Category Archives: iOS Tips and Tricks

Help! My iPhone or iPad (Mini) is stuck in Kid’s Mode (aka. Guided Access or Single App Mode)

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Kid's Mode, Guided Access, Kid Mode, Single App Lock Mode,

With iOS 6, Apple introduced a much needed feature called Guided Access Mode, which I will call Kids Mode. What this does is lock your iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch into a single app that requires a passcode to get out of the app. All of the hardware buttons are disabled when in Kid’s Mode (Home Button, Volume Buttons, Ring Silencer, and On/Off Switch). This is a fantastic feature that is perfect for when you give your iOS device to your toddler or one of your other kids and you want to make sure they don’t accidentally delete photos Continue Reading →

5 Things you can Ask Siri: Movie Reviews, Sports, Launch Apps, Make Reservations, and Post to Facebook and Twitter

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Apple gave Siri a big upgrade in iOS 6. There are hundreds of things that you can ask Siri. Unfortunately, Siri is not available on all iOS devices. Siri is only available on the iPhone 4S, iPhone 5, iPad 3rd and 4th Generation, the iPad Mini and the latest iPod Touch. Here are 5 things you can ask Siri: 1. Movie Reviews Siri has a ton of knowledge about movies. You can get movie times, reviews, theater locations, etc. If you want to get a review for a specific movie, just ask. I asked Siri for a review on The Continue Reading →

Tutorial on How to use Camera features of your iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

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This is a brief video tutorial that describes all of the camera features on your iOS device. With a full working knowledge of all these features, you will be amazed at the quality of photos you will be able to capture. Here is a list of all the features: Access camera from Lock Screen (iPhone/iPod Touch Only) Tap to Focus Tap and Hold for Auto Exposure/Auto Focus Lock Pinch to Zoom Flash On/Off/Auto Options: Grid and HDR Options: Panorama Switch to Front Camera/Back Camera Switch between Video and Photo Mode Access the video tutorial below. 

4 Ways the iPhone can improve your marriage (Updated)

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Technology can be both a benefit and a curse when it comes to relationships. The iPhone is one piece of technology that can be used to improve your marriage or any close relationship because of the ways it can enhance communication. Here are 4 ways: 1. Shared calendar Communication is one of the keys to a healthy relationship and a shared calendar helps with this. My wife and I each have a work calendar and then we have a shared family calendar. Our calendars are shared and synced using iCloud. Here is Apple’s tutorial on how to set up iCloud: Continue Reading →

How to edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint Documents on the iPad (Mini), iPhone, and iPod Touch

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Two Apps that can edit Microsoft Office Documents

Updated article for iOS 7: Best Apps to Edit Microsoft Office Documents (Word, Excel, and Powerpoint) in iOS 7 How to edit Microsoft Word, Excel, and Powerpoint Documents on the iPad (Mini), iPhone, and iPod Touch. Microsoft has not released MS Office for iOS. However, there are a couple of different apps that have the capability of not only viewing but also editing Word, Excel, and Powerpoint documents on the iPad (Mini), the iPhone,and the iPod Touch. These apps also allow you to upload or transfer Microsoft Office files from your computer to your iOS Device. There are 2 apps that Continue Reading →

Launch Center Pro – An app with customizable shortcuts

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Launch Center Pro is an app that I use every day on my iPhone. It is so important that it actually displaced Safari on my dock. I use Launch Center Pro to turn on/off the LED flash on the back of my device making it a flashlight. I use it to take me directly to the camera section of Instagram so that I’m ready to add a photo or capture a new one almost instantly. I have a shortcut to search for and dial contacts. I also have a number of my most used apps in a group so that Continue Reading →

Use Siri to add appointments to your iPhone/iPad calendar and automatically invite participants

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Adding an appointment to your calendar with Siri in iOS 6 is really easy. Just ask Siri to “Add an appointment to Review Budget Tomorrow at 12pm”. Siri will create a new calendar event titled “Review Budget” and will schedule it for tomorrow at 12pm. You can take this a step further by asking Siri to schedule the meeting with someone who is in your contact list. By doing this, Siri will create the calendar appointment and then automatically send out an invite for the appointment to the person you scheduled the appointment with (as long as you have an Continue Reading →

10 Ways to Improve Battery Life for iOS Devices (Free PDF download if you Subscribe)

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3 Ways for how to improve battery life on iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

As iOS devices (iPhone, iPad (Mini) and iPod Touch) continue to improve in screen quality, processor speed, and functionality, the longevity of the battery life becomes all the more important. The challenge in making the devices lighter and thinner yet maintaining or improving battery life is an engineering feat. The iPhone 5 and iPad (4th Gen) offer comparable battery life to their predecessors. The iPad Mini and iPod Touch also offer decent battery life. However, it often comes down to your device usage habits that will determine whether or not this much battery life will be sufficient. The app store Continue Reading →

Ask Siri: Did you know that Siri in iOS 6 can give you nutritional information on most foods?

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Siri is able to tap into Wolfram Alpha, which is a computational knowledge engine. Because of this, there is an entire bank of knowledge that can be drawn upon by simply asking Siri. One helpful piece of information that can be computed by Wolfram Alpha is nutritional information for food. For example, you can ask things like, “What is the nutritional value of an Egg McMuffin?” Siri will look up the information and present it all in a nutritional value label right on your iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch screen. You can also ask Siri to calculate specific quantities or Continue Reading →

Quick Tip: Hold down the backspace key on your iPad, iPhone, and iPod Touch to begin deleting whole words

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If you have written a lot of text in an email or a pages document or anywhere else, you can quickly delete large sections of text. To do this on your iPad, iPhone (Mini), or iPod Touch in iOS 6 simply hold down the backspace key for 4 seconds. For the first 4 seconds, the normal delete function will happen where one letter is deleted at a time. Then, after 4 seconds, your device will enter rapid delete mode where it will delete entire words at once as long as you hold the backspace key. Remember, if you delete too Continue Reading →