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's Tips
Tekee Tim's Tips
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.
How can I ensure that all my devices are up to date?
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.
How can I edit my photos?
If you enjoy taking photos and storing them on your computer or mobile device, you have access to a lot of free software that can help you enhance, resize and otherwise edit your photos. Basic software for doing this is built into Windows, macOS and iOS and we'll show you how to get started with it here.
How can I start using Apple Pay?
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.
How can I silence my devices quickly?
If you're going to the cinema, into a meeting or running a presentation, you'll need to quickly silence your devices and stop any notifications popping up on the screen. This is usually just one or two taps or clicks and we'll run through all the ways to do it here.
Using a trackpad on your iPad
One of the most useful new features in the recent iPadOS 13.4 was the ability to use a trackpad or mouse with your iPad. This makes the iPad much easier to use if you already have an external keyboard connected and have the iPad propped up where it's not easy to tap the screen.
In this tip, we'll show you how to get started with a trackpad or mouse on your iPad.
Sending files via WeTransfer directly from your iPad or iPhone
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.
How can I run two things at once on my iPad?
One of the big features in iOS 9 when it was released was split screen multitasking on the iPad. We still get a lot of questions about this and a lot of people aren't sure how it can help them so we thought it was an ideal subject for Tekee Tim to cover.
Captioning photos on your iPad and iPhone
One of the new features in the Photos app on iOS 14 for your iPad and iPhone is the ability to caption photos, this makes it much easier to search back and find exactly the photo(s) that you're looking for.
In this tip, we'll show you how to caption and search for your favourite photos.
What can I do if I lose my device?
If you ever lose your laptop or mobile device, you don't need to panic. There are things you can do to make sure that no one else can get hold of your data and you can even track your device to try to get it back.
Mobile device battery running down quickly?
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.
How to switch on music recognition on your iPhone and iPad
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.
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