by Terry McAdams | Jan 23, 2024 | Contacts, Mac, productivity, Siri, Tip
Remembering to update your contacts with new email addresses, phone numbers, and postal addresses can sometimes be difficult. But if you’ve received that information in Mail or Messages, Siri’s data detection capabilities can help. Open Contacts on the Mac and press...
by Terry McAdams | Nov 20, 2023 | HomePod, Siri, Tip
If you use Siri, particularly on a HomePod, you’re probably accustomed to saying “Hey Siri” as the trigger phrase before your requests. In Apple’s new operating systems for 2023, you can now choose to invoke Siri using the traditional “Hey Siri” or just “Siri” (at...
by Terry McAdams | Dec 22, 2022 | iPad, iPhone, Siri, Tip, troubleshooting
22Although iOS and iPadOS are extremely stable, there are times when rebooting your iPhone or iPad can eliminate odd or problematic behavior, and there’s no harm in trying it. In the past, you’ve had to remember which buttons to press or select Settings > General...
by Terry McAdams | Jan 18, 2022 | Apple Watch, HomePod, iPhone, Siri, Tip
Siri has plenty of tricks up its sleeve, and we’ve just discovered a new one. Let’s say you set iPhone alarms to wake up and remind you to take medication throughout the day. However, if you don’t have your iPhone handy when those alarms go off, it can be annoying...
by Terry McAdams | Jul 6, 2021 | Apple Music, Control Center, iOS, iPad, iPhone, productivity, Siri, Tip
Don’t you hate it when a familiar song is playing but you can’t think of what it’s called? Or worse, when you hear a new track you really like but have no one to ask what it is? Never worry about that again, thanks to your iPhone or iPad. Back in 2018, Apple bought...
by Terry McAdams | Jun 8, 2021 | FaceTime, iPad, iPhone, Mac, privacy, productivity, Siri
At its Worldwide Developer Conference keynote on June 7th, Apple shared details about what we can expect to see later this year in macOS 12 Monterey, iOS 15, iPadOS 15, watchOS 8, tvOS 15, and HomePod Software 15. It was a firehose of announcements, but one thing...