Sébastien Page

Sebastien is the Founder and Editor in Chief of iDB. Once a BlackBerry user, Sebastien instantly fell in love with the iPhone when it was first announced in 2007. Shortly after, he decided to start sharing his knowledge of the iPhone and its nascent ecosystem, which led to the creation of this blog. Sebastien currently owns 14 iPhones, 4 iPads, a MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, a MacBook Air, 2 Apple Watches, 3 Apple TVs, countless HomePods and AirTags as well as a few pairs of AirPods.

How to share files and documents between users of a same Mac

Share files among the user accounts on your Mac

If you have a Mac in your household, chances are it's being shared between several family members. With every family member having his or her own account, each user can then operate the computer without messing up other users' files and settings.

In that kind of situation, users might, at some point, want to share files and documents with each other. This can be done either via a Shared folder, a Public folder available to each user, and a Drop Box folder that is specific to each user. (Not to be confused with cloud storage service Dropbox.)

In this post, you will learn the differences between a Shared folder, a Public folder, and the Drop Box folder. You will find out when and how to use each method to share files and documents between users of the same Mac.

How to customize your AirPods shortcuts

Until iOS 11, you could only choose between activating Siri, or Play/Pause media when double-tapping either the left or right AirPod. But with the release of iOS 11, Apple gave AirPods users a few more options as to what a double-tap gesture can do. Indeed, we have a couple more controls available, and we can also choose specific controls for both the left and right AirPod.

Let’s Talk iOS 207: An outsider from faraway

If you've ever wondered what it's like to live with a tiny phone from the past, Cody is here to tell you all about it. Sebastien lives in the present times with a modern phone and shares his experience shooting with iPhone 8. Why didn't Cody and Sebastien update to macOS High Sierra? Well, you gotta listen to find out. Also some thoughts about what Amazon unveiled last week and how it competes, price wise, with what Apple has been or is about to unveil.

Let’s Talk iOS 206: Quit making fun of my phone

Cody got an old new phone, and Sebastien got a new new phone. While Cody raves about his iPhone SE, Sebastien has more tempered feelings about the iPhone 8. Then the two talk about the non-success that seems to be the iPhone 8 launch and why that could be. Finally, a short discussion about AR apps.

It’s costing Apple more to make iPhones

The cost of material used to make the 64GB version of iPhone 8 and iPhone 8 Plus has slightly increased, compared to previous models. According to research firm IHS Markit, the estimated bill of material (BOM) of $247.51 for iPhone 8, and $288.08 for iPhone 8 Plus, "is the result of slower annual component cost erosion tied in with additional features."

How to change the Calendar app to 24-hour clock time format on Mac

The 24-hour clock is the most commonly used time notation in the world. That is if you're not living in the US or any of the few countries that sill operate on a 12-hour clock system. Also called military time in the US, 24-hour time format arguably makes more sense than anything else as it divides the day into -- you guessed it -- 24 hours.