Locate and Erase Your iPhone Using iCloud

Posted on April 4, 2010September 10, 2024 by Tim Hannon in iCloud or AppleID, iOS and iPhone/iPad Apps, Passwords, Security/Privacy, Services, Software

Did you know that you can remotely find and/or erase your iPhone? You can if you have a free AppleID account, have signed into iCloud and have enabled the Find My iPhone feature.

How to Password Protect Your iPhone

Posted on March 30, 2010December 31, 2019 by Tim Hannon in iOS and iPhone/iPad Apps, Passwords, Security/Privacy, Software

I recommend that every iPhone owner enable the password protection feature built into the iPhone. Then, if you ever lose your iPhone others won’t be able to view your iPhone’s contents or run up your bill by placing lots of calls.

Did You Know That You Can Dictate Email Messages On Your iPhone?

Posted on December 13, 2009January 29, 2021 by Tim Hannon in Email, iOS and iPhone/iPad Apps, Software

It’s possible to have your iPhone transcribe your speech. Last week, Dragon Dictation, a temporarily free application, was added to the iTunes App Store. This application records your voice, transcribes it, and lets you paste the text into a new email message, text message or any other iPhone application. I tested it last week. It’s not … Read more