You probably notice that there is a microphone button on the iOS keyboard for iPhone and iPad (see below). When you tap this button, you can dictate text by speaking. Some users may find this helpful. Because tapping this button will give you you the ability to talk to your iPhone or iPad instead of […]
Safari Says: Not Secure. What Does It Mean?
On your iPad, iPhone or Mac, Safari may show a “Not Secure” warning message in the address bar when visiting some websites, indicating that you are visiting an insecure web page. So, what does that warning message mean, and should you visit a web site if Safari says “Not Secure”? The short answer is that Safari labels […]
Genius Results Can’t Be Updated Right Now Error Fix
Several users have reported that they receive the following Genius Results errors when they attempt to add songs to iCloud Music Library. It appears that there are three different of error messages which are very similar. It seems that Mac and Windows users are alike experiencing this problem. The error messages say (see the image […]
How To Change macOS Cursor Size
This short article explains how you can change the curser (also called mouse pointer) size in macOS. This will help you see the curser easily if you have a low vision. Low vision often makes locating the curser a difficult task. Even if you do not have vision problems, you may prefer a larger curser size, […]
Software Update Is Required To Connect To Your iOS Device, Installation Failed; Fix
You may see this alert message: “A software update is required to connect to your iPhone (or iPad)” when you connect your device to your computer with a USB cable. See also: iTunes backup password? The popup message says: “A software update is required to connect to your iOS device. Would you like to download and […]
iTunes Not Recognizing Your iPhone or iPad? Fix
You connect your iOS device to your computer (Mac or Windows) with your USB cable and iTunes does not detect your iOS device? This article explains what you can do to troubleshoot when iTunes does not see your iOS device, iPad or iPhone. When your device is connected to your computer, you can do various […]
How To Disable Update Adobe Flash Player Notifications
By default, Flash Player will check for updates automatically and when there is an update available, you will be notified and these notifications can be very annoying. See also: PDF Won’t Open: “Please Wait…” Message, How To Open For the past two weeks, I was bothered with the constantly popping up this Adobe notification asking me […]
What Does Blue Dot Mean On My Home Screen?
You may notice that blue dots appear next to some of your apps. And you may wonder why these blue dots appear sometime and what does that mean? See also: App Review Popups? These blue dots may appear next to some apps (left side of the app name – under the app icon, as you can […]
iPad Freezes or Stops Responding, Fix
You may experience that your iPad has become unresponsive. When your iPad freezes, it will not respond to any input (e.g., screen tapping, pressing buttons etc). This short article provides recommendations to help resolve this problem. Some of the symptoms include: iOS stops responding Nothing moves on the iPad’s screen Buttons do not work See […]
What Is Screen Time Password? How You Can Reset It
iOS 12 introduced a new feature: Screen Time. Screen Time lets you control how you spend your time interacting with your iPhone or iPad. This feature provides you with the information how you are using your time on your iOS devices. You get weekly screen time reports. This feature also lets you set time limits for […]