Nicholas Guastella

If you’re using your iPad or iPhone and asking yourself a question like “what is iMessage?” odds are you’re a newbie in the world of Apple – a convert from Android – now on the other side.  Or maybe you’ve had Apple devices so long the terminology is such second nature that you may not have never asked the simple questions. Where do they come from? Is iMessage actually free? Fear not!  The explanations might be simpler than you think and you’ll find them below. iMessage vs Text Message The most common curiosity when it comes to iMessage is how does it differ from a

Oh, the iPhone battery. Like a fabled, elusive white whale, it seems like a satisfactory iPhone battery life seems unattainable. Even as the usability of our favorite Apple devices gets improved with each update to its operating software, it seems that battery life takes an equally devastating blow. It’s hard to keep up with how to save iPhone battery life, but we are very glad to help! So, if you’ve got a new iPhone for the holidays and have been using it ad nauseam and now need a way out, why don’t you put your phone on a charger for

Whether you’re an aspiring podcaster or a super creep, you may be curious how to record calls on an iPhone.   To record iPhone calls, there are a plethora of options through various apps that make you fork over a couple of bucks.  There are also laborious ways to do it through syncopation with a your Google account, if you’ve got one.  Who’s got the time? What I’ve got for you is a free (at least for a good chunk of time) app that allows you to record calls on iPhone with ease. So, before we get started, let’s talk about the aforementioned

Keeping tabs of your emails is an increasing necessity the more responsibilities one has.  Whether it’s a conversation with a family member, a friend, or a co-worker, we all are constantly engaging in at least one important chat. For what seems like forever, email notifications on the iOS has been unreliable.  I can’t tell you how many times I’ve been hours late in noticing an increase in my inbox, or how many times my inbox didn’t even show a change when I had new emails.  It can be a drag and you can even get in trouble with your loved

Tired of engaging back and forth in a headache inducing miscommunication of a meet up spot with your friend?  Is whichever maps app you are using not pinpointing the proper location when you type in the address that you are certain is absolutely correct? If you have found yourself grappling with these petty technological problems, then I come bearing good news!  Apple’s iOS 8 update has increased the locating services functionality by adding a new feature that quickly solves these aforementioned woes. Now, by tapping into your Messages’ full potential, you can share your exact location with whomever you so

Messages on your iPhone or iPad on the iOS 8 software is loaded with improvements.  When messaging on your Apple device under the new update, so many things are made so much easier. How many times have we been sent a picture from a friend or family member that made us smile, and when weeks later you realize how great of an Instagram post it would make, you realize you can’t be bothered with trudging through days of old messages to find that picture you forgot to save?  Okay, maybe that’s too specific – but you get the idea.  

Everybody deletes photos, whether on purpose or accidentally.  At one point or another, we’ve had the need to unearth an embarrassing photograph of a friend or to salvage an accidentally trashed shot that was totally Instagram worthy.  Losing intimate memories or hilarious captured moments can be a bummer and even a little bit stressful. Luckily, there’s no need to sweat this small stuff any longer.  Apple’s new iOS 8 update makes recovering deleted photos of yesteryear real easy — and it doesn’t rely on iCloud, manually syncing, or any other way that may make you feel like your privacy may be in

When it comes to text messages, they’re almost always a private manner.  Whether friends, family, or fightin’ words with foes, our inboxes often get flooded so much so that we have to do some spring cleaning from time to time. I know what you’re thinking, though.  “Ugh.  I hate having to manually select what feels like a MILLION text messages just so I can delete them.  What a drag!”   O, ye of little faith.  The new iOS 8.1 update offers Apple device users the option to have your messages automatically get trashed after certain increments of time.  That’s right!  You