Some bosses think their people do less when working from home
<p>Microsoft has become the leader of productivity over many decades. Can you imagine doing your day to day work without their software? So, it’s no surprise the tech giant recently conducted a major new survey into productivity in the workplace – and some of the results might surprise you. Researchers surveyed 20,000 people working for […]</p>
You Asked, We Answered. How To: Bring Back the Battery Percentage Indicator in iOS 16
Back in 2017, when Apple added the notch to the iPhone X for Face ID, the resulting loss of usable screen real estate caused the company to remove the battery percentage indicator from the status area. Since then, you’ve only been able to estimate how much battery life you had left from the icon...
How To: Easily Share Wi-Fi Passwords with Other People and Devices
<img src="https://www.creativetechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/easily-share-wi-fi-passwords-with-other-people-and-devices.jpg">You’re on vacation with your family, staying in an Airbnb, with multiple Apple devices to connect to the apartment’s Wi-Fi. Typing the password repeatedly would be a pain, but happily, Apple has added a password-sharing feature to all its operating systems. Once you enter the password on your iPhone, whenever someone else—or another of your […]
Apple Event Fall 2022: 48 Megapixels, a 60 Hour Watch Battery and Emergency Satellite SOS.
Apple introduced the iPhone 14 lineup, three new Apple Watches—including the Apple Watch Ultra—and the second-generation AirPods Pro. All are worth a look for Apple users; read on for details:
Identify Plants & Wildlife With These Groovy iPhone Apps
Ever wondered what that pretty flower was that you saw on your walk or felt curious about an unusual visitor to your birdfeeder? With the free Seek and Merlin iPhone apps, you can identify plants, wildlife, and birds—learn more
How To: Hide Your Precise Location from Apps You Don’t Trust.
<div class="media_block"><img src="https://www.creativetechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/dont-trust-an-app-fully-hide-your-precise-location-from-it.jpg"></div>Most of the time, having your iPhone know precisely where you are is good. You want Maps to tell you exactly when to turn, not after you’ve passed an intersection. But too many apps abuse their users’ privacy. We strongly encourage you to stop using such apps entirely, but we acknowledge that it can be […]
Coming Soon: Most Pantone Color Books for Adobe Creative Cloud to Require Pantone Connect License
<div class="media_block"><img src="https://www.creativetechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/09/most-pantone-color-books-for-adobe-creative-cloud-to-require-pantone-connect-license.jpg"></div>Adobe says that Pantone Color Books will be phased out of Adobe Creative Cloud apps, starting with updates to Illustrator, InDesign, and Photoshop released after August 16, 2022. After November 2022, only three Pantone Color Books will remain: Pantone + CMYK Coated, Pantone + CMYK Uncoated, and Pantone + Metallics Coated. To access all other […]
Not Getting Your SMS Two-Factor Authentication Codes? Give This a Shot.
<div class="media_block"><img src="https://www.creativetechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/how-to-restore-missing-sms-two-factor-authentication-codes.jpg"></div>Many websites, from Adobe to Zendesk, let you receive two-factor authentication codes via SMS text messages. That’s good—any form of two-factor authentication is better than none—but you’re often effectively locked out of your accounts if those text messages don’t arrive. A simple fix is to call your cellular carrier and ask to have any blocks […]
What Now? Here is What to Do If I Get an “AirTag Found Moving With You” Message?
<div class="media_block"><img src="https://www.creativetechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/what-should-i-do-if-i-get-an-airtag-found-moving-with-you-message.jpg"></div>First, don’t panic. Most likely, you’re borrowing something with an Apple AirTag location tracker attached to it, or someone left something with an attached AirTag in your car. Second, tap the alert to open the Find My app, which displays a map showing where the AirTag has been with you, which might shed some light […]
14+1 Ways to Solve Dropped Calls on Your iPhone
<div class="media_block"><img src="https://www.creativetechs.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/08/15-ways-to-solve-call-failures-on-your-iphone.jpg"></div>Sure, we know that phone calls aren’t the most common thing people do on their iPhones—especially anyone under 30—but it’s still important to be able to make and take calls. There are a wide variety of reasons that outgoing or incoming calls might fail, so the solutions vary equally as widely. Some may seem a […]
