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A Guide to Multitasking in iPadOS

Posted on Saturday, September 21, 2019 by Dave Nason

Introduction

As part of their continuing efforts to make iPad a device which customers can use for real work, Apple has this year created iPadOS, a distinct, though still closely related, operating system cousin of iOS.

iPadOS does everything iOS does on the iPhone and iPod Touch, and more. One of the key distinguishing features, which Apple has made further improvements too, is multitasking.

There are two main flavours to multitasking on iPad, floating windows over…

4 comments : last update or comment 4 years 3 months ago

A guide on beating a few minutes of glory on every difficulty level

Posted on Thursday, September 12, 2019 by Joel

Disclaimer
The strategies I list here may not work for some people. They could work for you depending on how fast your swipes are or the game speed. Either way, I hope this guide helps you.
Easy mode
This mode is easy. And when I say easy, I mean laughably easy. Build a good attack force, build a decent size defense, and you should be good.
Here’s a good thing to do that is guaranteed to get you past the easy mode. build a big attack force, as mentioned above, and…

0 comments : last update or comment 5 years 8 months ago

Tips to Save Battery Life on your iOS Device

Posted on Thursday, September 5, 2019 by tunmi13

Improving Battery

We love our technology when it works. But when it dies, it's very frustrating. You'll think things such as, "I literally just charged this an hour ago," or, "Why is my battery draining so fast?"

Usually, this is the result of battery aging. Your battery can only take so much before it starts getting old, and it needs to be replaced.

Other times, it can be software-related. This guide should hopefully help you get at least a bit more juice out of…

10 comments : last update or comment 5 years 2 months ago

Acting as co-pilot on a United States Interstate Road Trip

Posted on Wednesday, August 21, 2019 by Deborah Armstrong

Taking a United States road trip with a sighted driver using your iPHONE, you can become a full partner in the experience.

My husband and I are again driving from California to Indiana on our seventh cross-country road trip, which gives me the necessary experience to share some tips.

First, as you drive the interstate highways, you will have varying levels of service from fast LTE to pokey Edge to no service at all. You might wish to keep a log of where you do not have service…

6 comments : last update or comment 5 years 8 months ago

A Guide to iMessage Apps for iOS

Posted on Tuesday, June 18, 2019 by tunmi13

Introduction

iMessage apps are a great way to express your emotions, play games, or even send videos or pictures. Some even allow you to send GIF's, Memes and other assortments of stickers.

What are iMessage Apps

iMessage apps are apps that are primarily for iMessage. iMessage apps can come in two forms.

  • Regular apps: An app will appear on your home screen, but the app could contain an iMessage app extension, such as YouTube for instance.
  • …
3 comments : last update or comment 5 years 9 months ago

Accessible Audio and EBooks For Free

Posted on Wednesday, May 15, 2019 by Deborah Armstrong
Public libraries are providing more and more of their content in a digital format. For libraries, it saves on space and staff time, and providers are stepping up to deliver video, music, eBooks and audiobooks electronically.

Why it works

libraries purchase collections from a provider. This gives their patrons the ability to "borrow" content using a computer or mobile device. When the loan period is over, the content is automatically "returned". For example, if you check out an eBook…
3 comments : last update or comment 5 years 9 months ago

A Guide to Backing Up Your Mac with Time Machine

Posted on Monday, April 8, 2019 by Tyler

For macOS Sonoma

Intro

If you own a computer or mobile device, there’s one thing you’ve probably heard time and time again, back up your data. When your critical information is stored in only one medium, it is inherently vulnerable. The device’s internal storage medium could fail, complications could occur during an update or other system event, the device could get lost or stolen, or a flood or fire could break out at the device’s location. For this reason, it is advisable…

7 comments : last update or comment 3 months 1 week ago

A Guide to Accessible Imovie Production

Posted on Monday, March 11, 2019 by Eli

The task of making an I-movie production will most likely require some form of trouble shooting as some systems have minor changes in the ways that the program reacts. It is highly recommended that key commands for Apple’s VoiceOver have been well practiced. This guide pertains to iMovie version 10.1.10 running on MacOS Mojave 10.14.1. Users who are using earlier versions of the program will have different results though some information in this article could be useful. From this point…

7 comments : last update or comment 1 year 6 months ago

A Guide to Cleaning and Speeding up Your Slow Mac

Posted on Monday, December 17, 2018 by Tyler

For macOS Sonoma

Intro

If you’re a Mac Voiceover user, there’s one thing you absolutely hate hearing, that an app is “Not responding.” This may happen occasionally and only last for a few seconds, causing only minor annoyance, or it can happen frequently and significantly disrupt your workflow.

If it happens frequently or for more than a few seconds at a time when performing basic tasks, there is likely an underlying problem with your Mac, either software or…

19 comments : last update or comment 1 year 3 months ago

Using iTunes to Restore your iOS Device

Posted on Saturday, November 3, 2018 by tunmi13

This guide explains how to restore your iOS device using iTunes.

Requirements

You must have iTunes installed on your PC or Mac before you can follow this guide. You can download iTunes for Windows 64-bit here or download Windows 32-bit here.

You can also get the Mac version by using this link.…

0 comments : last update or comment 5 years 9 months ago

Guide for quentin c's playroom on iOs using Safari

Posted on Tuesday, October 9, 2018 by Sabrina

Guide for quentin c playroom on iPad

Things you need:
1: an iOs device, preferably an iPad
2: a bluetooth keyboard,optional but reccomended

Quentin c's playroom is available as an app on Windows. I have found a way to make it work on iOs using Safari. It is very easy once you have learned it.
To get started, go to www.qcsalon.net. Navigate to the heading that says quick links and then browse to where it says play…

0 comments : last update or comment 5 years 9 months ago

How To Use Gestures Instead of Buttons for Home, Notifications, and More

Posted on Friday, September 14, 2018 by mehgcap

Intro

When iPhone X was released, it introduced a few swipe gestures to replace the Home Button. In iOS 12, Apple brought similar gestures to iPad, even the models that still have a home button. It seems like this new way of doing things is here to stay, so I wanted to try to demystify it. The below applies to all iOS and iPadOS devices I know of, running version 12 or newer.

The Concept

The basic idea is this: you take one finger, place it on the very top or…

12 comments : last update or comment 4 years 7 months ago

how to add music to an IPhone

Posted on Friday, July 13, 2018 by maxi

In this guide, I will show you how to add music to an IPhone through ITunes on windows pc.
1. Add the music to the ITunes library. To do this, press ctrl+o and navigate to the location where you keep your music and then select the songs that you want to add.
2. close ITunes because then it opens automatically and detects your Iphone correctly.
3.. Plug in your IPhone.

4. Select the music from the ITunes library.
5. Right click and select "Add to device…

0 comments : last update or comment 5 years 9 months ago

Navigating, and using Tabata Stopwatch Pro

Posted on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 by Tristo

Tabata Stopwatch Pro is a great app, and it is easy to use.
When opening the app, it will sound something like this.
Tabata Stopwatch Pro
When swiping right, it will say Press play to start
After swiping right again, it will say Loaded Preset Tabata
After swiping right again, it will say Last workout x days ago
Swipe right, it has an inspirational quote. For example “Believe you can, and your half way there.” Theador Rusavelt.
Swipe right again,…

0 comments : last update or comment 5 years 9 months ago

A Guide to Creating or Selecting Vibrations for Alerts on the iPhone

Posted on Monday, June 25, 2018 by tunmi13

Sometimes, a buzz buzz is better than a ding ding during say a meeting or at a conference. If you've ever forgotten to put your phone on silent during an important event, vibrations can help a lot.

?Vibration Explained

On the iPhone, you have options to create, select, and assign vibrations. This is done from the Sound settings on your phone. I'm going to be showing you how to do all of these things, so you can know when your bestie is messaging you, or your mom is…

2 comments : last update or comment 2 years 1 month ago

iCloud Explained

Posted on Saturday, June 9, 2018 by Tyler

For iOS 18, macOS Sequoia

Intro

If you have multiple Apple devices, you may know that there are many features that allow them to integrate with each other to keep content up-to-date across all of them. In this guide, I will give an overview of how iCloud, the service that facilitates this interconnection, can help you manage and sync your content, as well as how it can help protect your privacy and security. The good thing about it is once you have a few things set up,…

1 comments : last update or comment 6 months 2 weeks ago

A Guide to Touch ID and Passcode settings for iOS and iPadOS

Posted on Tuesday, May 1, 2018 by tunmi13

In this guide, I'll be teaching you how to use Touch ID on your iPhone, if you have never used it.

Why Is This Guide Necessary?

It may seem like people who are reading this guide already are familiar with TOUCH ID and passcode settings, and it may seem like this guide isn't as necessary, since there is a "Getting Started with your First iOS device" link, but I want to help out people who are just starting with an iPhone.

Requirements

As far as I've heard,…

7 comments : last update or comment 2 years 1 month ago

Youtube-dl, download Youtube videos on the Mac

Posted on Thursday, April 26, 2018 by Devin Prater
Youtube-dl, download any Youtube video or videos on the Mac for free

In this guide, I’ll be showing you how to use Youtube-dl, the Youtube-downloader, to download a single video, multiple videos, and how to customize Youtube-dl.

Introduction

Youtube-dl is a free tool which is run from the terminal, but I’ll try to make the mysterious Terminal as friendly as possible. First, let’s gather the software we need.

Homebrew: the Terminal’s App store

Homebrew,…

26 comments : last update or comment 2 years 8 months ago

A Guide to Files - A File Manager and Web Browser

Posted on Saturday, February 17, 2018 by tunmi13

Intro

Files was originally known as Downloads Lite. It is basically a file manager, with an in-app web browser kind of like Safari.

Uses of this app: • You can save articles or web pages to look at when you don't have a connection.

• Extract ZIP files and view documents such as the famous DOCX format, RTF (Rich Text Format), TXT, PDF, etc.

Quick Notes

This guide is split according to the app's tabs. For example, everything about the browsing tab is…

0 comments : last update or comment 5 years 9 months ago

A Guide to EveryCord: An iOS 11 Screen Recorder

Posted on Thursday, February 8, 2018 by tunmi13

EveryCord is a new screen recorder for iOS 11 that allows you to record your device's screen. You used to have to jailbreak or get some app that allowed access to it, but now that iOS 11 supports screen Recording, it is now in the App Store.

Introduction

The first time you open EveryCord, make sure to read what it says right next to the Recordings button.

Other than the Recordings button, there is a Settings button which is unlabeled.

The settings button is…

10 comments : last update or comment 4 years ago

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