Jan 15, 2020 | Blog, iPhone, phone, productivity, Quick Tip, Tip
For many of us, voicemail replaced answering machines, so we don’t think of voicemail messages as being something we can save or share. But on the iPhone, every voicemail message is just an audio file. If you want to retain a message for posterity or share one with a...
Mar 16, 2018 | Apple Pros, APros Archive, Article, Blog, customization, Explainer, iOS, iPhone, phone, productivity, Restricted Content
Junk calls are one of the great annoyances of the modern world. You’re minding your own business when your iPhone vibrates in your pocket. You pull it out, curious as to who’s calling, but don’t recognize the number. You may notice that it’s in the same exchange as...
Oct 25, 2017 | Activity, Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, Blog, camera, Flashlight, iPhone, News, phone, Restricted Content, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive, Timer, watchOS, watchOS 4, Workout
With watchOS 4 now arriving on Apple Watch users’ wrists, it’s time to make sure you aren’t missing out on any of the important features—and to share a few tips for how to use them. watchOS 4 works on all Apple Watch models, even the original Apple Watch. It does...
Sep 27, 2017 | Apple Pros, Apple Watch, APros Archive, Article, ASMC, ASMC Archive, Blog, camera, Flashlight, News, phone, Restricted Content, SimplyMac, SimplyMac Archive, watchOS, watchOS 4
With watchOS 4 now arriving on Apple Watch users’ wrists, it’s time to make sure you aren’t missing out on any of the important features—and to share a few tips for how to use them. watchOS 4 works on all Apple Watch models, even the original Apple Watch. It does...
May 12, 2017 | Blog, iOS, iPhone, phone, productivity, Quick Tip, Tip
Telemarketers are a scourge on society, but if you’re getting too many telemarketing calls, you can at least reduce how much time you spend on them. When a call comes in, you can always tap the red Decline button, but it’s even faster to press the Sleep/Wake button on...
Jan 20, 2017 | ASMC, Blog, iOS, iPhone, phone, productivity, Quick Tip, Tip
Although many iOS apps identify phone numbers so you can just tap them to call, that doesn’t always work for a phone number sent to you in a text or email message, or posted on a Web page. Here’s the workaround so you don’t have to memorize the number temporarily or...
