Ios on myByways

Generating animations / videos with SDXL LCM

Mon, 13 Nov 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I never tried generating video clips or animations with SDXL before, simply because my GPU is not powerful enough. But after testing out the LCM LoRA for SDXL yesterday, I thought I’d try the SDXL LCM LoRA with Hotshot-XL, which is something akin to AnimateDiff.

Fix Web Background Videos That Do Not Auto-play in Safari on iOS

Sun, 10 Sep 2023 00:00:00 +0000

I recently encountered a situation where Safari would not play background videos in web pages! I initially assumed the page was broken… until I realized mine was the only iPhone with this behaviour, yet I am on the latest iPhone and iOS version. I finally figured what was different with my setup, and how to solve this issue.

Lock Screen "Launcher" Widget with Scriptable

Fri, 02 Dec 2022 00:00:00 +0000

iOS 16 introduced new lock screen widgets! Rather that installing various third party widdgets, I want to create my own using Scriptable. Here is a simple “universal” widget to launch an application or a Shortcut (bonus: or even the home screen too!)

iOS 12.5.6 for 8-9 year old iPhones!

Sun, 04 Sep 2022 00:00:00 +0000

Last Wednesday, August 31^st 2022, Apple released iOS 12.5.6. This Security Update fixes a WebKit vulnerability that “may have been actively exploited.” Users of newer devices will not care, but I cannot overstate how significant this is as a demonstrable commitment to security.

Browser support for HTTP/3 QUIC

Sun, 31 Jul 2022 00:00:00 +0000

It’s been over a year (or two) since three major browsers enabled HTTP/3 using the QUIC protocol over UDP. Chrome and Edge enabled HTTP/3 by default in April 2020 and Firefox followed “shortly after” in April 2021. I am not sure - does Safari in macOS Monterey 12.5, released July 2022, enable HTTP/3 by default?

Enable the Globe key on external keyboards for iPad

Sat, 16 Oct 2021 00:00:00 +0000

If you use an external keyboard on iPad, this is the most important thing to do - remap a key like the fn key to the globe 🌐 key. Here is how I do it for an older Apple wireless keyboard like the second generation A1255 or third generation A1314.

iOS Shortcut to Join Cisco WebEx

Sun, 01 Nov 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Here is a quick iOS Shortcut to join Cisco WebEx personal rooms by email name. In my organization, once logged in to Cisco WebEx, we can join a colleague’s personal meeting room just by his or her email name. Here is a shortcut to either:

Launch WebEx for the contact from the Contacts App share sheet,
Or just run the shortcut to select email to launch WebEx.

Choice of home screen icon with DuckDuckGo

Sun, 02 Feb 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Ah, just as I post my method of creating a shortcut with an icon of my choice on the iPhone home screen - which I demonstrated with Firefox - along comes a browser that allows a choice of icons out-of-the-box!

Shortcuts on iPhone home screen

Thu, 23 Jan 2020 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s how I “changed” an app’s home screen icon on iPhone. I’m so OCD that I want my home screen dock icons (the tray at the bottom) to be all of the same colour! Actually, changing an icon is not possible, but creating a new shortcut with an icon of my choice is!

iOS 11.3 and Accessibility customization on my iPhone 6

Sat, 31 Mar 2018 00:00:00 +0000

I had put off updating my iPhone 6 to iOS 11, primarily due to the poor performance reported by Netizens. But, with the release of iOS 11.3 - reported to be focused on improving performance, and more transparent power management (throttling) - I decided to go ahead!

iOS 11 "likes" and "not likes"

Wed, 27 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I admit, my title is misleading. This is a list of mostly “not likes” with iOS 11. Why few “likes”? Because there is enough written elsewhere singing the praises of iOS 11 and detailing “what’s new”. Maybe my dislikes will help you decide if (when) you want to upgrade…

Verse contacts missing and sync not working in iOS 11

Tue, 26 Sep 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I upgraded my iPad to iOS 11.0.0 last night - and this morning realized that my IBM Verse contacts had disappeared from my iPhone! I didn’t update my iPhone, nor did I make any changes of significance lately. Most upsetting! Here’s a guide to restoring your contacts.

Workaround for YouTube PiP using iOS Safari with a Workflow.is Action Extension

Sat, 29 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

It’s pretty easy to get Picture in Picture (PiP) in Safari on macOS - just a right-click twice - and if that didn’t work, I described simple workaround by disabling JavaScript. Here I have a Workflow.is App based workaround to enable PiP in YouTube in Safari on iOS. This allows me to surf (or work) while having a video running in a tiny floating window on my iPad.

Workflow is a great start to learning to code

Sun, 23 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

In August 2016, GE’s CEO said he wanted every new hire to learn to code. And I must say, I do agree! In today’s digital, data-driven, self-service world, everyone should learn to code. But, to clarify, I’m not necessarily referring to programming in C# or Swift (like I do), but rather “coding” for automation.

Using Google Maps in Workflow

Mon, 10 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

By now you have realized that the latest version of the Workflow App no longer has deep integration to Google Maps. That’s not too big a deal, since you can make do with the Workflow Open URLs function. Here’s how…

New iCloud Settings in iOS 10.3 fixes iCloud for Numbers

Sun, 09 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Apple has noted that a number of users may experience an issue with iCloud setting being enabled after upgrading to iOS 10.3. For me, I had quite the opposite experience, as iOS 10.3 finally enabled some iCloud applications that I had never gotten working for a long time!

Workflow Action to add cheap IDD call prefix

Sun, 09 Apr 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Does your service provider differentiate between standard or “premium” IDD and “budget” IDD like mine does? Typically, the standard + international call prefix will default to the premium option, but to use the the cheaper option, usually via voice-over-IP (VoIP), one has to specific a different carrier-defined prefix, e.g. 12300 (I just made this up, check with your telco). I can’t find a built-in way to do this on iOS… enter the Workflow App!

Numbers has a new STOCK trick

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Remember the time I waxed lyrical about using Google Sheets to track my stock portfolio? Well, it’s going to be a “standard feature” of spreadsheets soon, with the introduction of the capability to retrieve stock data with today’s update of Numbers on iOS (3.1) and macOS (4.1).

Retrieving an Exchange Rate with Workflow

Tue, 28 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Here’s how to retrieve and display the latest exchange rate for two currencies with the Workflow App (though one could just use Numbers on iOS or macOS too).

Scanning a Contact via QR Code using Workflow

Mon, 27 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been playing with the Workflow.is App recently, and this one is pretty cool - using Workflow to scan and generate a QR Code with Contact information.

iOS Dictionary Lookup via Workflow App

Sun, 26 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

I love that iOS includes the Oxford Dictionary. I dislike that iOS has not provided a simple way for me to lookup a word, unlike on macOS, which has Dictionary. Here’s the fix with the Workflow.is app!

Using Workflow App to Track Travel Expenses

Thu, 23 Mar 2017 00:00:00 +0000

Apple acquired Workflow today, and Workflow is now free in the App Store! Workflow (http://workflow.is)is a powerful yet simple rule-based automation tool. One pre-built workflow is to lookup your next calendar meeting, retrieve the location if there is one, and pop up directions in Maps - all this from a single button click.

If you are new to Workflow, here is a short tutorial to use Workflow to track travel expenses.

Trying out KeeWeb and MiniKeePass password manager

Mon, 10 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve been a long time iOS 1Password user, but recently started looking at alternatives. I discovered KeePass, KeeWeb and MiniKeePass, all open source.

Streaming from desktop with NVIDIA GameStream to iOS and macOS

Fri, 07 Oct 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I recently discovered an alternative to remote control my Windows 7/10 desktop PC, instead of using Microsoft Remote Desktop. This method requires a computer with a modern NVIDIA graphics card with GameStream and works with iOS and macOS using a client called Moonlight!

Horrible Spotlight "Suggestions in Look up" feature in iOS 10

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I’ve stumbled on another “feature” that iOS 10 has mangled - Spotlight Suggestions in Look up. What does this double speak even mean? Worse, I can’t even get rid of “Look Up” and revert my beloved “Define”.

Triple-Click Accessibility Shortcuts with Magnifier in iOS 10

Thu, 15 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

The Magnifier seems like it’d be useful. Here’s how to setup the Home button Triple-click with multiple Accessibility Shortcuts and to avoid physically triple-clicking the Home button with the AssistiveTouch floating Home button.

iOS 10 on iPhone 6 - the cons

Wed, 14 Sep 2016 00:00:00 +0000

I have updated to iOS 10, and so far, I’m really not impressed, since it brings so few features that I care about that work on my iPhone 6 and in my region.

AssistiveTouch Customisation on iOS 9

Wed, 11 Nov 2015 00:00:00 +0000

I, like many other iPhone users, turn on AssistiveTouch so that I don’t have to press the Home button. Historically, this button has been quick to fail, so using the on-screen icon will save some wear-and-tear. And with iOS 9, AssistiveTouch has become customizable! Shocking (for Apple, not much is customizable)!