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You see, I convinced everyone in my family to get iPhones so that I wouldn\u2019t have to help them.\u00a0 This backfired a little as it seems even the iPhone can be complicated for newbs and now family members have PC\u2019s <strong>*AND*<\/strong> Smart Phones (but at least for me, the problems are fairly consistent).<\/p>\n<p>Nevertheless, there is a solution for everything.\u00a0 Anyone that knows me will be aware I love me some SnagIt for screen captures and detailed, colourful instructions.\u00a0 But when I\u2019m providing iPhone support, I have to take pictures on my phone (screenshots on the phone) and then email them to myself, to then add my callouts and arrows.<\/p>\n<p>Enter <a href=\"http:\/\/www.reflectorapp.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">ReflectorApp<\/a>.\u00a0 This application, that is installed on Windows (or, barf, a Mac), allows me to AirPlay my iPhone or iPad to my PC at which point I can SnagIt the crap out of the screens.\u00a0 This is already hugely useful to me.\u00a0 On the ReflectorApp website, they provide really easy\/great instructions to get started so I don\u2019t need to repeat them here but I will say that as a techie guy, this is a big win for me.\u00a0 They focus their content on their website as to how it is useful in education\/classrooms and I surely get that, but even us nerds can benefit from this too.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2014\/02\/reflector.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-2534\" src=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/brainlitter\/2014\/02\/reflector-300x168.png\" alt=\"reflector\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Stumbled across this nifty tool, ReflectorApp today while looking for a solution to provide better support for my family. 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