Several weeks back somebody wrote asking about how to lock rotation screen on an iPhone. I can’t seem to find the message now, so I’ll wing it. The ability for the screen to rotate on an iPhone is in the settings. Sometimes, you don’t want your screen to rotate, for whatever reason, and it’s a fairly simple setting.

Following is what I found when I googled it:

To stop an iPhone screen from rotating, you can use the Portrait Orientation Lock feature in the Control Center:

Open the Control Center by swiping down from the top right corner of the screen if your iPhone has Face ID, or swiping up from the bottom of the screen if your iPhone has a Home button.
Tap the Rotation Lock button, which looks like a lock with an arrow around it.

When the Screen Rotation lock icon is red on a white background, the lock is active
You can also double-tap the Home button to open the multitasking window, then tap the Portrait Orientation Lock button.

Some apps don't support rotation, so the screen might not rotate even if Portrait Orientation Lock is off.

Apple Computer
For those of you that like Apple Computers, I want to write about the new Mac Mini. I haven’t used a Mac Mini in years, but I loved it back then. It was powerful, very small, and still upgradable. The new Mac Mini is getting great reviews and the starting price at Best Buy looks to be $549. For a Mac, that’s a great price. I prefer a desktop to a laptop, but that’s just me. My current desktop is actually smaller than a Mac Mini, but it suits me fine and it’s been working great. It’s an ‘off brand’ called a TRIGKEY. There are many of them, and they are mostly cheaper and more powerful than the big names.

Back to the Mac Mini; I read a great review on it HERE. 

​It’s been in the news a lot, if you get nerdy news like me, and it’s been highly touted. 

By BD Bondy

​I liked Windows 10, but it’s getting time to move on. I’ve been on Windows 11 for a few years now. I don’t remember when it came out, but I switched soon after. I like it as much or more as I liked Win 10.

Apparently you can pay $30 to Microsoft for another year of security updates after the 2025 official retirement date for Win 10. But moving on seems like the right idea. I’ve written several articles on upgrading to Win 11. Even if your computer won’t officially upgrade, there are some options to work around that, however, I recommend getting a new(er) computer.

My favorite way to upgrade/Install Windows 11 is to wipe the hard drive first. In my opinion, it’s the best way to go. I also recommend using a web-based email program, as moving Outlook email can be a difficult and unhappy process. Programs may need to be re-installed, so you may need disks or sign-in info for that.​

​After you start on Windows 11, I suggest looking at the tutorial HERE, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eRrOXzmuM_8