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

20/1/2020 0 Comments

How do I back up my iPhone or iPad to my Mac, now that iTunes is gone?

Are you someone who backs up your iPhone or iPad to your Mac using iTunes?

When you upgrade to macOS Catalina (have you done this yet?), you will find that you no longer have an iTunes app - replaced by the Music, TV and Podcasts apps.

Here is a recent article about this: iTunes isn't dead, it's just being replaced. Here's what it means for your devices, music and movies

This may leave you wondering how you can undertake any future backup and sync'ing of your i-Device with your Mac computer! Has the capability been removed completely?

The good news is that the backup and sync capability has not been removed - it has just been moved. Read on to find out where it can be found.

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17/1/2020 0 Comments

Some exciting news we'd like to share with those of you in small business!

"My data is spread between several different systems - I need it in all in one place"
"We spend hours each week keeping all our systems up to date"
"I wish I had a consolidated view of my client data"
"My data is all in spreadsheet form - and it is a nightmare entering data into it"
"I need an easy way of creating things like stock registers with photos, but need these to integrate with my other systems"

Read on if any of the above quotes resonate with you.

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22/12/2019 0 Comments

Christmas and New Year opening hours at iTandCoffee

Christmas is almost upon us again!

Like many businesses, iTandCoffee will take a break over the Christmas period. The shop will be closed from December 21st and open again for business on Monday Jan 13th 2018.

If you find you have a technology emergency in that closure period, call 1300 885 420 and leave a message with the details of your problem, and we will contact you as soon as possible. Alternatively, email enquiry@itandcoffee.com.au with details.

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20/12/2019 0 Comments

For those who are looking to organise all those old photos - there's a great app for that!

Over the Christmas break, I finally got around to sorting out a pile of old family photos - photos that I wanted to scan and save as digital versions and then share with the rest of my family.

So, I thought ...

Wouldn't it be great if you could just point your iPhone at a set of old photos and have them scanned, cropped, clarified and saved to your Photos app?

Even better, wouldn't it be great if you could also put the information written on the back of the photo onto this digital photo, so that you don't lose that information?

And, even better again, wouldn't it lovely if those photos then appeared in your Photos timeline in the correct year/month, so that you could easily find them again.

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19/12/2019 0 Comments

For those looking to clean up and speed up their Mac over the Christmas break

Here's a checklist for improving your Mac's performance

They do say patience is a virtue but there is nothing more frustrating than a slow start-up of your MacBook or iMac, especially when it should only take around 30 seconds - normally!

And we are all familiar with the frustration of apps that take forever to start, or to do whatever it is they should do. That ‘spinning beachball of death’ can really raise the blood pressure.

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18/12/2019 0 Comments

A handy Mac navigation tip: Working out where the file you are working on 'lives'

So often when I am working on files on my Mac - Word, Excel, Powerpoint, Preview and other types of files - I take advantage of the 'Open Recent' option in the File menu to re-open a file on which I was previously working.

At other times, I use the 'search' capability of Finder or 'Smart Folders' to look for and group files. (We have more about these in our Mac video tutorial series - see below for details.)

In doing this, I then often need to check where the opened document 'lives', and perhaps have a look at other files that 'live' in the same folder.

Fortunately, your Mac makes this very easy.

In the below example, I have an image file open in the Preview app.

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16/12/2019 1 Comment

A lovely feature to use when sending a Message to someone special this Christmas

The Messages app has some wonderful special effects that are really worth discovering. Here is one that I love using every now and then. It is the 'send with echo' effect, and below are a couple of examples in very short videos (press play ▶︎ to watch each).

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7/12/2019 0 Comments

Here's what you need to do when setting up an iPad or iPhone for a child

It's that time of year again, where so many parents are having to put on their 'IT' hat and set up devices for the upcoming school year.

If the device that you are setting up for your child is an iPad or iPhone, there is a list of things that you need to consider when setting up these devices.

We have put pen to paper (or fingers to the keyboard) and written up this list for you. Select the button below to view this checklist.

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6/12/2019 0 Comments

When I download something in Safari on my iPhone or iPad, where does it go?

In the past, when you 'downloaded' a PDF when using Safari on the iPad or iPhone, you would have the option to choose what to do with the download - for example, whether to 'Open in Books'.

With recent changes to the iPhone/iPad operating system, the way that downloads work has changed - and you may find your downloads appear to have disappeared into a black hole!

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6/12/2019 0 Comments

A warning to parents who will be sending their child to school in 2020 with a new laptop

Over the past month or so, I have had multiple discussions with clients seeking advice about devices that they must supply for their child for the 2020 school year.

The BYO policy applicable for many schools allows parents to choose to purchase either a Windows or Apple laptop for their child.

A warning if you are one of these parents. Before you hand over the new laptop to your child, consider that this laptop could open up a world of inappropriate content to your child if not set up correctly.

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Tip, Tricks and Articles for iPad, iPhone, Mac
iCloud, Windows, Android, Office 365, Dropbox, Apps, and more

How do I back up my iPhone or iPad to my Mac, now that iTunes is gone?

Some exciting news we'd like to share with those of you in small business!

Christmas and New Year opening hours at iTandCoffee

For those who are looking to organise all those old photos - there's a great app for that!

For those looking to clean up and speed up their Mac over the Christmas break

Here's a checklist for improving your Mac's performance

A handy Mac navigation tip: Working out where the file you are working on 'lives'

A lovely feature to use when sending a Message to someone special this Christmas

Here's what you need to do when setting up an iPad or iPhone for a child

When I download something in Safari on my iPhone or iPad, where does it go?

A warning to parents who will be sending their child to school in 2020 with a new laptop

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