MyQ Garage with Siri (2024 Edition)
MyQ automation has been broken for a few years because of Chamberlain and apps having died. But, you can still automate your MyQ with Siri and Accessibility. Check it out!
Siri Shortcut Randomize Wallpaper Not Working
Have you upgraded your iPhone to iOS 16 or your iPad to iPadOS 16 only to find your randomize wallpaper siri shortcut is broken? Me, too!! I used a siri shortcut to change the Wallpaper daily at Sunrise. I have a Photos album called Wallpapers (which I use instead of...
Using Alexa To Control A MyQ Garage Door? (Deprecated)
**Oct. 27, 2023 — This procedure appears to be officially dead as both SimpleCommands and LiveKey apparently are no longer working. LiveKey now says the service is inactive and is no longer available on the iOS app store. SimpleCommands is still on the iOS app...
Google Play Music Transition to YouTube Music
On July 14, 2020 I received a note from Google they would be phasing out Google Play Music later this year (to be determined) in favor of YouTube Music. They offer a one-click method of transferring your music from Google Play Music (GPM) to YouTube Music (YTM.) Be...
Siri Shortcuts for MyQ Garage (Deprecated)
Use Siri Shortcuts to control your MyQ garage.
“Hey Siri, I’m being pulled over….”
Tell Siri, "I'm being pulled over." This can be useful if you are pulled over by the police for ANY reason. You should open the link on your iPhone, then click on the link to the Shortcut. Once you see the Shortcut, scroll to the bottom. (You might have to go into...
MoCA for TiVo Bolt & TiVo Mini
When I purchased my house in 2000, I had it wired for Ethernet. This was long before WiFi became as commonplace as it is today. Because of the structure of the house, the one room the installer wasn't able to drop a lead to was the living room. This has constantly...
Alexa, Control my MyQ Garage Door Opener (Deprecated)
Use Amazon Alexa to control your MyQ garage door opener for free! **As of 8/23/2021, SimpleCommands has fixed their link to MyQ. This procedure is now the one to use, with some modification** Have you been looking for a way to use Alexa to control your MyQ garage...
Photos on Mac won’t upload to iCloud Photo Library
A client wanted to have all photos on iMac, iPhone & iPad. Easy peasy, right? Not so much. Of course, the first thing that needs to happen is all devices must be signed into iCloud using the same Apple ID. Once that was confirmed, we turned on iCloud Photo Library...
iMazing is aMazing for dealing with your iOS Devices
I've been using iMazing for awhile, and meant to do a write up but MacWorld beat me to it. This is highly recommended, especially if you are dealing with multiple devices and either want to retrieve info from any of them or, and this is big, you are backing up...
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