iOS 17 brings significant new features and updates to how things work on iPhone, iPad! In this tutorial, see how each feature works and how they might affect the daily use of your iOS devices. Viewing this tutorial is a great way to quickly bring yourself up to speed with the key changes introduced in iOS 17! View more details, plus free lessons Here… Read more
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In this lesson that is part the “What’s New in iOS 17” Tutorial see how to use the new Standby feature on iPhone. With Standby when your iPhone is connected to power and locked it can be a smart display that can show widgets, photos and clocks. It can also show notifications and can be used with Siri.
In this quick lesson see how to send your location to friends and family via satellite when off grid with your iPhone. This only applies to iPhone 14 and later. All iPhone 15 models will also come with this feature built in. This can be a great way to let loved ones know that you are safe and sound when off grid!
In this quick lesson we look at how to block those annoying App ratings pop ups from appearing on your iPhone or iPad.
In this quick lesson we look at how to convert a batch of HEIC images taken from an iPhone into smaller JPG files with just a couple clicks in the Finder on macOS. This quick action can come in very useful when uploading a group of images to a website or app.
In this tutorial see how to use the Freeform App for iPad, iPhone, and Mac! With freeform we can use a “digital whiteboard” to write or sketch by hand, add shapes, text, links, files, and more. This can be a great way to brainstorm, plan, design, journal, and collaborate with others. Freeform syncs with iCloud and is available for free on iPad, iPhone, and Mac!
View more details, plus a free lesson Here…
In this video from TheMacU.com we go through my current setup for a mobile dual display workstation that easily fits into a backpack! In this example I use both a 16 inch Macbook Pro and an 11in iPad Pro. Any USB-C equipped laptop should work though. Links to the display, stand and iPad Case I use below.
DragonTouch 4k Portable Display…
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Folding display stand…
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ESR Rebound Case with Keyboard & Trackpad
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12.9 in iPad Pro version…
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In this lesson that’s been added to both the Health App and Apple Watch Tutorial see how to setup and utilize Sleep Tracking on Apple Watch. The monitors your movements, heart rate and respiratory rate while sleeping to track your sleep stages.
View the full Apple Health Overview Tutorial…
In this lesson that’s part of our new “Contacts for iOS & Mac Tutorial” tutorial see use lists to organize and manager your contacts on iPhone & iPad. We look at how lists can be used to organize a large collection of contacts. Lists can then be used to send a group email or message to all the contacts in a list! Learn much more about using the Contacts App in the full tutorial here…
Between these two tutorials we have 20+ new lessons on how to use the Contacts App that comes built into every Mac, iPhone & iPad! See how to add and import contacts, organize with lists, utilize contacts in other Apps, share or export contacts and much more!
View more details, plus free lessons Here… Read more
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