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How to hide naughty photos on my iPhone?

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I’m hoping you can help me, Dave. My girlfriend sends me racy pictures of herself and they’re fantastic. Except I really don’t want my kids to see them. Is there a way to hide photos on an iPhone so they’re safe from prying eyes?

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How can I Disable Amber Alerts on my iPhone?

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After yet another “Amber Alert” interrupted my viewing of Westworld last night, I’m fed up. How can I disable amber alerts on my iPhone and iPad?

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Find Pizza Near You with Apple Maps?

August 1, 2017 / Dave Taylor / iPad Help, iPhone Help / No Comments

I’m often on the road on business trips and would appreciate a quick and easy way to find good local food. I know about Yelp but can’t add third-party apps to my company iPhone. How else can I search by location?

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How do you Adjust iPhone Sound Balance?

April 7, 2017 / Dave Taylor / iPad Help, iPhone Help / 2 Comments

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My hearing isn’t great and I’d like to compensate for partial hearing loss in my right ear. But for the life of me, I can’t find any balance setting or adjustment on my iPhone. Can you adjust the left/right balance with earbuds or headphones?

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How I saved $50 on AppleCare and You Can Too!

February 2, 2017 / Dave Taylor / iPad Help, iPhone Help, MacOS X Help / No Comments

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I purchased a new Apple MacBook Pro with TouchBar when it was first released. After owning many generations of Apple laptops, I knew that one of the most important followup purchases I’d make would be AppleCare. Here’s how I saved on its purchase…

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What does “Reader View” mean in iPhone Safari?

December 21, 2016 / Dave Taylor / iPad Help, iPhone Help / No Comments

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I’m worried I have some sort of virus or something on my iPhone: some Web sites I visit have their URL replaced with “Reader View”. What the heck is that, and should I be worried??

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Turn off Pokemon Go Notifications on my iPhone?

December 15, 2016 / Dave Taylor / iPad Help, iPhone Help / No Comments

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I don’t know what my son did with my Apple iPhone 6s, Dave, but I get all these Pokemon Go and other game notifications on my lock screen. I hate it. How do I turn them off?

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