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Using Home Plus Power or just Power on your IOS device   Last episode I mentioned that if an app got stuck on your iOS device (iPhone, iPod touch or iPad) you could use Home plus Power to reboot your device.  Whilst this does work, it really should only be used as a last ditch method as it is much lie cold booting your computer.     Adam Morris who runs the iOS Mailing List from Australia, reminded me that it is probably safer in the long run to try and Power off your iOS device from the Power button and turn it back on again first.  If this fails, try the Home plus Power button combination.  World Site Day and Eye Health Heroes   Vision 2020 Australia is hosting a number of events surrounding World Site Day coming up on the 9th of October including a Talk at the National Press Club on the 8th of October, and a dinner at parliament house Canberra 30th of September to celebrate Eye Health Heroes in the research and prevention of blindness but also for those who support people who are bl...

Some of the general, Settings, Siri, and accessibility features that you will find in iOS 8.   General Features   1. Lock screen Notifications:  Can do more with items on your lock screen: e.g. reply to a message, Facebook, Twitter etc by flicking up. 2. Notifications Centre now has today and Notifications tabs. 3. On the Home screen, clock now displays the time. 4. Recent contacts from the App switcher: Allows you to quickly contact your recent contacts. 5. Word prediction: When you are typing, iOS will now give you a list of word predictions to choose from when you are typing in to an edit field such as typing in to Notes. 6. Maps: adjust the tracking options in Maps to give you more details and the next cross street. 7. Send an audio message via Messages. Hold up to your ear, wait for ding, speak, and then put phone down to send. 8. The Weather app now gives you more information concerning daily information.  The app also uses the Weather channel. 9. FaceTime: new look: Separates vi...

Apple Keynote for September 9 2014  Apple mentioned 5 items in their September 9 2014 keynote announcement: iPhone and iPhone Plus, Apple Pay,, The release date for iOS 8, Apple Watch, & U2 did an album release on the iTunes Store.   There was one extra thing which happened very quietly, this was the discontinuation of the iPod classic, leaving the nano, and the iOS range now with all lightning cables: except for the iPod shuffle of course with the 3.5 connector   If you want to listen to the Apple September 9 keynote, here is the link:   http://www.apple.com/live/2014-sept-event/   iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 plus   iPhone 6 from $869 and iPhone plus from $999.   I have ordered the iPhone 6 plus 128GB due to turn up on either the 19th (Friday) or 22nd (Monday) of September.  I also ordered the iPhone Plus leather case.   By the way, Apple sold 4 million iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus in the first 24 hours.     features:   4.7 and 5.5 inch displays. Silver, gold, and space grey. 16, 64 &...

How To Pause Music Or Podcasts on the iPhone Without Touching The Screen   This is a very simple tip but sometimes forgotten, if you have your head phones plugged in to your iOS device or an audio cable going to your car stereo, just pulling out the cable will stop your music or podcast playing.   http://osxdaily.com/2014/08/19/pause-music-podcasts-iphone-ipod-audio-cable/?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=twitter&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+osxdaily+%28OS+X+Daily%29   How To Get Your iPhone Or iPad Ready for iOS 8   These tips are quite good if you are thinking of updating to iOS 8: check your device compatibility, free up some storage space (usually updates require at least 3GB of space free), check for current OS or app updates and update, backup your device, and particularly if you have an iPhones 4s or iPad 2, hold off for a few weeks to see how other folks are going running iOS 8.   http://www.cnet.com/how-to/how-to-prepare-your-iphone-or-ipad-for-ios-8/   Majority Of Time Taken ...

iPhone 6 Rumor Round Up   This Talking Tech show all about the iPhone 6 rumors.   September 9 announcement with pre-orders two weeks later as usual on September 19 with delivery early in October: well according to the rumors at least.   Now for the actual rumored features of the iPhone 6 starting from the most unlikely to the most likely.   Haptic feedback. Enhanced GPs functionality through the use of sensors. Protruding rear facing camera (as with the iPod touch). NFC. Reversible UsB to lightening cable. 1GB RAM (still the same as the iPhone 5s). Removing the rear top/bottom glass inserts. Rounded front panel bezel. Safire glass. Increased display resolution. 1800 MAH battery Up to 128GB storage. 4.7 and a 5.5 inch model. Larger iPhone 6 to be called the iPhone 6L.   5 Things that Some Android phones Have That iPhone 6 will Most Likely Not     VOLTE. Infrared for remote control. Micro SD card expansion slot. A longer life battery. NFC.   http://www.zdnet.com/five-things-android-smart...