Hi <<First Name>>,



This issue's newsletter is a list of random tips for iOS:

1. Add a Default Alert to Each iCal Event Do you use iCal events, but always miss them because you didn't set an alert for each of them? You can set a default alert for every iCal event by going to Settings app > Mail, Contacts, Calendars > (scroll to bottom) Default Alert Times > Events.



I set it to “At time of event”, so every event I create has a default alert. For specific events that I want to be reminded of earlier, I add another alert when I create that event.

2. Quick Selecting Text in Text Boxes In text entry boxes, double tap with 1 finger on a word to select that word. double tap with 2 fingers on a word to select the entire paragraph.

3. Start a Panaroma From the Right Sometimes, you want to start a panaroma from the right, instead of going from left-right. You can do just that! Tap on anywhere on the horizontal bar – the one with the horizontal arrow – to switch between left-to-right and right-to-left mode.

4. Cut Down on Space Usage This tip only applies if you use both iPhoto/Aperture on your Mac, and have Photo Stream enabled on both your Mac and iPhone:



Low on space on your iPhone due to taking many photos? As the iPhone's camera improves, capturing higher resolution – 2–3 MB – photos, as well as Photo Stream keeping a copy of your phones, even the 64GB iPhone is starting to look like it will not have enough capacity.



If you use iPhoto or Aperture on your Mac and has Photo Stream enabled on both your iPhone and Mac, your Mac should already be automatically loading and storing photos on your Photo Stream locally with album names such as “Nov 2013 Photo Stream”. Once you have verified this, you can delete the photos from your camera roll on your phone.



As a temporary measure, it is also safe to delete those older photos from your Photo Stream (since the photos are already automatically saved on your Mac). This is temporary since iOS will only fill up to 1000 photos in Photo Stream.

5. The Silent Phone I primarily like to work for stretches of time on my laptop without being distracted by phone calls or messages, so I have this peculiar set up:



a) I create a 1 second silent track that has no sound and choose it as my ringtone in Settings app > Sounds > Ringtone.

b) In Settings app > Sounds, I enable ”Vibrate on Ring” and disable ”Vibrate on Silent”, and set “Text Tone” to “Vibrate Only”.



I'll use the silent switch on my phone to toggle between my normal and working mode. When the silent switch is off – a.k.a my normal mode – phone calls and messages will vibrate (and not ring since I can always feel when my phone vibrate and I have this thing against loud ringtones) and when the silent switch is on — a.k.a get work done mode — phone calls and messages will neither vibrate nor make a sound.



I'll also go in aggressively to Notification Center settings to turn off sounds of each app as and when they pop up.



If my phone's speakers stop working, It'll probably be some time before I find out.

One Question Lastly, for those of you who has an iPhone 5s. Does Touch ID work well for you? Please help let me know here. It's a single-question survey and should take less than 30 seconds.





Have fun!



PS: As always, free feel to reply to this email if you have feedback or suggestions on improvements or ideas for future newsletter issues. Thanks for reading.



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Hwee-Boon