A Mac has invaded my house!

[MineralMan]

86. I'd do that, too, but I really can't.

Here's an example: My wife, one morning, told me that her iPhone wasn't ringing or making any sounds at all. She was missing calls. Now, I don't use any smart phone. I have a flip phone that is off unless I want to make a call. I said, "Hmm...." to her, and held out my hand. She gave me the phone.

I looked in the tools menu and found the sounds section, but everything was set up so that she'd hear all of the annoying sounds that device makes. Next, I looked for the volume buttons on the phone, and turned the volume up. Still no joy. I tested the phone by calling it from our landline phone. No ring at all.

So, I looked closer at the phone, and found the little switch that Apple put there to let you silence the phone. Sure enough, it was off. I turned it back on and called the number from the landline after handing it back to her. It rang. She answered it. I said, "All fixed, now." Then I explained what I had done. I haven't had to fix that problem again. She was mildly embarrassed.

Sometimes, the family IT guy just has to bite the bullet.