Use Siri to set custom repeating reminders on iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

This article will teach you how to use Siri to set custom repeating reminders on iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch. Let’s face it: with all the details in our busy lives we often forget things.  That’s why I like the stock Reminders app that comes with iOS.  With it you can create lists, remember important information at a specific time, and set location based reminders. One of the basic functions of Reminders is that you can have it remind you of something at a specific time.  You can even schedule repeating reminders.  However, the options under the Repeat menu Continue Reading →

Hotel Tonight for iPhone, iPad (mini) and iPod Touch

Hotel Tonight for iPhone, iPad (mini) and iPod Touch. You check out of your hotel, throw the bags in the rental car or taxi and head out with just enough time to make it through traffic as you make you’re way to the airport when you’re greeted by a sea of brake lights. After over an hour of being stuck in traffic you miss your flight… great. Now what? Hotel Tonight is a unique app in that they have worked out contracts with many different hotel companies to help ensure you get the best deal possible… and when I say Continue Reading →

3 of my Favorite Wallpaper Photos for iPhone and iPod Touch

Wallpaper for iPhone and iPod Touch

Placing the right wallpaper photo on the background of your iOS home screen can make a big difference in the aesthetics of your device. I have taken some photos over the past several months that work amazingly as wallpaper for the iPhone and iPod Touch. All 3 photos were shot with my iPhone 4S. For the 2 macro photos I used the Macro Olloclip Lens attachment (check it out on Amazon: Olloclip Lens for iPhone 4/4S, Olloclip for iPhone 5). The other one I shot using an app called SlowShutter which gives the photo a soft blurry feel. Here are 3 Continue Reading →

How to fix broken audio feed for Foscam Baby Monitor App and Camera

How to fix broken audio feed for Foscam Baby Monitor App and Camera

This article will show you how to fix a broken audio feed for the Foscam Baby Monitor app and camera. In a recent article I wrote about how you could use your iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod touch as the screen for a baby monitor camera using the Foscam Camera (Foscam Camera on Amazon) and the Foscam Pro App. This is an incredible setup for under $100 and allows you to visually and audibly check in on your baby at any point to make sure they are safely sleeping, playing, or napping. Follow this link to read more about how to Continue Reading →

Quick Tip: Swipe to delete digits in Calculator app on iPhone or iPod Touch

This article will show you how to delete digits entered into the Calculator app on iPhone and iPod Touch. Wouldn’t it be great if you could edit entries you make into the stock iOS Calculator app without having to clear them entirely?  Fortunately, thanks to a little known trick that Apple has baked into its software, you can! Simply swipe left or right across the Calculator display to remove entered digits one at a time.      This way, you won’t need to start all over if you hit a wrong button!  Please note that this trick only works before Continue Reading →

How to check your internet speed on iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch

How to check your internet speed on iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch

This article will show you how to check your internet speed on iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch. Internet speed is increasingly becoming more and more important. Most apps on your iOS Device use the internet in one way or another. Knowing the speed of your internet connection can be helpful when using your iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch. Thankfully there is a great little free app called Speedtest. This app lets you quickly test the speed of your internet and then keeps track of each time you test the connection speed for future reference. You can use the Continue Reading →

Control outlets in your house with iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

Control outlets in your house with iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

Have you ever wanted a way to control outlets in your house with your iPhone, iPad (Mini), or iPod Touch? What if you could turn a lamp on and off without even getting off the couch? What if you could set your lights on a timer so that they would turn on/off automatically while you were on a trip? All of this is possible with the Belkin Wemo. The Belkin Wemo is a simple plugin outlet that connects to your wifi network. Then, there is a free app that allows you to name that outlet and control it from your Continue Reading →

3 Great Apps for Entertaining Your Kids on iPhone, iPad (mini), iTouch

Those of us with kids have all been there. You’re waiting in line, on an airplane, or stuck somewhere with your kids and the “nuclear melt down” is imminent. Guided Access paired with a fun kid friendly app can really be a life saver. The following are the top three apps that have come to my rescue when finding I’m in a tight spot with my three year old. For directions on how to activate Kid’s Mode (Guided Access), see this post: Click/tap here. Volt (FREE) This app simulates a plasma globe where bolts of electricity emanate from the gray Continue Reading →

How to care for the battery in iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

How to care for the battery in iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch

The question of how to care for the battery in your iPhone, iPad (Mini), and iPod Touch is an important one. With the investment you have put into your iDevice, you want to make sure you get the longevity out of the investment you have made. All iOS devices carry lithium-based batteries. These batteries give the longest life for the weight and size which is why they are used in many electronics. They also allow for several hundred charges (400 at 80% capacity is what Apple says) before they begin to lose capacity. Lithium-based batteries, like the ones used in Continue Reading →