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Tutor for Apple Watch

Tutor for Apple Watch with watchOS 4 is now available

I’m happy to announce that my tutorial on the Apple Watch with watchOS 4 is now available on-line. This tutorial includes 22 video lessons on using the Apple Watch including a quick video on how to tell which watchOS you are using. I cover everything from getting around the Apple Watch with gestures, to accessing […]

Apple’s HomePod Smart Speaker Coming Soon

Move over, Amazon Echo and Google Home, there’s a new smart speaker coming soon. First announced back in June of 2017, Apple’s long-awaited HomePod will ship in the US, UK, and Australia on February 9th for $349. You can get it in space gray or white. Where Amazon and Google focus mostly on how you […]

Tips and Help

Amazon Prime Video Finally Comes to the Apple TV

If you have an Amazon Prime membership, you’ll like this! Amazon Prime membership provides various perks, including free 2-day shipping from the Amazon online store and streaming access to Amazon’s vast media libraries. Unfortunately for Apple TV users, accessing Prime Video content has been frustrating. Why? There was no Amazon app for the Apple TV. […]

Noteboom News

New Lifetime Membership Plan

Hello everyone! I’ve added a new lifetime membership option to my tutorials! You can now buy a lifetime membership and gain instant access to nearly 2,000 lessons and tips on the Mac, iPad, iPhone, and Apple Watch. This membership will not expire and you are only billed once. How much is it? Only $79.99 – […]

How to Switch Apps on the iPhone X

Since the iPhone X lacks a Home button, how do you now switch between open apps? You used to press twice for the app switcher, now you’ll need to switch apps in a new way. To bring up the app switcher, swipe up from the bottom of the screen to about halfway, and then pause […]

Watch Out for Phishing Attacks Hidden in Your Email

One of the most important things you can do to stay safe on the Internet is to be careful while reading email. This can’t be stressed enough. Online criminals know that we’re all busy, and we often don’t pay enough attention to what we’re reading or where we’re clicking. To take advantage of our inattention, […]

My Review of the Ecobee Thermostat and HomeKit

Let’s take a closer look at my Ecobee thermostat. I have the Ecobee 3 Lite. This version does not have a sensor to where it detects if I am home, but I can buy those if I want. The thermostat is also HomeKit compatible. What does that mean? I can control the temperature of my house from Siri, my iPhone, my iPad,  and even my Apple Watch. Being that I have a newer Apple TV, I can also control it from outside my house. How does all this work? Let’s see if I can clarify it for you.

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A Quick Look at how I use HomeKit at my House

In this post I am going to introduce you to how I use Homekit at my house. In future posts I’ll look at the HomeKit devices I have in more detail, but let’s first look at what HomeKit is and how it is being used at my home.

Quick-Start

Here’s the Fastest Way to Set Up a New iPhone

When you replace your old iPhone with a new iPhone, one thing you’ll need to do is transfer your information from your old iPhone to your new one. If your old iPhone is running iOS 11, you can use Quick Start, a new iOS 11 feature that makes the transfer easy. Just turn on your […]

Latest-Tutorials

What’s New in macOS High Sierra available as an iBook

I am happy to announce that my latest tutorial, What’s New in macOS High Sierra, is now available as an iBook. If you are a Premium Member, you can download it for free from our site. Non-members can find it in the iBook store. This tutorial includes all the lessons from What’s New in macOS […]