applications

Pinterest for iPhone tip: Pin goodies on the web (finally!)

by ben patterson on May 16, 2013

Until just recently, the official Pinterest app for iPhone did practically anything you could do on the Pinterest web site, from browsing and sharing pins to creating new boards—anything, that Read More

Tagged as: iPhone, Pinterest

Microsoft Office tip: Hide the “ribbon” until you really need it

by ben patterson on May 15, 2013

One of the most intimidating new Office features has to be the so-called “ribbon”—the thick stripe of settings and commands that sits at the top of every Word, Excel, Outlook, Read More

Tagged as: Mac, Microsoft Office, Office 365, Windows

Gmail for Android tip: Shrink wide messages to fill the screen

by ben patterson on May 9, 2013

Ever find yourself swiping back and forth on your Android display just to read a sentence in a Gmail message? Annoying, right?

Tagged as: Android, Gmail, Google

iPhone/iPad tip: How to completely turn off an app’s notifications

by ben patterson on May 8, 2013

So, you thought you turned off the notifications for an iPhone or iPad app, but it’s still bugging you with unwanted banners, beeps and badges. What gives?

Tagged as: iPad, iPhone, Notification Center

Kindle tip: Reset the “furthest page read” of a book you’re re-reading

by ben patterson on May 2, 2013

Thanks to the Kindle’s handy “Whispersync” feature, you can start reading a book on, say, your Kindle Fire, then pick up right where you left off on another Kindle-friendly device, Read More

Tagged as: Amazon, Kindle

Simple password manager for iPad/iPhone? (reader mail)

by ben patterson on April 30, 2013

Reader mail: Simple password manager for iPad/iPhone?

Karen writes: I’m looking for an iPad/iPhone app for my passwords but I’d like something simple, like the Contacts app, that I can secure with a password. It would also Read More

Tagged as: iPad, iPhone, Reader mail

Gmail for Android tip: Swipe from one message thread to the next

by ben patterson on April 29, 2013

Unlike the Mail app for iPhone, the official Gmail app for Android phones lacks an obvious way (like, say, a pair of arrow keys on the actual message screen) for Read More

Tagged as: Android, Gmail

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