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Sharon in Nashville, Tennessee listening on WTN 99.7 FM calling in from the app asks us: “I have an iPhone and I have some recording of a friend of mine that has passed away. I’m trying to get these recording that are stored on my voicemail. I was wondering if there is any way I can get it off my voicemail.”
Sharon,There are several ways this could be done. One route you can take is, iMazing. iMazing is a file manager that can be used with iPads, iPhones, and iPods to transfer any file or media to a computer or to a new device. It does not require iTunes, iCloud, or even a jailbroken device. The program can be found on iMazing.com.
Another program you can use is “iExplorer”, which is also a file manager intended for the same purpose as iMazing.
If you still are having some trouble exporting your voicemails to your PC, you can try connecting a 3.5mm audio cable to the head-phone jack on your iPhone and to your computer’s mic jack. Download a software such as “Audacity”, an audio editor and recorder, and simply click record and play your voicemail from your iPhone.
Your iPhone’s voicemails are backed up to iTunes whenever you make a backup of your phone, and while nothing we’ve recommended to you should cause your voicemails to be deleted, it is always better to be safe than sorry, especially when dealing with such important voicemails. So please, make a good backup of your phone before you begin this process.
For more information tune in to Hour 1 of our podcast.
Consumer Reports Feature With James McQueen
HDTVs are offering better and better picture quality, but often only so-so sound quality – thanks mainly to the manufacturers’ focus on making the sets so thin. For a better listening experience to compliment your big screen, you’ll want to add a sound bar. Need some buying advice? Consumer Reports Electronics spokesman James McQueen is here a few recommendations that won’t bust your budget.
The “Into Tomorrow” team discussed the latest apps that they have been playing with recently.
• Mark recommends: AirFile, FREE
- “My app this week is called AirFile. It’s a very specialized app, but when you need what it does, it’s a real lifesaver. I use three “clouds” as part of my daily work routines. Dropbox, Google Drive, and OneDrive. When I need to edit files with the iPad version of Word (or the Word web app), the file has to be in the OneDrive cloud. The same is true for Google Drive. When I want to create or edit a Docs or Sheets file, it has to be on Google Drive. And Dropbox, well…I’ve been using Dropbox for years and it has many gigabytes of historical files in it. So when I’m working on my iPad and I need to get a file from Dropbox, say, to OneDrive so I can edit it with Word, that’s what AirFile does. It’s a file manager that connects to all your clouds. You can have Dropbox in one panel and OneDrive in the other, select a file, press Transfer, and BAM! The file moves over. AirFile is free if you don’t mind looking at ads, or you can pay $4.99 for the Pro version that removes them. I don’t need it often, so when I do use it, I just accept the ads.” — Mark
What are your favorite Apps? Let us know at 800-899-INTO and we’ll feature them in this segment!
- Tune in to Hour 1 of our podcast for more details
Guest Segment:
Itai Ben-Gal, CEO – On Controls
cloud-enabled automation system for any device, environment or set-up.
OWC Feature with Larry O’Connor
We all suffer from computer slow-downs. While many people replace their old computer, many times there are things that you can do to breathe new life in your old machines… Like upgrading your storage. OWC’s Larry O’Connor is here with more.
Mike in Nashville, Tennessee listens on WTN 99.7 calling in from the app asks us: “I was looking to buy a new computer and I saw HSN had a good deal on an HP computer. Can you tell me if its better to buy through HSN or go to a electronic store?”
Mike, HSN is a safe and legitimate website and broadcast to purchase things on but since you are buying a computer, we would recommend you to buy it from an electronic store.
Buying a new computer is an investment, and going to an electronic store will give you more security on the computer you are buying. You’ll be able to test out the computer before purchasing and test out others as well.
The warranties you get from either place will probably be different too, HSN does offer warranties, but they seem to be extra, and that cheap computer may be a lot less cheap after you spend $200 on a warranty that involves having to ship it to have it serviced.
The other thing to point out is that the models sold on shopping channels like HSN don’t ever seem to really line up with the current models offered for sale in the big retailers like Best Buy, Amazon.com, or on the company’s own websites. The explanation for this is that the shopping channel gets “special bundles and deals,” to offer you the very best price possible. That may be true, or it may be true that they get excess inventory of the last generation model as a clearance item. We encourage you to always shop around and be certain that you know what you’re getting.
For more information tune in to Hour 1 of our podcast.
Ron in Tennessee listens on WTN 99.7 calling in asked us: “I’m 65 years old and I got a Samsung tablet and can’t figure out how to use it. It’s blank and I’ve been sliding around. Is there a book on Dummies for tablets.”
Ron, There is, it’s actually called Samsung Galaxy Tab for Dummies, but you may benefit more from having a person show you how to use it.
If you have any friends or family willing to give it a shot, it probably won’t be too hard to learn. Tablets should be fairly intuitive devices to use, so just some basic pointers may be enough to get you started.
The really great thing about tablets is that it’s almost impossible to do something by just playing around with it that prevents the tablet from working. If you don’t know what you’re doing with a computer, you can cause more harm than good. But on a tablet? Tap and swipe to your heart’s content and see what happens. It’s really designed for the average Joe to be able to use it, so you might find that a little exploration goes a very long way.
For more information tune in to Hour 1 of our podcast.
This Week’s Prizes for Our Listeners
Hydreon:Fake TV – Burglary Deterrent Device
iolo: Copies of System Mechanic – Tune-up your PC to increase performance and reliability.
Tylt: ALIN Screen Protectors for the iPad Air
“Into Tomorrow”: Microfiber Screen Cleaning Cloths with Dave’s cartoon on them, for all your smartphones, tablets, TVs, camera lenses and computer screens!