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 […]
Read MoreGreat 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 MoreGreat 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 MoreGreat 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 MoreGreat 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 MoreGreat Idea! Your iPhone can read to you! You don’t need to pay for an Audible subscription to have your iPhone read books to you. By enabling an accessibility setting, you can make your iPhone read the text of whatever it is you have open, from a book in iBooks to an article you have […]
Read MoreGreat Idea! Controlling Spam It is important to occasionally check your spam folder as legitimate emails may show up there. If you read the fine print on many emails, they strongly suggest you put their address in your contact list to insure you receive them. But there are also things you can do to try […]
Read MoreGreat 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 MoreImportant 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 MoreGreat 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 […]
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