Year: 2019
Man Rescued from Freezing River Credits Siri
Gael Salcedo’s day started out just like any other, until he hit a patch of ice and ended up in the Winnebago River in Mason City, Iowa.
Gael Salcedo, 18, was on his way to classes at NIACC when he hit a patch of ice on the road and plunged into the icy Winnebago River.
“I turned to the right and from there, everything just went blurry. I didn’t know where I was going and then I just didn’t know what to do. I was just thinking in my head ‘I think I’m going to die,'” he said.
Once he realized the was in the river, He quickly rolled down the window, afraid his Jeep might sink. Salcedo then reached out for help with a little bit of modern technology.
He said, “I lost my phone and since I couldn’t find it, I was like ‘Hey Siri, call 911.’ And once Siri called, that’s when I found my phone finally.”
Firefighters from Mason City arrived quickly.
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How to use Sidecar for Mac
Sidecar is a new feature in MacOS10.15 that allows a user to use a newer Mac and an iPad as a second display. The setup is a snap, and here's how.
- Both the iPad and the Mac must have Bluetooth, WiFi enabled, and be on the same network.
- Go to the menu and click System Preferences.
- Click the dropdown box beneath “Devices” and select the name of the iPad that you want to connect to as the Sidecar device.
- Your iPad should now show your desktop and you can now use it as any other desktop.
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