What is this song?

Do you know that Shazam is owned by Apple?

As a result, Apple includes Shazam into iOS. It is therefore possible to ask Shazam for the details of a song that you hear directly through Siri: “Hey Siri, what is this song?” should be enough.

It is also possible to include Shazam in the control center if it is not already there.

To do this, go to settings, control center and click on the green “+” button to add it to existing controls.

To recognize a song, you just have to launch the control center and click the Shazam button and in no time the title and the performer will be displayed via notification. No need for the Shazam app except for more advanced features.

It works also on the Mac via Siri, obviously.

Quelle est cette chanson?

Savez-vous que Shazam appartient à Apple?

Du coup, Apple intègre Shazam dans iOS. Il est donc possible de demander à Shazam les détails d’une chanson que l’on entend directement via Siri: “Dis Siri, quelle est cette chanson?” devrait suffire.

Il est aussi possible d’inclure Shazam dans le centre de contrôle s’il n’y est pas déjà.

Pour ce faire, allez dans les paramètres, centre de contrôle et cliquez sur le bouton vert “+” pour l’ajouter aux contrôles existants.

Pour reconnaître une chanson il suffit maintenant de lancer le centre de contrôle et de cliquer le bouton Shazam et dans la foulée le titre et l’interprète seront notifiés. Pas besoin de l’app Shazam sauf pour une utilisation plus avancée.

Et ça marche aussi sur le Mac via Siri, évidemment!

How to rename your Magic Mouse?

Strangely enough, the System Preference mouse menu does not allow to rename your Magic Mouse, typically called “John Smith’s Magic Mouse”. In order to rename it, go to the Bluetooth menu in System Preference. Right clicking your Magic Mouse in the list of Bluetooth devices, opens a contextual menu where your can select “Rename”.

That’s it. As simple as that.

Comment renommer sa souris Magic Mouse?

Etonnament, le menu de gestion de la souris dans les préférences systèmes ne permet pas de renommer la souris, typiquement appelée “Magic Mouse de Jean Dupont”.

Pour la renommer, passer par les préférences système Bluetooth. Un clic droit sur la souris dans la liste des appareils Bluetooth disponibles, offre la possibilité de renommer la souris.

Et le tour est joué.

How to print from your iPhone or iPad?

Apple AirPrint is a handy feature for printing a document, image or more from an iPhone or iPad.

What you obviously need is an AirPrint compatible printer and a WiFi network to which the printer is connected, as well as your iPhone or iPad.

Apple provides a list of compatible printers on its About AirPrint page. On my side the printer I use is a Brother DCP-9020CDW.

On your iPhone or iPad, open the document or web page you want to print. In the example a PDF document.

Document to print

Click on the “share” icon. If the icon isn’t visible, tap anywhere in the document and it should appear along with other document-related options.

Scroll the next screen up if necessary to bring up the option “Print” .

The next screen allows you to select printing options such as double-sided printing (if the printer supports it), color or black and white printing, number of copies, etc.

Usually the mentioned printer is your printer, in my case the “Brother DCP-9020CDW”. If not, tap “Select Printer” to display the list of printers available on your network and then choose the desired one.

When you are ready to print, finally click on “Print” at the top right. And your print should come out of the printer. That’s it, very simple.

If your printer did not appear in the list of available printers, it may require to run a setup application on your computer (PC or Mac) in order to configure it for AirPrint. In this case, refer to your printer’s user manual.