Let me be your Personal Apple Genius
- This is a 1-hour virtual Apple FaceTime session.
- Bookings are for within the next 3 weeks
- If booking between end of one month and beginning of next, click next month to see more dates
- Questions on the booking form with an asterisk * are required
Call Requirements (at least one of your devices must meet these requirements. If not, or you are not sure how to check, please contact me before making an appointment)
- An iOS device with iOS 7 or later or an iPadOS device
- A Mac with OS X 10.9.2 or later, and a built-in or connected microphone
- WiFi speed at 5mbps or greater
- Be in a quiet location for the session
Note: Using FaceTime allows me, with your permission, to have access to your device remotely so we can customize and optimize your device(s)—and maximizes your learning by doing everything yourself with my guidance. This is called "Share Your Screen" and ends access when you stop sharing your screen. The only way to share your screen again is for you to enable it on your device.
Session Format
There's three formats of how we can conduct the session:
1. Free style
2. Address a list of your specific issues or things you want to learn
3. Choose from the list below of things to address
Our Session Can Cover:
- Apple device optimization: settings, features, and functionality
- Apple device interoperability: between your own devices and others
- Family sharing
- iCloud settings and services
- System settings audit; focused on privacy settings and battery optimization
- Recommendations for new Apple devices
- Optimizing using stock Apple apps (Reminders, Notes, Calendar, Home, Mail)
- Becoming best friends with Siri, who can do so much for you
- Apple Health: tracking medications, sleep, weight, exercise, nutrition, heart rate and so much more; plus medical records
- Apple Home automation: lights, locks, security cameras, pet monitoring, music, sensors, blinds, switches, plugs
- Have annoying multiple Apple ID accounts? We'll fix that
- Preparing an old Apple device to be sold
- Find My Network, tracking devices, people and AirTags
- Photo Roll management and optimization
- Photo & video editing
- 3rd party accessory recommendations
- 3rd party app recommendations based on your needs
- Apple Services: Music, Fitness+, Apple TV+, iCloud+, News, Arcade
Related Tech Services
- Dead Wi-fi zones in your house? I'll help you obtain whole house Wi-fi with no extenders
- Virtual banking with a focus on multi-currency accounts
- Password Management
- Instant (no typing) Wifi Password access for rental properties
- eSIMs: Two SIM cards on one phone
- Wearables (in addition to the Apple Watch) for tracking biometrics and health monitoring
- Watching content from your home-based streaming service(s) in other countries using a VPN
- Connecting 3rd party devices like printers, TVs, or wireless speakers using AirPrint or AirPlay
What I don’t do:
- Any devices running Android or Microsoft operating systems
- Physical repairs
- Hard drive reboots
- Apple Time Machine issues
After you schedule the session, you'll receive a confirmation email.
Following that, I'll be in touch ahead of time with more information about how to best prepare for the call to ensure we maximize our time together.