Have you ever recorded a video on your iPhone during a birthday celebration or special event? Or perhaps captured a fun video of your child, grandchild or pet? ...then thought how nice it would be to also have frames from the video?

You can! In this 5-minute video tutorial, I'll walk you through how to save still images from a video using your iPhone or iPad. The still images will be saved to your Photos app and can be shared with family & friends and used in a photo project such as a book, calendar, coffee mug, etc.

Apple released iOS 15, the latest operating system upgrade for iPhone and iPad, in September 2021. It includes an array of helpful features including Visual Look Up which I find especially interesting.

The Visual Look Up feature adds insight to your images as it recognizes flowers and plants, cat and dog breeds, books, landmarks as well as artwork.

This quote by Lao Tzu is one of my favorites. When I think of his words in terms of organizing the thousands of photos on our iPhones, iPads and computers, I think of the question I often get asked by individuals who are overwhelmed by their messy photo libraries, “how do I begin?”

Begin by taking a little time to write down your why — why would you like to organize your photos? Why is it important? What will it mean to you, your family and your friends in a year? In five years? In 20 years?

Imagine curating your photos and videos into one permanent collection that you and your loved ones can access and update for generations to come. This and more is possible with FOREVER.

The beginning of each month is a good time to check your backups. I can't express enough the importance of backing up your computer, iPhone and iPad. These devices contain our precious memories...photos of our family & friends, trips we've taken as well as emails & letters from our loved ones. Not only that, but they also contain the apps we've grown accustomed to using every day, important documents we've either created or received, and music we have collected over many years.

A backup system provides peace of mind. If something happens (hard drive failure, technical glitch, flooding, a fire) all your data is secure and accessible.

Scams have unfortunately become very common and continue to be on the rise. Awareness is key. Please review the following Scam Prevention Checklist and be proactive against scams.

In our digital age, it’s important that someone you trust has access to your personal data — your photos, contacts, text messages, notes and other information. Up until recently, the only way to access another person’s Apple account was to know that person’s Apple ID and password. This has now changed. Apple has incorporated a new Legacy Contact program in the following versions of iOS and macOS:

Have you ever received a voicemail message you'd like to save? Perhaps a sweet message from your children or a delightful greeting from a friend? I received a birthday song duet from friends which was such fun and absolutely precious, a definite keeper. Here's how to save those treasured messages from your iPhone.