Great Idea! Android Shortcuts Bypass unlocking your phone – This feature is in the Lock Screen and Security menu.  Once you add trusted places, devices, or voices you can skip the PIN, pattern or password every time you want to check an alert. Reject calls with a text – On most phones, this option is […]

Important Information! Mobile Security Face it.  We are storing more and more important information in our smart phones.  People that don’t protect their phones are at risk for identity theft, hacking, fraud and any other cyber crimes.  Mobile attacks quadrupled from 2013 to 2014 to almost 1.4 million attacks.  Criminals will show up where money […]

Great Idea! Windows 10 Recovery Drive If your Windows 10 PC is operating perfectly right now (as perfect as a computer can be!), it is a good time to create a recovery drive so that you can perform repairs if something ever goes wrong.  Booting from a USB recovery drive allows you to perform basic […]

Great Idea! Google Chrome can help you learn a language! Google Chrome has an app called Language Immersion which can help you get started or practice a language you already know.  After downloading, you just need to give LI a target language. Download and install Language Immersion for Chrome. Once it’s installed, click the icon […]

Great Resource! Check it out! I am a member of the Consumer Services committee for the Better Business Bureau.  They have a new feature on their website that is very helpful.  It is called the Scam Tracker.  Every week I get calls about Microsoft or some other tech company reaching out to people to make […]

Great Idea! Location tips for iPhone, iPad and Android   Send your location via text Do you need to let someone know exactly where you are?  Here is an easier way than giving it verbally: Within your message thread in the Messages app, tap the Details button in the top-right corner of the screen, then […]

Important Information! System Restore and Windows 10 System Restore has saved many people from a variety of mistakes, including malware and viruses.  The concept is that it sets your computer back to a time in the past when a problem wasn’t occurring.  It didn’t delete personal files created since that time, but it could correct many […]

Great Idea! Location tricks for your smartphone How often have you tried to meet up with someone and they need to know your location?  This is a great feature: Within your message thread in the Messages app, tap the Details button in the top-right corner of the screen, then tap Send My Current Location. When […]

Great Idea! iPhone tips you never knew but should have! 1. Hidden level – iOS’s built in leveling tool uses the phone’s gyroscope to help you find out if an object is perfectly vertical or horizontal! To access it, launch the compass, then swipe right to reveal the level. 2. Quickly go back – In Messages, […]

Coming Soon! iOS 9 will be coming this fall Here are a few of the new features that will be coming with iOS 9 this fall. Low-power mode – When this is enabled, your battery life may be extended up to three hours.  It will disable some visual effects, though and reduce performance when it […]