You can now let messages from certain people override Do Not Disturb and make an audible/physical alert. …
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I've had several friends remark to me that they don't like the new Home Button function of pressing to Unlock. I'll tell you how to change a setting to restore prevsious functionality, but PLEASE read the following explanation first. …
My Fujitsu ScanSnap iX500 scans documents to my personal computer, and it seems that I always want to scan something when my work computer is open, and my personal computer is put away. …
Sptoify will recommend songs to add to your playlist, based on other items in your playlist. …
As I was putting together the list of things I hope to see in 2016, I started thinking about what tech things really made this year work for me. I decided to take a page out of Oprah's book and jot them down. These are not all necessarily things that I found this year or even things that hit the market this year, but as I think back to 2015, they're all things that I love that helped make 2015 …
As the year was starting to come to an end, I was not only thinking about what I want my personal goals to be in 2016, but also what I'd like to see from the tech industry. Here's the list. …
Apple just sent invites for a September 9 announcement – just under two weeks away. The announcement is expected to center around a new iPhone, likely called the iPhone 6s (and iPhone 6s Plus). Rumors are also circulating around a new Apple TV that would finally have an App Store. I’m crossing my fingers for that one. The tagline on the invitation for this event is “Hey Siri, give us a Hint.” so I decided to ask Siri for a hint. …
The Problem to Be Solved: Horrendously slow Wi-Fi in a large apartment building. The Cast of Characters: Gigabit Wired LAN 6th Gen Apple AirPort Extreme 50 Mbps symmetric fiber connection (shout out to Ellum Net, the best ISP. EVER.) Two MacBook Pros iPad Air 2 iPhone 6+ Nest Thermostat Belkin WeMo Switches Two Apple TVs and Rokus A Very Frustrated Nerd The Backstory: I moved into a new building in March 2015. It was an awesome building. Over 100 years old. …
UPDATE 3/23/2016: AT&T has lifted the international calling restriction, no more need for VPN tunnels back to the US! Read more at The Verge. For those using the latest iOS 9 beta builds on iPhone 6 or iPhone 6+, Wi-Fi calling for AT&T is now an option to enable. As has been widely report, most users cannot enable the feature. But everyone can read the “Wi-Fi Calling Trial Participation Agreement”. Here are few interesting highlights: You have to have a Mobile Share …
I enjoy being able to seamlessly move between all of my devices and have Facebook Messenger everywhere – with it I can chat cross-platform with ease. But when I’m on a Mac, I was always annoyed at having to find a browser or remember to keep it open – until I discovered Astro for Facebook Messenger. It’s a free OS X app available in the Mac App Store. It displays all messages from all conversations, no matter where you send the …