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iPhone/iPad tip: Save web links for later, even when you’re offline

by ben patterson on May 22, 2013

Found a link on your iPhone or iPad to a long, enticing web article that you don’t have time to read right now? Or maybe you do have time, but Read More

Tagged as: Instapaper, iPad, iPhone, Pocket

Android tip: How to add a contact to your home screen

by ben patterson on May 20, 2013

Who needs phone favorites when you can just add a one-touch shortcut for your most important contacts, friends, and loved ones to your Android phone’s home screen?

Tagged as: Android

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

iPhone/iPad tip: Create a calendar event or contact directly from email

by ben patterson on May 14, 2013

An invite to a can’t-miss event just landed in your inbox, and you want to mark it in your iPhone’s calendar before you forget—and while you’re at it, you’d like Read More

Tagged as: iPad, iPhone

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: Featured, 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

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