Author Archives: Doug Holcomb

How to quickly add .edu and .org to web addresses in Safari on iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

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The iOS virtual keyboard on the iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch has multiple characters hidden beneath each letter and number. To activate these characters, just tap and hold on any letter. For example, if you want an “ñ” all you need to do is tap and hold on the “n” key and the “ñ” option will appear. This also works to add accents to words like on resumé. Whenever you are entering a web address in an app, the keyboard switches to an internet specific keyboard where the space bar is replaced with “.” “/” and “.com”. This makes Continue Reading →

5 Essential Travel Apps for iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

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Your iOS device is the perfect travel companion. There are hundreds of apps that help make traveling easier. There are apps that help you book your trip, track your trip and sightsee on your trip. Here are 5 recommended apps that are some of the best apps for the traveling iOS user: 1. Kayak Pro This is the app that links you to the Kayak.com website and so much more. You can do everything from booking a hotel to tracking your itinerary. Kayak compares prices on hotels to make sure that you get the best deal possible. You can also Continue Reading →

How to set Passcode Lock with delay on iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

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With the amount of data that is present on an iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch, it is extremely important to set a passcode lock. A passcode lock prevents someone from unlocking your device and accessing your content without first entering a 4 digit passcode (you can also set a longer passcode lock if you want). The frustrating thing with the passcode lock comes when you lock your iDevice and then need to unlock it again a few minutes later only to be required to enter the password over again. There is a feature that can help with this – Continue Reading →

iOS 7 + 8 Quick Tip: How to enable Battery Percentage indicator on iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

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This article will explain how to enable the battery percentage indicator in iOS 7 + 8 on iPhone, iPad (Mini) and iPod Touch (Note: iPod Touch requires advanced steps to enable batter percentage as it doesn’t appear by default – see video below). The battery percentage indicator is an essential feature to accurately assess the current battery level of your iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch. I personally think that Apple should have this feature turned on by default in iOS 7 and iOS 8. Without the battery percentage, you have to guess at how much battery life you have Continue Reading →

Will the iPhone 6 have a bigger screen? Do you have screenvy?

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There has been lots of discussion over screen size for the iPhone. Apple says that if they build an iPhone with a bigger screen, users won’t be able to reach the entire screen with one hand significantly limiting the device’s usability. However, with competitors making smartphones with much larger screens, people are starting to get screenvy – a serious condition where a person wishes their smartphone had as large a screen as their neighbor’s smartphone. In January of 2013, rumors began to spread that Apple was working on an iPhone with a bigger screen size – 4.8″. It seems that Continue Reading →

1Password App: Effortlessly remember all your logins and passwords

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1Password is an app that helps you keep track of all of your logins and passwords for all your online accounts. It is available as a universal app for iPhone, iPad (Mini), iPod Touch and as a separate app for Mac and Windows. This is one my top most used apps on my iPhone, iPad, and Mac. It has significantly reduced my stress level when it comes to trying to remember passwords and logins. Like most people, I figured I was probably only tracking 20-30 online accounts. When I got 1Password and entered all my accounts into the app, I Continue Reading →

How to bypass a broken Home Button on your iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

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What do you do when your iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch has issues with one of the hardware buttons? This article describes a few ways to continue to use your device even though it may have a broken Home Button or volume button by using Accessibility Features. There are ways to navigate your iOS device without using the Home Button. Apple goes to great lengths to make their products accessible to those with disabilities. The iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch running iOS 6 include dozens of features to help the hearing and sight impaired as well as a Continue Reading →

Facebook App for iOS updated with free VoIP calling in the U.S. and Canada

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Facebook released an app update for iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch devices today. This update brings free VoIP calling between Facebook users in the U.S. and Canada. You can call a Facebook friend from within the app. Here is the official description of all the new features included in this update: New button design makes it easy to like, comment and share posts in News feed. Improved buttons to like, comment, and share posts Share button to re-post stories from your News Feed now available in all languages Call friends for free right from Facebook (US and Canada) *Free Continue Reading →

How to use iCloud or Wifi Sync to automatically backup your iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

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With more and more information being stored on your iOS device, it is all the more critical to keep regular backups of your iPhone, iPad (Mini) or iPod Touch. If you happen to lose your iDevice and have a recent backup, it is quite easy to restore all of your content onto a replacement device. The problem is trying to remember to manually backup your device on a regular basis. Thankfully, there are 2 ways to set up automatic backups on your iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch in iOS 6: iCloud and Wifi Sync. 1. How to set up Continue Reading →

Quick Tip: Take a picture while you are shooting video on your iPhone 5

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One of the helpful features that the iPhone 5 offers that none of the other iOS devices offer is the ability to take a picture while shooting video. This means that you get the best of both worlds. You can be capturing a memory or experience on video and when the perfect photo opportunity arises, you can capture that too. Taking a photo in video mode is simple. While you are recording, simply tap the Camera icon in the bottom left corner of the screen. This will capture the photo while continuing to record video. The only downside is that Continue Reading →