May 2022

by Jeff McKamey

iCloud Backups and iCloud Drive

If you save documents on your iCloud Drive, it keeps previous versions of the files

https://support.apple.com/guide/numbers-ipad/restore-an-earlier-version-of-a-spreadsheet-tan7f1de6ec5/ipados

https://www.makeuseof.com/tag/recover-word-pages-mac-documents/

https://eclecticlight.co/2018/10/06/document-versions-are-now-preserved-by-icloud-unreliably/

Note that this is kept in the iCloud drive folder, but not the iCloud backups of your phone or iPad.

Video of using Apple’s new self repair program

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/05/04/apple-self-repair-program-hands-on/

https://www.apple.com/newsroom/2022/04/apples-self-service-repair-now-available/

If you don’t want to rent Apple’s tools, iFixit does it without the extra items

https://www.ifixit.com/Guide/iPhone+12+mini+Battery+Replacement/139693

Pretty cool apps for your Mac

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/04/29/useful-mac-apps-april-2022/

Cheaper monitor from Dell compared to the Apple Studio Display

https://www.macrumors.com/2022/04/25/dell-27-inch-ultrasharp-vs-apple-display/


Analysis | Apple’s Not-So-Secret Plan to Take Another Gigantic Bite of the Microchip Market

Apple now designs the ‘brains’ of its computers and phones in-house. Its attempt to do the same for the chips that connect them to the internet could have a big impact on the company’s plans
Read in The Wall Street Journal: https://apple.news/AL-XtwGdVSCCtxNjGNBAs0g

Cool Tesla phone, I am sure it’s fake, but it’s still pretty cool

@black.skya

#elonmusk #fypシ #foryou #spacex #tesla #teslapi

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New weather app in IOS 15

https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-access-iphone-weather-app-map

How to scan text with IOS 15

https://www.tomsguide.com/how-to/how-to-scan-text-with-iphone

Smarthome company goes out of business

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2022/04/shameful-insteon-looks-dead-just-like-its-users-smart-homes/

Tracking users on iPhone and App Tracking Transparency

https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/04/a-year-after-apple-enforces-app-tracking-policy-covert-ios-tracking-remains/

Using solar to mine for bitcoins:


https://www.cnbc.com/2022/04/08/tesla-block-blockstream-to-mine-bitcoin-off-solar-power-in-texas.html

Google is going to improve Google Maps soon

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/google-maps-is-about-to-get-even-better-especially-if-you-use-iphone#l1p7xk3tbgxe8k44r4

Universal control, use the same keyboard and mouse to control your Mac and iPad

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT212757

Or

Use your iPad as a second display

https://support.apple.com/en-gb/HT210380