It’s the Little Things That Count

Do you try to quiet your children by handing them your iPhone? There’s stuff on there you don’t want messed up by curious little fingers. There is a way to lock the iPhone, by using Guided Access, that will still let your little one use one app.

Go to Settings, General, Accessibility, Guided Access. Then turn on “Guided Access” and “Accessibility Shortcut.” Now open your kid’s app and press the home button three times in a row (for iPhone X, triple-click the side button instead.) The first time you do this, it will prompt you to enter a passcode (you create one at this point) to start the access. When you need to exit guided access, hit the home button three times again and enter your passcode. (Don’t forget your code.)

Do a Little More

You can optimize your ever-growing and changing list of tasks by assigning blocks of time to each task in your computer’s calendar. This is called “timeboxing.” You create an estimate of how long a task might take and put that block of time on your calendar. Seeing those blocks of tasks with their time estimates can make them easier to reprioritize and move around.

Learn a Little More

The Goodwill Community Foundation offers a variety of online learning tutorials at edu.gcfglobal.org/en. The site helps anyone who wants to use it learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, the site offers more than 180 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons, more than 800 videos, and more than 55 interactives and games, completely free. These go beyond technical computer skills training to include work and life skills. And it’s put together in Raleigh.

Correct a Little Error

If you use Facebook Messenger, you can now unsend messages. You have 10 minutes after sending your message to retrieve it.

Do you try to quiet your children by handing them your iPhone? There’s stuff on there you don’t want messed up by curious little fingers. There is a way to lock the iPhone, by using Guided Access, that will still let your little one use one app.

Go to Settings, General, Accessibility, Guided Access. Then turn on “Guided Access” and “Accessibility Shortcut.” Now open your kid’s app and press the home button three times in a row (for iPhone X, triple-click the side button instead.) The first time you do this, it will prompt you to enter a passcode (you create one at this point) to start the access. When you need to exit guided access, hit the home button three times again and enter your passcode. (Don’t forget your code.)

Do a Little More

You can optimize your ever-growing and changing list of tasks by assigning blocks of time to each task in your computer’s calendar. This is called “timeboxing.” You create an estimate of how long a task might take and put that block of time on your calendar. Seeing those blocks of tasks with their time estimates can make them easier to reprioritize and move around.

Learn a Little More

The Goodwill Community Foundation offers a variety of online learning tutorials at edu.gcfglobal.org/en. The site helps anyone who wants to use it learn the essential skills they need to live and work in the 21st century. From Microsoft Office and email to reading, math, and more, the site offers more than 180 topics, including more than 2,000 lessons, more than 800 videos, and more than 55 interactives and games, completely free. These go beyond technical computer skills training to include work and life skills. And it’s put together in Raleigh.

Correct a Little Error

If you use Facebook Messenger, you can now unsend messages. You have 10 minutes after sending your message to retrieve it.

Use the three horizontal dots (on a computer) or press and hold on the message (on a touch device) to find the Remove option. If you don’t see it, you may not have the latest version of Messenger (update to get this feature) or you may have gone over the 10-minute mark. If you delete something, there will be a gray placeholder left in the message thread that indicates something was there.


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