Tag: IPhone

  • Encrypt iPhone backup

    I’ve updated my Apple iPhone to a 6S and adjusted the custom iPhone backup location on my external HDD. This time I’ve enabled the Encrypt iPhone backup feature in iTunes. Apple does not backup important data to transfer to a new phone if you don’t encrypt your backups. Things like: Account passwords WiFi passwords Health app data HomeKit data iCloud backs…

  • Change iPhone Backup Location

    Last updated on May 3rd, 2016 at 09:38 am I have a 64GB iPhone 5S but my MacBook Air only has a 128GB SSD which is not enough to regularly hold a backup of my phone. iCloud offers 5GB free online space so I have to pick and chose what gets synchronised via iCloud. I…

  • Enable iCloud for old Unsupported Apple ID

    Enable iCloud for old Unsupported Apple ID

    Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 02:42 pm I have had an Apple ID that predated iTunes. It wasn?t in the form of an email address, it was just ?funpaul?. Now that I have an iPhone 4S and am developing apps for ?iOS I thought I should start using iCloud. But I was getting…

  • Why are you still using an email client?

    Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 02:51 pm Years ago I moved to an email server accessible from my iPhone, laptop, netbook, notepad or desktop computer. Initially this was achieved by using the IMAP protocol which was supported by MS Outlook, Thunderbird, Mail.app and many other email clients on my various machines. I had…

  • iPad for me

    Last updated on July 6th, 2015 at 03:01 pm I’ll probably be getting a iPad when it’s released in Australia. I replaced my blackberry with my first generation iPhone, plus my 15″ laptop stays home too. I can email and web-surf directly from the iPhone. I take the laptop if I want to update a…