Great Idea! More Windows 10 tips! I am a really long time user of the Snipping Tool in Windows.  It has been very valuable to take a picture of something on your screen to either save, copy or even print.  Windows is moving this feature to a new utility call Snip & Sketch.  Try it […]

Great Idea! Google Maps As you would expect, Google Maps is a terrific app – available for both iOS and Android.  If you don’t have it on your phone, download the free app right away.  It doesn’t just show you how to get from point A to point B, although that is always helpful and […]

Great Idea! Hopefully you are aware that the government and the cell phone companies are trying to combat the robocalls that you receive.  The FCC suggests the following steps you can take to eliminate the calls to your phone numbers: Don’t answer calls from blocked or unknown numbers. Don’t answer calls from numbers you don’t […]

Great Idea! Hidden Google Map trick Google Maps lets you download your route ahead of time so you don’t need to worry about using your data or getting lost.  Follow these easy directions: In the Google Maps app, enter your destination. At the bottom of the screen, tap the name of the place or the […]

Great Idea! Take Screenshots with iPhone and Android phones iPhone X, XS, XR, 11,11 Pro, 11 Pro Plus:  Simultaneously press the power button and volume up button. Be care that you don’t press too long or too short. It takes a 0.9-second button press to trigger a screenshot.  When you are successful, you’ll see the screen flash […]

Great Idea! Saving stuff in Evernote Evernote is a terrific, free, organizational app available for PC, Mac, iOS and Android.  It is basically a digital notebook with the ability to create many different notebooks with many different pages in each notebook.  You can search within notebooks or within the whole file and your notes will […]

Changes Coming! iTunes is going away Apple is getting rid of iTunes.  For everyone who has ever been dependent on iTunes for their music, podcasts or syncing and backing up an iPhone, this change after 18 years may seem significant.  Apple is betting on you just being able to go with the flow and change […]

Great Idea! Driving Apps These are from the category of “I thought of that!  Why didn’t I do it?”  How many times have you thought of an app that would save you some aggravation?  Here are a couple that may do that: Find My Car – this app lets you pinpoint where you park in […]