Month: November 2019

DID YOU KNOW: You can use Siri to help make a telephone call?

Dan Uff November 3, 2019 0

You'd be surprised at how many people don't know that Siri can help anyone make a phone call as long as the number is in the person's contact list.

Here's how:

Activate Siri on your iPhone.
Say, "Call Mom."
If there's more than one number in your contacts, Siri will ask which number to call.
That's it!

Sounds simple, but under-utilized. This may also work on the Apple Watch and Macs too.

Apple fixes, and then re-released botched HomePod update

Dan Uff November 3, 2019 0

After getting complaints about bricked HomePods, Apple pulled the latest update for the device.

Last week, the company re-released the update with the following enhancements and fixes:

The ability for ‌‌HomePod‌‌ to recognize the voices of different family members to provide a personalized experience.
Handoff music, podcasts, or phone calls by bringing your iPhone close to ‌‌HomePod‌‌.
Add music to your ‌HomeKit‌ scenes.
Play relaxing high-quality soundtracks with Ambient Sounds.
Set sleep timers to fall asleep to music or Ambient Sounds.

This update will be pushed out automatically.

Amazon CUTS PRICE on Apple’s AirPods Pro – Get it while you can!

Dan Uff November 2, 2019 0

Amazon.com is delivering a pre-holiday surprise a bit early. They have cut the price of the newest Apple AirPod Pro from their regular price of ~~$249.00~~ down to just $234.99. This sale may not last long, so get them now.

For the deal, click here.

How to Reset the Dock on Mac

Dan Uff November 2, 2019 0

Usually, Macs run fine most of the time. But there may come a time when you may have to reset the Dock for one reason or another.

With macOS Catalina, Apple has added the ability to quit the Dock from the Finder menu. But with other versions, you have to do it from the command line.

Here's how: