As a reviewer, I receive all type of gear and accessories, from iPad cases to styluses and light bulbs to remote controls. Out of all of the products I receive to evaluate, only a few make it into my regular technology repertoire. Its not that I don’t use other items I’ve reviewed, but these have taken up residence in my office, I keep them handy and actually rely on them to do my work. I think that is the highest praise for a technology accessory. I won’t provide deep reviews in these posts, but I will be telling you why I like the item, and what has made it indispensable to my work.


One of the smaller changes with iOS 9 is the appearance of the keyboard when using the Shift key. Before, the keys were uppercase in appearance and the highlighted shift key was the only way to know you were typing in uppercase. With the update, the keys are lowercase except when Shift is active: the entire keyboard changes to uppercase. This can make it easier to know which case you're typing in; however, if you prefer the previous set-up, there's a simple Settings change to turn the lowercase keys off.

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How to Sketch in Notes

By Conner Carey Updated 01/21/2016

How to Sketch in Notes
Notes receives my award for most improved app of the iOS 9 update. One of the big upgrades is the Sketch feature. Now, Notes combines text, sketch, picture, and sharing to give you many note-taking options. With three different "marker" tips, a ruler, eraser, and color easel, it's a pretty basic sketch application, but it's effective and easily combined with text or images. 

Open Notes; select a folder. Start a new note by tapping the pencil and paper icon in the bottom, right corner. 
  
To add more than text, tap the plus sign. A menu with your Notes options comes up. Tap the squiggle to sketch.
  
In sketch, choose a color by tapping the circle on the tools menu, next select one of three tips for different drawing widths. You can use the back button (at the top) or the eraser to undo mistakes.

  
 There is also a ruler for straight or angled lines. When you're happy with your sketch, select Done. 

  
The sketch will be added to your note. You can add another sketch, a picture, or text, then share it with the world.

 

Top Image Credit: Dragon Images / Shutterstock.com 

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How to Sketch in Notes

By Conner Carey


Notes receives my award for most improved app of the iOS 9 update. One of the big upgrades is the Sketch feature. Now, Notes combines text, sketch, picture, and sharing to give you many note-taking options. With three different "marker" tips, a ruler, eraser, and color easel, it's a pretty basic sketch application, but it's effective and easily combined with text or images. 

I called it. Yesterday, in my article discussing T-Mobile's new pricing options, I wrote "T-Mobile is shaking things up, as usual, and I wouldn't be surprised to see the other carriers revise and revamp their offerings in response." Sure enough, Sprint has answered the call and not only met T-Mobile's pricing, it undercut the "uncarrier" in an almost desperate bid to be your next carrier.

How to Share a Website to Notes (iOS 17)

Found a web page you want to save for later? You can easily share it to the Notes app so that you can come back to it another time. Or if you find an article that is relevant to a project you're working on, you can share it to one of your notes, add text, and open your note anytime to find the link waiting.

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