Tag: phone
How to change the iPhone headphone balance while on a call
You can’t! Here’s a problem I don’t have an answer to. If you use the built-in balance control on iOS to move the balance to left or right, this setting is over-ridden during a mobile phone call. Worse still, even high-end headphones like Sony or Bose rely on the built-in iOS balance. (They do not…
How to edit the name of a WhatsApp contact in OSX
You can’t directly edit the details of a contact in the WhatsApp application. You need to make any changes in your ‘Contacts’ app on OSX and Whatsapp automatically syncs any changes that are made. But sometimes it takes a while to sync across. To speed it up you can change the contact details on your…
Incredible ‘holiday’ focus mode
I’ve never found a good way to block out business calls from my iPhone on Holidays. Quite often I’ve just turned my phone off. Apple’s new ‘focus’ mode is very powerful and allows you to stop all incoming calls and notifications, then just let through calls that you want. They don’t appear at all!
How to import Photos into OS X Photos app from an Android phone.
NOTE: This doesn’t work anymore, it’s broken in Mojave, I’ve written an updated article here about the fix. If you plug an Android phone into your computer the Photos app will open like it does with an iPhone, but it may not see the photos on your Android Phone. This happened to me on my…
How to copy files to your Mac from Android
If you have an Android phone it’s very easy to copy files across to your Mac computer. Just download this OS X app from android.com and plug in your phone to your USB port. You can then manually copy files across. You can download the app from here.
iPhone vs Android 6 months along.
An update on my Android vs iPhone experiment. At the start of this year I purchased a Google Pixel phone for review and I ended up keeping it because it was so good. So how am I feeling about it 6 months later? The novelty of the Google phone is wearing off but I still…
How to send a group SMS text message (or email) from an iPhone
Apple have introduced the ability to send a group SMS from the messages app. I don’t know when they did this but it is a very handy feature that you may not have noticed. Previously you needed to download a 3rd party app (e.g. ‘Connect’) to send group messages but now you can do it…
iPhone vs Google Pixel phone
It’s been a challenging a few months because I can’t get myself back onto my iPhone. I’ve tried three times and I simply cannot go back to the iPhone. The Pixel is a great phone and it plays very nicely with OS X.
Hidden problems with Bluetooth hands-free kits for iPhone
I recently decided to buy a hands-free Bluetooth speaker for my iPhone so that I could make calls while driving. I read some reviews and decided to go for Motorola Roadster Pro. All over the web reviewers are singing it’s praises. 9/10, 9.5/10, I even saw a 9.63/10! Unfortunately, when it arrived, I discovered…
3 things you need to know about iCloud Photo syncing
Apple has updated their iPhoto app to ‘Photos’ and included some pretty cool iCloud syncing. All your photos are available everywhere all the time. It keeps smaller copies of the photos on your iOS device while allowing the larger original ones to stay in the Cloud and it can download the larger files to…
How to copy your OSX contacts to any phone.
I just purchased this Alcatel phone. It’s a bit of a dud, I wouldn’t recommend it, but if you do end up with one, here’s how to copy contacts across from the OSX address book. I assume this will work on any mobile phone.
How to filter incoming calls on your iPhone
The iPhone has a ‘Do Not Disturb’ mode that allows you to filter incoming calls and disable incoming texts. Here’s how it works.
How to check your Telstra Business Account usage on your iPhone
Consume is an iPhone app to measure your iPhone usage, and it works with both Telstra business and personal accounts. (Unlike Telstra’s own app!).
How to get your broken iPhone repaired in Australia
If you’ve smashed your iPhone and you need a quick reliable place to repair it, Â I recommend fixpod.
How to send a bulk SMS from your iPhone
Quite often I want to SMS 10 or 20 people at once to let them know something, but it’s painful on the iPhone…
How to get VOIP working well
VOIP is where you make phone calls over your Internet connection. It can be hard to get VOIP working properly.
How to make your printer run cheaply
This hint is not strictly Macintosh, but it’s so good I have to write it up. Did you know you can get what they call a Continuous inking system (CIS) for most big name inkjet printers?
How to write your own mobile phone drivers for OSX
I posted some drivers for the Samsung D900 mobile phone.
Snow Leopard First Impressions
There was a knock on the door at 10 past 8 this morning – it was the Snow Leopard delivery man. I live in Dubbo, NSW, 6 hours drive from Sydney. I can’t believe Apple’s efficiency!
How to get your iphone working on the Telstra 3G network
I’ve had a few goes at getting a browsing pack for a Telstra pre-paid iPhone, it took a while for Telstra to work out how to get it going, here’s how to do it.
How to get the Best Free OS X software
Here’s a list of some programs that you can download for free from versiontracker.com or find via a google search to supplement the software that comes with your mac.