What to do with your old iPad/Tablets

I’m sure some of you will have an old iPad or tablet computer lying around. Why not put it to some good use? Slashgear.com have published an article here with some suggestions of what you can try. I personally use Spacedesk software to create an additional monitor for when I use my flight simulator software, to place all the aircraft’s instruments directly in front of me (works great!).

Like to use your TV for FaceTiming?

The SlashGear.com guys have published an article explaining how you can use your iPhone or iPad, and your Apple TV to FaceTime using your TV screen. This will be great for when you are FaceTiming with a group or simply want to use the larger format of a TV screen. Discover more in their article here.

Travel the world with your smart phone and an eSIM

In the past we either had to pay exorbitant data roaming fees to use our mobile phone overseas, or suffer the inconvenience of purchasing a separate SIM card for each of the countries we visited.  Luckily modern smart phones now have the ability to use a virtual SIM card known as an eSIM.  I’ve posted about eSIMs before – just enter eSIM into the Search field to find those articles.  We still need to acquire an eSIM for each country that we intend to visit, however we won’t have the inconvenience of having to physically swap SIM cards, plus we can continue to use our existing SIM at the same time as the eSIM. Read more about how to use eSIM and the companies that support them in the Android Police article here. The article talks about Android phones, but is equally relevant to other phones. There are some eSIM companies that offer a single eSIM that cover multiple countries in Europe, making the process of travelling between them even easier.  You might find the following YouTube video useful as it compares many of the popular eSIMs available today.

Why I try to avoid social media apps

As mentioned many times in my posts, I have always believed we should be using the fantastic technologies we have available to ourselves today, to create a better society. Unfortunately, many of the so called social media apps seem to do the complete opposite for many people. This observation is best explained in a Youtube video I watched recently…

How to change your Apple ID

If you use Apple devices, you need an Apple ID to connect your devices via iCloud. Should your Apple ID or iCloud accounts become compromised, or you need to change your Apple ID for any reason, Slash Gear have written an article explaining how you can accomplish this. Read more here.