Year: 2017

Apple honors Martin Luther King, Jr. on web site

Dan Uff January 16, 2017 0

Today in the United States is Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, It is a day when we honor all of his accomplishments.

Apple and its CEO honored the late King with a tribute on its main web site and Tim Cook also honored the late civil rights leader on his Twitter feed.

How to use the new MacBook Pro’s Touch Bar with FaceTime

Dan Uff January 15, 2017 0

No matter what you think about the new MacBook Pro, one has to admit that the Touch Bar is an innovative idea. More apps are being updating to take advantage of this new feature - including FaceTime. You can use it to begin or end a video call.

Here's how it works:

Launch the FaceTime app on your MacBook Pro.
Select a contact's name (you may have to search for one).
Tap the info icon next to a contact's name to see his or her full contact card.
Tap the person's name on the Touch Bar to initiate the call.

While in a chat, one can also activate chat, text message, and more. Unfortunately, you cannot customize the FaceTime Touch Bar yet.

How to: Set up Medical ID on iPhone

Dan Uff January 14, 2017 0

The Health app on the iPhone is primarily used to track fitness - such as heart rate, walking, standing, etc. But there is also a not-so-known section within the app - Medical ID.

Medical ID can be used in case of emergencies. The section will show information such as:

iPhone owners name
Birthdate
Medical conditions
Medical notes
Relatives and partners
Emergency contact information
Blood type
Organ donor
Weight, height
And other details you want to add as well.

How to set up Medical ID on iPhone:

Open the Health App.
Tap the Medical ID button on the lower-right.
Fill out as mach detail as you can - the more, the better.
When finished, tap DONE.
It will then ask if you want some information to show on the Lock Screen.

Now, how do you gain access to the information in case of an emergency. Well, that's easy:

From an iPhone Lock Screen, tap the "Emergency" button in the lower-left corner.
Tap "Medical ID".
That's it.

Emergency personnel should know how to obtain this information. If they don't, it is up to us to make sure they know how to use it in the event of an emergency.

Entertainment

DirecTV Now Appears to be a Complete Mess

Dan Uff January 13, 2017 0

(TheVerge): DirecTV Now has been plagued with errors in the month and a half since the streaming service was launched by AT&T. Subscribers have complained of being unable to watch shows, frequent interruptions, missing features, billing issues, and more pretty much nonstop since the service’s November 30th launch. Many say it’s simply unusable.

Since just this Monday, there have been over 200 active forum threads on AT&T’s website complaining about DirecTV Now problems. Meanwhile, the service’s support account on Twitter has been apologizing day after day and promising updates that seemingly haven’t come.

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