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 […]

Great Idea!  Waze App Tips After plugging in your destination, tap Go Later and scroll down to see how the drive time varies with the times. Tap the Routes button after entering your destination and see many different possible routes. If you are running late, tap the status bar at the bottom of the map and […]

Great Idea! iMessage tips How annoying is it to get multiple messages from a group text?  You can actually mute all the responses in your list of messages. Find the group and swipe left.  Instead of deleting, choose “Hide Alerts”. If you’ve got multiple group text conversations going, it can be hard to keep track of which group […]

Great Idea! The security and what to update I have read that 1/10 of Americans never update any of their electronic devices.  Updates aren’t always just to provide new features.  I primarily suggest updates for security reasons.  Microsoft may find that there is a hole in Internet Explorer that would allow for hackers to attack.  The […]

Great Idea! New features and options in the Control Center of iOS 11 The Control Center in iOS 11 looks and acts quite differently than prior versions. It is now one long side panel. Other than a few permanent buttons, you have the option to customize it for your needs. Along with standard toggles for […]

Great Idea! Ways to save a web page on an iPhone or Android phone You can save a web page permanently on your phone – not just as a bookmark, but as a permanent file. Here are some ways: • iPhone – Use the square button with the arrow on the bottom of the screen […]

Great Idea! iOS 11 Apple will roll out iOS 11 this fall. If you thought “Big Brother” was watching you before, think again! There are a number of new features. Here are a couple of them. Do Not Disturb While Driving – Whether or not you do it often, or you are concerned about your […]

Great Idea! Free up space on your Mac’s backup drive Even though Time Machine automatically deletes your oldest backups as new ones are created, eventually your backup may be too large for the backup disk. At this time, you need to manually delete some of your older Time Machine restore points. You can do this […]

Great Idea! Improve Battery Life on your iPad 1. Lower screen brightness – Settings – Display & Brightness 2. Turn off Wi-Fi and Bluetooth when they are not needed – Settings or Control Center 3. Turn off AirDrop – Control Center 4. Limit Background App Refresh – Settings – General – Background App Refresh 5. […]