Episode 124 - Save important documents in Notes App

Save images in a pinned note:

If you use an iPhone, Open the Notes app and tap the Camera icon > Scan Document to save a PDF embedded in your note. Your phone's camera will open. Snap a photo of your document. When you're happy with your pic, tap on the three dots in the corner and select Pin. That way, it’s always at the front of the pile.

Suggested documents to save:

Drivers License

Medical Cards

Car insurance or registration

TIP: Lock the note with a password (See episode 120)

Episode 123 - Separation Alerts

Separation Alerts can alert you if you leave one of your devices behind by sending a message to other devices that you have with you.

This is part of the Find My app. Launch Find My and tap on Devices at the bottom. Tap into a device and look for Notifications, and select Notify When Left Behind (FYI not all Apple hardware currently supports this feature).

You can activate Notify When Left Behind, and you can create exclusion zones where you won't get notifications. Your home is automatically added, but you may want to add second homes or work, but be cafeful you dont exclude the place you will leave things.

Episode 121 - Lock all of your notes, and reset app on Apple TV

To lock all of your notes, go to Settings > Notes, then tap Password.

Tap the account that you want to create a password for.

Enter a password, and give yourself a password hint.

If your device supports it, enable Face ID or Touch ID.

Tap done and access to notes is restricted by a password or touch or face ID.

EXTRA- Apple TV remote: tap the TV (Home) button to get the carousel view select an app and click to quick switch, or swipe up to kill the running app if it appears hung.

Episode 119 - Lock before you walk and quick switching apps

Lock your computer to keep your "friends" from going onto your computer at work or home and posting things on your Facebook/Twitter page on your behalf? Windows + L will lock your system right away, requiring a password (if you've set one) to log in again.

On macOS use Cmd + Option + Power to log off. On the latest revision of macOS (High Sierra) a quicker option to simply lock the screen was added which works using the shortcut Cmd + Ctrl + Q to quit the finder and require a password or verified login via touch ID or Watch Unlock.

Switching back and forth between running processes can be quick and easy. Cycle through open windows Pressing Alt + Tab allows you to cycle through currently open windows (Alt + Shift + Tab will cycle backwards). In macOS the shortcut is Cmd + Tab.



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