Great Idea! Password Dos DO – Use a password manager – LastPass, Dashlane, KeePass – These allow users to generate complex passwords, manage them across all of your devices, and then use autofill on forms. Click here to read reviews on these managers. DO – Stop using easy passwords like “password”, “123456”, or the likes. Try to […]
Read MoreFebruary 2017
Great Idea! Turn off Chrome notifications Google Chrome is definitely my browser of choice. But it gets tiresome always having to answer questions like “Do you want to allow…. to know your location?” All of these can be turned off. Here’s how: Click on the menu icon (3 vertical dots) in the upper right hand […]
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Great Idea! Alexa in the Kitchen! For those of you who found an Amazon Echo or Dot under the tree, here are a couple of very useful ways to use Alexa (the voice assistant) in the kitchen – hands free, of course! 1. Out of the box, Alexa can help you maintain lists for shopping […]
Read MoreDecember 2016
Great Idea! Android smart settings Turn on Smart Lock. Once activated (just tap Settings > Security > Smart Lock to get started), you can set Smart Lock to unlock your phone whenever you’re at home, when it scans your face with its camera, when it hears your voice, or whenever it’s near your Bluetooth […]
Read MoreNovember 2016
Great Idea! Keyboard Shortcuts to Send Emojis Faster Instead of opening the menu and selecting an emoji to send, you can do it much faster using keyboard shortcuts. Here’s how, for both iOS and Android users: iOS – Emojis can be assigned text labels that can be added quickly to any conversation. Settings – General […]
Read MoreOctober 2016
Great Information! What the heck is a hashtag and how do I use it? Ok, admit that you see them all over the place but you thought it was called a “pound sign”! New name when used with social media, “Hashtag” #. They are important to the way we communicate online, and it is a […]
Read MoreJuly 2016
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 […]
Read MoreJune 2016
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 […]
Read MoreMay 2016
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 […]
Read MoreApril 2016
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 […]
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