by Terry McAdams | Oct 1, 2020 | Home screen, iPhone, Tip
The App Library in iOS 14 ensures that you can find all the apps installed on your iPhone without having to hunt through Home screens. So if you already have a lot of Home screens that contain a random assemblage of apps, it might be easier to hide those screens than...
by Terry McAdams | Oct 1, 2020 | passwords, Security, Tip
One of the big no-nos with passwords is sending them to other people as plain text in email or a text message conversation. You presumably trust your recipient with the password, but what if their email was hacked or phone stolen? Instead, always use a site like...
by Terry McAdams | Sep 29, 2020 | iPhone, productivity, Tip
Most iOS apps and many Web sites make phone numbers “hot” so you can tap them to call. But it’s not uncommon to run across a number that’s formatted oddly or broken across a line of text such that it can’t be recognized. Just because iOS can’t recognize it doesn’t...
by Terry McAdams | Sep 28, 2020 | Upgrade
Apple has recently pushed out major software upgrades, including iOS 14, and will likely continue to do so in the coming weeks. Apple previewed these new versions at its Worldwide Developers Conference back in June, and they’ve been in public beta for a few months....
by Terry McAdams | Sep 25, 2020 | 1Password, iOS, Mac, password manager, passwords, Security
We often recommend using a password manager like 1Password or LastPass, but we’ve gotten a few questions asking why we’re so adamant about this. Lots of people think that all they need to do to keep their online accounts secure is create a single password with some...
