This week I learned that on iPhones without a button you can switch apps by swiping left/right on the illuminated bar at the bottom.
Yet another reason not to force quick your apps!
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I’m updating to iOS 13.1!
Automating My Fair Food Pics
This week is the Hardin County Fair, and, good news for my fans since I will be posting an array of eating delights. I try to not repeat any foods during the fair, but I will probably make an exception for the pumpkin dumplings1. After posting a picture, I usually get a few people asking where I got it. I… Read more →
Using the Shortcuts app to keep track of my Christmas Vacation viewings
As some of you know, I watch a lot of Christmas Vacation during the holidays. I watch it so many times that I feel it is my duty to inform the world that not only have I watched Christmas Vacation, but also how many times I’ve watched it. At first, I used a simple tally sheet in the form of… Read more →
Tweetbot 3 is one step forward, two steps back
Tapbots this week released Tweetbot 3, their iOS 7 update to Tweetbot. Unfortunately, they changed one of the best features of Tweetbot. Lists were treated as a first class citizen. You could replace your Timeline with any of your lists with two taps. Now they have moved lists to one of the tabs at the bottom of the screen and… Read more →
Apple is allowing you to download older versions of apps that are compatible with your current OS
Over at Reddit there is a screenshot that shows Apple giving the users of older devices the ability to install the last compatible version of an app for their current OS. Hopefully this will continue, it’s very frustrating on my original iPod touch to not be able to find any apps that install on iOS 3.1.3. Read more →
#tlah Push notifications on the cheap
Taking control of your notifications is nice, but sometimes you want to be able to customize alerts. For iOS there are apps such as Boxcar, Pushover, and App Notifications. These apps are nice and do the job, but they require a little more setup and/or they cost. As I was working on my iPhone for a replacement, I realized that… Read more →
Post Apple event 9-10-2013 notes
So the latest Apple event happened. I’m always a little disappointed in them. Maybe I put my expectations too high? Anyway, for schools, the big news is the inclusion of the iWork apps (Pages, Keynote, and Numbers) and two iLife apps (iMovie and iPhoto) now available for free with new purchases. Too bad they didn’t include Garageband, but for schools… Read more →
iPhone 9-10-2013 Event Predictions
Today is the latest Apple iPhone event, a time when the Internet turns to all things Apple. What will probably be announced The next version of the iPhone will probably be announced, the iPhone 5S. Purported to be twice as fast as its predecessor the other redeeming feature will be the availablility of the 5S in a Champagne color. To… Read more →
Four myths of using iOS devices
First it starts as a tip or rumor, and then it blows up into an integral way you use or believe you can use you iPhone or iPad. Here are 5 such myths. Force quitting apps saves power and makes the phone run faster. IOS devices can’t multitask. The onscreen keyboard is terrible. It never types correctly. You can’t create… Read more →