Taking a screenshot of your device
If you want to capture some information that’s displayed on your screen, such as a receipt, it can often be helpful to take a screenshot.
Luckily this is easy on all devices, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.
Tekee Tim is full of useful hints and tips to get more out of your computers, tablets, smart phones and systems, and online services, so bookmark this page and keep coming back for more tips.
If you want to capture some information that’s displayed on your screen, such as a receipt, it can often be helpful to take a screenshot.
Luckily this is easy on all devices, Windows, Mac, iOS and Android.
One of the best new features in the lastest update for macOS and iPadOS is Sidecar which allows you to use your compatible iPad as a second screen for your Mac. We'll give you a quick rundown of some of the features here.
Did you know that your iPhone and iPad can automatically recognise music for you with just a tap of a button? This feature was added in the recent iOS 14.2 update and gives you a really easy way to find out what music is playing either on your device or on the TV/radio.
In this Tekeez Tip, we'll show you how to switch on this great new feature.
If you have an iPhone 6 or 6+ or newer and have a debit or credit card with a participating bank, then you can sign up to use Apple Pay almost everywhere that you would use an existing contactless card.
The set up process is very easy and we'll run through it here so that you can get started.
Two of the new features in Mail in iOS 16 for iPhone are the ability to send an email later and to undo an email you've sent.
In this tip, we'll show you how to use both of these new features.
When you're looking for a new computer, there are a few things you need to bear in mind when making a decision.
In this week's tip, Tekee Tim will help you through the process.
Apple replaced iTunes in macOS Catalina with the new Apple Music app. A lot of the functions for music are the same but creating playlists and adding songs is slightly different so we thought it was time to revisit how to make a playlist of your favourite music.
If you find that your smartphone or tablet runs of out battery power sooner that you expect. You can check to see where the power is being used. This is easy on iPhone/iPad and Android and we'll show you how here.
One shortcut that can save a lot of time on Windows and Mac computers but not everyone knows about is using the right mouse click to pop up a menu giving quick access to some often used commands. The commands that you can access when you right click change on what your mouse is over at the time but usually always provide a quick way to access commands that you might usually go back to the menu for.
Keeping your devices up to date is always very important, software updates allow bugs to be fixed, security issues to be addressed and new features to be added to all your devices. You'll usually get notified if there are any updates for your devices, but here we'll run through the most common machines and how you can check to see if you have any updates waiting to install.
Sometimes we all need to send large files to other people, whether it's a large document for work or a family photo or video to help you keep in touch with family and friends.
In this tip, we'll show you how to send large files using wetransfer.com directly from your iPad or iPhone.
One of the new features for the iPhone in iOS 11 is a one handed keyboard. If you have one of the larger iPhones and regularly use it with one hand, this can make typing much easier.