Great Idea! Tips for Apple’s newest iPhones The lack of a home button should be the first clue that the new phones – beginning with X, are different.  Needless to say, there are shortcuts and tips to help you master this new technology if you are replacing an older iPhone. Go home – start at […]

Great Idea Best apps of 2018 Now that 2018 is almost over, I thought it was time to take a look at some new apps that came out this year that we may have missed.  Here are a few for Apple and Android: Apple Apps: Tab – This app actually figures out a bill at […]

Great Idea Best apps of 2018 Now that 2018 is almost over, I thought it was time to take a look at some new apps that came out this year that we may have missed.  Here are a few for Apple and Android: Apple Apps: Tab – This app actually figures out a bill at […]

Great Idea! Google Chrome’s Password Manager First, please check to make sure your Google Chrome browser is up to date.  Find the 3 vertical dots in the upper right hand corner.  Then click on Help and About Google Chrome.  If you see that your version begins with 69, you are up to date.If it begins […]

Great Idea! New Features in iOS 12 Here are a few new features to look forward to in iOS 12: Group video calls!  FaceTime is adding a group video for calls up to 32 people. To help you cut down on your screen time (optional, of course), there are tools in the operating system to […]

Great Idea! The Photo Stick The Photo Stick is a small thumb drive that is compatible with your computer. It’s perfect for storing all of your photos and videos. It’s also super-fast to upload them and you won’t spend precious hours of your weekend playing with the cloud, or getting mad at your crashing computer. You […]

Great Idea! What really is Alexa? Heard of Alexa?  Not really sure what “she” is or how “she” works?  Here is a little explanation in case you are interested in purchasing the device, or already have one and not sure what it does! Amazon has 3 smart home devices – Echo (the original speaker), Dot […]

Great Idea! Extending your Wi-fi outdoors Having wi-fi on your deck, porch, etc… is nice, but more and more people are needing wi-fi outside to enable the increasing number of outdoor smart devices, like lighting, security cameras, garage door openers or timers for your garden hose.  With the right hardware, you can extend your wi-fi […]

Great Idea! Alexa makes calls from your tablet You can now use Alexa to make free phone/video calls and send messages with some Android, iPad and Amazon Fire tablets. This new feature is activated differently depending which device you have. The Amazon Fire HD 10 tablet just requires you to ask Alexa to make a call. Other Fire tablets, which don’t have Hands-Free mode, need […]

Great Idea! Ways to speed up an old iPhone 1.  Free up some space – go to Settings – General – iPhone Storage – You will find every app on your iPhone and the amount of space it is using.  It is very easy to click on an app and delete it.  Delete those you […]