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In a moment of weakness, I almost fell for it!

  While playing cards with a group of friends yesterday, this text popped up in my Messages. As I quickly scanned the text, my mind focused on the threat of suspension of my driver’s license, revocation of my car registration, and legal proceedings. Evidently my expression showed puzzlement, and my friends asked what was troubling…

Three iPad Photo Editing Tools: How to Transform Your Images Without a Desktop

The iPad Photos app has an abundance of tools that help you transform humdrum pictures into lovely images. The following videos will give you a quick overview of three of them: Clean Up, Cropping, and Filters. Have fun experimenting with them. Remember, you can always revert back to the original photo. Clean Up Get rid…

Gifting a Tablet This Holiday Season? Think About Its Purpose!

The holiday season is approaching and often tablets are a popular gift for folks of all ages. A new tablet can cost anywhere from $150 to $2000. With that wide range of prices, it’s natural to wonder what the differences are among the tablets. If you are considering giving a tablet to a dear one, here…

Tick-Tock! 6 Handy iPhone Clock Hacks

Chris Toy is the author of this post. We all know the iPhone’s Clock app is great for setting a morning alarm, but did you know it can do so much more? For those who appreciate a good, simple trick or two, these “hidden gems” can be real game-changers. BoomerTECH Adventures shows you a few…

iPad iOS 18 – Essentials for iPads

Unlock the full potential of your iPad with iPad OS18.

Your iPhone or iPad Generates “White Noise”

What is white noise? 1. an even mixture of sound waves extending over a wide frequency range 2. a constant background noise especially one that drowns out other sounds There’s even a medical definition: a heterogeneous mixture of sound waves extending over a wide frequency range that has been used to mask out unwanted noise…

iOS 18 Updated iPad Photos App

This is what I am used to seeing when I open my iPad Photos app. This is what I see after updating to iOS 18. Haven’t decided whether or not I like this format better than the older one. Obviously, we all are going to have to play around with this new format in order…

iPad OS 18 (iOS 18)–Calculator

The updated operating system for the iPad (October 2024) has many new features. Too many, in fact, to discuss in one post. Therefore, we will do a series of posts looking at the various features that include Maps, Photos, the Home Screen, and others. Today we will focus on the calculator. The image above shows…

Cancel an Apple Subscription

Usually when signing up for a subscription service, I create an account. Sometimes, however, I take the easy way out and click on the box that says Sign in With Apple and pay for the subscription through my Apple account. I received an email informing me that a subscription for an app would automatically be…

Take Interesting and Unique Pictures of Flowers

Gardens are in full bloom right now so it is the perfect time to go for a stroll with your iPhone and capture a variety of flowers in all their glory. These images can be used to create notecards, calendars or just share on social media. Don’t settle for just straight on pictures of your…