iOS

How to Use an iPhone for Absolutely Everything: Part 1

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In just ten short years, the iPhone has had an incredible, irreversible even, effect on the way in which we conduct modern life. In this tutorial I’ll show you how you can do anything with an iPhone. Well, almost anything.

The moniker iPhone doesn’t really do justice to such an incredible device that gets thinner, more powerful and more capable by the year and sets the standard for an industry that it created. This is how to use an iPhone to do anything; this one, small, pocket-sized device replaces all of these things:

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Apple AirPods Explored and Explained

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Launched on 16th September 2016, Apple’s iPhone 7 was notable for the absence of a headphone jack socket. Yes, the enclosed earphones had a Lightning connector. And, yes, included in the box was a 3.5mm to Lightning convertor lead.

Also announced was Apple’s new wireless AirPods, their wireless earphones to connect to the iPhone (and other Apple devices) via Bluetooth.

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Setting Up a Child’s First iPhone, Part 2: Practicalities

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In this, the second tutorial, I’ll show you some of the practicalities of setting up an iPhone for a child. I’ll look at the apps to consider, online safety, the physical safety of the device and ongoing device management.

If you have not already done so, read the first part of this tutorial in which I look at the best ways to select an iPhone, the checks that you should do before buying and selecting a contract.

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Setting Up a Child’s First iPhone, Part 1: Considerations

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In this, the first of two tutorials, I’ll show you some of the things that you’ll need to consider in order to set up an iPhone for your child. I’ll look at the best ways to select an iPhone, the checks that you should do before buying and selecting a contract.

In the second part of the tutorial, I’ll show you at the practicalities of setting up an iPhone for a child. I’ll look at the apps to consider, online safety, the physicial safety of the device and ongoing device management.

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How to Get the Most From an Old iPhone

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As anticipated by industry analysts, tech pundits and the public alike, Apple announced new iPhones at its “Hey, Siri” event, in San Francisco, on Wednesday 9th September 2015.

Since its introduction, in 2007, the iPhone as disrupted the mobile phone industry and has defined what a smartphone should be. Since the iPhone revolution, Apple has continued to evolve iPhone at a remarkable pace.

In this tutorial, I’ll explain the options for an old iPhone when you choose to upgrade to an iPhone 6 or 6S.

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Apple Mobile Device Management Made Easy With Bushel

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Mobile Device Management, or MDM, can be employed by educational institutions and small-businesses to large enterprises to manage numbers of mobile devices.

The advantages of MDM are that it:

  • Streamlines deployment of devices
  • Manages device inventory
  • Painlessly distributes apps
  • Configures corporate email
  • Manages Wi-Fi security
  • Enables employees, or device users, to remain productive
  • Helps prevent breach of corporate policies
  • Remotely locks and/or wipes lost or stolen devices

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The Thing About Scrabble for the iPad

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This article first appeared on iPad.Appstorm, a popular Envato website reviewing iPad apps. The site was subsequently sold to a new owner and, a number of years later, the article was lost. I have republished it here for reference.

Take a 15 by 15 grid and add one hundred tiles, each with a letter (excepting two blanks), whose distribution and point values were determined by performing frequency analysis from sources including the New York Times. What you have is a 75-year old word game, Scrabble®, that is the world’s second-best selling board game after Monopoly®. It is estimated that one-third of American homes has a Scrabble board.

It’s been one of the best-selling on iOS devices, since it was introduced, maintaining a position usually within the top 50 best selling apps. And now it has received a major revamp.

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In-App Purchases: It’s Not the Parents’ Problem

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This article first appeared on iPad.Appstorm, a popular Envato website reviewing iPad apps. The site was subsequently sold to a new owner and, a number of years later, the article was lost. I have republished it here for reference.

Reports of kids racking up huge bills through in-app purchases (IAP) is certainly en vogue in the mainstream media at the moment. The tech media, too. When the story ingredients include young children, the (on occasion) largest company on the planet and mammoth credit card bills for normal, hardworking parents then you’re guaranteed eyes on the page. The conclusion being that Apple is, after all, evil.

For tech-heads like us, immersed in this technology every day, it’s easy to blame the parents. It’s wrong to do so, though — it’s just too convenient.

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Wunderlist 2: Get Things Done

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This article first appeared on iPhone.Appstorm, a popular Envato website reviewing iPhone apps. The site was subsequently sold to a new owner and, a number of years later, the article was lost. I have republished it here for reference.

It seems almost impossible to believe that just three years ago we didn’t synchronise much data between devices. Until recently, most people used just one computer to do everything. Ok, maybe two: home and work, but the fact remains that syncing data normally involved a physical device such as a USB drive.

Of course, Apple users had MobileMe to synchronise contacts and calendars between their Mac and iPhone, but this was before Apple’s Reminders app existed. Despite a whole App Store packed with countless task managers, none allowed the wireless syncing of data until 6Wunderkinder shook things up with Wunderlist and its cloud syncing across different devices. Now they’re back with Wunderlist 2 on the iPhone, but the landscape has changed, so how does it stack up?

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Letterpress Techniques and Strategies to Make You a Winner

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This article first appeared on iPad.Appstorm, a popular Envato website reviewing iPad apps. The site was subsequently sold to a new owner and, a number of years later, the article was lost. I have republished it here for reference.

It has been available on the App Store for less than two months but Letterpress already has a massive following. If you are a fan of word games, or even a fan of strategy games, then Letterpress could be for you. It’s completely addictive, and I’ve come up with a few strategies to turn Letterpress matches to your advantage.

In my previous article, Letterpress: Perfecting the Perfect Word Game, I talked about how the app itself could be improved in the future. In this article, I discuss ways that you can raise your game and win more often.

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