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iPads, More

Got a Wet iPhone? DO NOT GET THE RICE!

According to Apple, it is NOT a good idea to dry out an iPhone that has gotten dunked in liquid.

Here is what to do instead [taken from a MacWorld article, linked below]:

  1. Tap your iPhone gently against your hand with the connector facing down to remove excess liquid. Leave your iPhone in a dry area with some airflow. 
  2. After at least 30 minutes, try charging with a Lightning or USB-C cable or connecting an accessory.
  3. If you see the alert again, there is still liquid in the connector or under the pins of your cable. Leave your iPhone in a dry area with some airflow for up to a day. You can try again to charge or connect an accessory throughout this period. It might take up to 24 hours to fully dry.
  4. If your phone has dried out but still isn’t charging, unplug the cable from the adapter and unplug the adapter from the wall (if possible) and then connect them again.

Other things NOT to do?

  1. Using a heat source to speed up the drying [like a hair dryer. BAD idea!]
  2. Using compressed air [can cause damage to the components]
  3. Sticking a Q-tip into the charging port to try and dry things out.

WAIT FOR THINGS TO DRY OUT.

While you are waiting, MDS Tech suggests you go outside and notice the trees and bids…. and perhaps go spend some quality time with your family, sans devices.

Sources:

  1. Macworld Article: https://www.macworld.com/article/2239742/iphone-liquid-damage-dry-rice.html
  2. Apple Support notes: https://support.apple.com/en-us/102643
Apps, iPads, More

Notability; TAPE tool

TAPE!

This is a tool that can help you learn from your notes. USe the tape tool to cover over the notes – see if you remember the material, and then tap to reveal the hidden areas.

CLICK HERE to read more, and view a video that demonstrates it.

Here is how to add Tape

  1. Select right arrow in toolbar.png to expand the toolbox and then select tape.png.
    • Choose from three different sizes of tape. 
  2. Draw, as you typically would, over any note content that you’d like to hide and Tape will cover it.
    • When drawing vertically, hold to make a straight line first and then draw.
  3. Tap on tape to reveal the content.
    • A colored border will appear around the revealed area. Tap inside the outline to re-cover with tape.

Remove Tape

  • Erase with Full Eraser to remove Tape from the area completely.
Google, Make Tech Easier

SENIORS: Take your Data with you [from Google Workspace]

There are already a few articles on this site that talk about taking your data with you when you graduate:

Every Fall MDS Tech gets phone calls or emails from recently graduated students who want to access their Drivespace. Every Fall we tell them their data is gone, because we delete the accounts during summer.

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Here’s another article with more detail on how to merge multiple mail accounts, calendars, drive material, etc.

https://zapier.com/blog/combine-gmail-accounts/

Although this process is hardly painless, here are the step-by-step instructions—along with a few automated workflows—to help you transfer your data in less time and with fewer headaches than you might think.

There’s also no way to merge multiple Google Drive or Google Photos accounts together. But you can merge your files and photos into a different Google account.