If you need emergency services and you don’t have a cellular or Wi-Fi connection, you can use Emergency SOS via satellite. Important: To help you connect to a satellite, make sure to hold your phone naturally in your hand—you don’t need to raise your arm or hold your phone up, but make sure your phone has…
How Messages via satellite works Starting in iOS 18, Messages via satellite can help you connect with your friends and family, even when you’re somewhere with no cellular and Wi-Fi coverage. You can send and receive texts, emojis, and Tapbacks over iMessage and SMS. To connect to a satellite, you need to be outside with…
I’ve been using the Car Vent Mount – for MagSafe for years and it’s been sooo useful (check out my review here). My wife and I used all the time and even took it with us when traveling for rental cars. The only downside is that it does block, or at best partially block, a…
Terminal can be a super useful app. I’ve used it many times to perform a variety of tasks such as removing a time zone from Calendar (which is only possible through Terminal commands), stopping an iOS or iPadOS backup/sync, and more. Here are two useful commands for Terminal. There are times when you need to…
It’s that time again. You’ve got an email from your IT team or an automated message from systems that your password will expire. The problem? You access that server via RDP on your Mac. How do you initiate a password change on Windows from macOS? It’s easy if you’re using a virtual PC (e.g., emulating….
If you’ve ever tried restarting or shutting down your Mac and go the following message, then you’ll find this post very helpful. No matter how many times you click that “x” next to the iOS or iPadOS device that is syncing it never stops. And if you’re in a hurry, it’s all the more frustrating….
When Apple released iOS 17 they included a new feature called StandBy. It is designed to turn your iPhone into a bedside clock, a photo frame, a display for viewing widgets or Live Activities in full screen. Note that StandBy only works on iPhones that support the always-on display (e.g., iPhone 14 Pro, iPhone 14…
If you enjoy mobile photography you’ll like this app comparison. I really like mobile photography and believe it is the future. Of course, I still want high quality images even when using my mobile phone camera. This is where the Hydra app comes in to … well the picture. Hydra is a photo app available…
Are you a good Uber passenger? It’s easy to find out what your passenger rating is (if you need help check out my how-to post here). Uber recently explained that in Australia and New Zealand any passenger with less than a 4.0 rating will be banned from rides. The ban could easily be implemented in…
Your Uber passenger rating is starting to become even more important now that, in certain countries, passengers with less than a 4.0 rating are banned from the service. Here’s how to check your current passenger rating: Open the Uber app (or download from the App Store or Play Store). Tap on the hamburger menu in…
