Great Idea! Continuity – for Apple devices Apple has a not very well known feature called Continuity, which will connect all of your Apple devices.  You can copy a picture from your iPad and easily paste it into your iPhone or Mac.  There are only 3 steps to make sure your Apple products are compatible with this […]

Great Idea! Alexa on your iPhone? If you would prefer to put Alexa to work while using your iPhone instead of Siri, it is now an easy thing to do.  Often Siri doesn’t understand a request, or tells you to try again later, or offers many other excuses for not carrying out your request.  Now […]

Great Idea! Pair AirPods with a Windows PC If you own Apple AirPods, you probably remember how easy it was to pair them with your Apple devices.  You can also pair them with other devices using Bluetooth.  The downside is that your non Apple devices won’t know how to pause your music, podcast or video […]

Great Idea! How to… Zoom Ideas Change your background – In case you were wondering about all those people on your Zoom call that are at a beach, let’s go to Settings and change your background.  When you have your Zoom app open, look for the Settings cog in the upper right hand corner of […]

Great Idea! Clear the browser on your iPhone Clearing the cache and cookies from your mobile phone will speed  up your browsing.  Cookies are often used to track the websites you are visiting.  If you have ever seen an ad for a company whose website you recently visited, it is because of the cookie that […]

Great Idea! Use a Memoji on your iPhone or iPad How to create your Memoji Open Messages and tap the Compose button  to start a new message. Or go to an existing conversation. Tap the Memoji button , then swipe right and tap the New Memoji  button. Customize the features of your memoji — like skin tone, hairstyle, eyes, […]

Great Idea! Turn yourself into an emoji on your Galaxy Phone Ever wonder about the emoji you received in a text that almost looked like the person sending it?  This month I will give you the steps on for a Galaxy phone – next month, the iPhone. Important: On some phones, you can only adjust your […]

Great Idea! Share your Outlook calendar It could be very helpful to share calendars among co-workers or spouses.  It is easy to do in Outlook.  Here are the steps: Open and log into Microsoft Office in a browser. (microsoft.com) Click the calendar icon in the far left pane. Click the Share icon in the upper […]

Great Idea! Using your Android device as a remote control! Google’s Android operating system is used on over 70% of the world’s mobile phones.  A major redesign of the operating system is in the works.  This version will include a built in TV remote app.  Google will release this remote control feature for devices running […]

Great Idea! Back Up Your Mac with Time Machine The built in program of Time Machine is not only an excellent and painless way of backing up your Mac, but also an easy way of moving your apps and data to a new Mac whenever you upgrade to a newer model.  After the initial setup, […]