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27/1/2021 0 Comments

An iPhone update that you should install ASAP

On Wednesday January 27th, Apple released iOS 14.4 for iPhones and iPadOS 14.4 for iPads.

While this new version of the operating system includes a few improvements and bugs fixes, it also includes an important security patch that should be installed as soon as possible.

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27/1/2021 0 Comments

Understanding the Recent folder in Mac's Finder

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I often get asked about the Recent Folder that appears in Finder on the Mac. It can be confusing that files seem to appear twice in Finder - in both the location in which you stored them, and also in Recent.

Here's an explanation of Recent and why it is a great place to look when you are trying to find a lost file, clean up duplicate files or do a cleanup of storage.

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27/1/2021 0 Comments

How do you search if Google removes its Search Engine from Australia?

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There has been lots in the press lately about the fight between the Australian Government and Google over the proposed media bargaining code (where Google would have to pay to host news content).

In particular, Google (or, should I say, Alphabet) has this week threatened to withdraw the Google Search Engine from Australia if the government proceeds with its plans. Here is an article explaining this issue:

Explained: Why Google might remove its search engine in Australia

So how would you search for content in the absence of Google?

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26/1/2021 0 Comments

How to use your AirPods/earphones to test your hearing

(Republished 16th Jan 2021)

Just recently, I had a temporary issue with my left ear and wondered if my hearing might be down in that ear. I wasn't overly concerned, but it got me wondering if I could use my iPhone for doing a quick test.

As with most things, of course there was an app for that!

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26/1/2021 0 Comments

An important medical alert about the iPhone 12

Apple has recently updated its support documentation for the iPhone 12 to include a warning for anyone with medical devices such as implanted pacemakers and defibrillators.

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15/1/2021 0 Comments

How can I save the contact details of someone who has emailed me?

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Your iPhone and iPad are very clever at remembering the email addresses of people that you correspond with. But what if you send an email to someone for the first time from your iPhone. Your iPhone will remember that email address, but your iPad won’t necessarily know about it.

If you lose access to your emails (which happened to an iTandCoffee Client who Mail host had a major server issue resulting in loss of her business emails - here's the article about that), you could lose lots of history of email addresses.

To ensure that all devices know about the email addresses of the people you contact (and who contact you), and to ensure that you don’t lose all this information if you no longer have the device, it is important that you save email addresses to your Contacts app.

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15/1/2021 0 Comments

How do I save an image (or video) received in an email to my Photos library?

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This question was asked this week by Club member Margaret B as part of a remote support appointment. I promised to included the answer in this week's newsletter, in case anyone else is having difficulty with this.

The questions was: How do you save an image that you receive in an email?

In older versions of iOS, you used to have the Save Image/s option in the 'Reply' set of option. But that option is no longer there. So where is it?

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15/1/2021 0 Comments

Adding Message Effects to your Messages sent from the Mac

I am a big user of the Messages app on the Mac. It allows me to compose, read and respond to Messages without having to pick up my phone - with the benefit of a real keyboard to use in typing my messages.

But one thing that I really missed when sending a message from my Mac was the ability to send animated Message Effect (such as balloons, fireworks, confetti) with my message - something that I can do on the iPhone and iPad.

Here is a past article that shows an example of one of these effects.

The great news is that, with macOS Big Sur, you can now send such effects from your Mac. Here's how.

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15/1/2021 1 Comment

A sad tale of the cost of a lost password - and how to avoid a similar fate

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I have previously written about clients who lost the master password to their 'password safe' - which has meant that they are unable to access all the passwords that are in that safe, protected by that password.

This can be very distressing and create a lot of work to reset all the passwords that you no longer have access to.

So imagine the stress - and incredible distress - for a programmer in Silicon Valley who has forgotten the password to his Bitcoin digital wallet - valued at US$245M.

Even worse, he only has 2 attempts left (out of 10) before he is locked out of his wallet FOREVER, forfeiting that $245,000,000!

Read about this poor man in the article below.

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8/1/2021 0 Comments

This feature of AirPods Pro help you get a good night's sleep (and maybe save your marriage!)

I was discussing this one with a friend recently - a friend who was asking me if there is any point in paying the extra money for Apple's AirPods Pro, instead of the AirPods.

She wondered what features made the AirPods Pros worth that extra money.

There are several features of the more advanced AirPods that the previous model doesn't have. But there is one in particular that is saving my sanity, my sleep and maybe my marriage!

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An iPhone update that you should install ASAP

Understanding the Recent folder in Mac's Finder

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How to use your AirPods/earphones to test your hearing

An important medical alert about the iPhone 12

How can I save the contact details of someone who has emailed me?

How do I save an image (or video) received in an email to my Photos library?

Adding Message Effects to your Messages sent from the Mac

A sad tale of the cost of a lost password - and how to avoid a similar fate

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