here's how to create such a widget and configure it to show the time in the required locations.

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16/4/2025 0 Comments

Where can I find the list of iCloud Links I have created when sharing photos and videos?

When showing a client the iCloud Link option for sharing photos and videos that are normally too large to send in an email (here's a handy hint on this), I went to show her where to find any previously created iCloud links - to allow a link to be re-shared or, if necessary, removed.

I am sure that such links were previously shown somewhere quite obvious in the Shared area of photos but, during the appointment, I could not locate the feature to show her.

I finally found it in a location I didn't expect. Not sure when this changed, but here's where to find these shared iCloud Links if you are looking for them.

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Tips, Tricks and News
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How can I see just those photos that are not yet in an Album Photos on the iPhone, iPad and Mac?

Introduction to the Mac (and more) classes coming soon as Video of the Day

I use my iPhone's Alarms to remind me of things. Why would I use Reminders instead?

Do you store password information in Contacts? Here's what can happen!

How do I downgrade or completely delete my Dropbox account?

How we more than halved the cost of this client's cloud storage (Dropbox, Microsoft and iCloud)

How to compare the content of two folders on a Mac

Handy Travel Tip - How to Download Offline Maps for navigation that doesn't need mobile data

How to add a World Clock widget to your Home Screen - so handy when you or someone you know is travelling

Where can I find the list of iCloud Links I have created when sharing photos and videos?

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