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8/8/2019 0 Comments

An easy way to free up space used by Messages and Apps on the iPhone and iPad

Just this last week I had a major failure of the battery of my iPhone X, which resulted in Apple providing a complete replacement for the iPhone (at no cost).

This meant that I had to go through the lengthy process of restoring my 256GB iPhone X from an iCloud backup.

While doing this , I decided it was time for a bit of a cleanup of the content of my iPhone. This task included cleaning up a couple of key areas - for which I have recorded a video tutorial to share with iTandCoffee Club members:

I reviewed my long list of Apps and 'offloaded' or deleted those apps that I am not using (which freed up several GB of storage) and
I also reviewed the the long list of videos and photos that are stored in my Messages app, deleting those I don't need and saving (then deleting) those that I want to keep to my Photos library instead of leaving them in Messages.

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How to make a choice about where to download file from your Web Browser - for Safari, Chrome, Edge and Firefox

On most computers, when you download something from your web browser (Chrome, Edge, Safari, Firefox or other), your downloaded file will drop into your Downloads folder. This folder can then be viewed from Windows File Explorer or Mac's Finder.

The sorts of thing you download using your web browser can be statements, photos, apps, documents, etc.

I regularly get asked if there is a way to get the web browser to display a 'Save As' screen so that you can make the choice in each case about where the downloaded file/s should go - instead of always going into the Downloads folder.

The answer is, "Yes you can".

A related question is whether you can choose whether or not a downloaded file automatically opens after download, something that is particularly important when you are downloading a lot of items (eg photos) and don't want them all opening up as soon as the download completes.

Again the answer to this is "Yes you can".

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7/8/2019 0 Comments

Beware of text messages that appear in 'legitimate' conversations

Please be on the alert to the increasing incidence of scam text messages that can appear in a 'legitimate' conversation.

What I mean is that, if you see a message appear from the Commbank or ANZ Bank or Australia Post (or any sender like that), it may appear legitimate because it is preceded in the same 'conversation' by lots of valid texts from that business.

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1/8/2019 0 Comments

July Mac User Group video is now available

Phew - that was quite a list of topics that we covered in just over one hour, at July's Mac User Group. The video of July's session is now available for iTandCoffee Club members who have Plus, Online or Premium membership.

Below is the topic list and the link to access the video.

Interested in learning more about your Mac? Why not join us at the next Mac User Group, held on the last Monday of every month. See below for more details and to book.

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An easy way to free up space used by Messages and Apps on the iPhone and iPad

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Beware of text messages that appear in 'legitimate' conversations

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