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Facebook tip: View your timeline as strangers see it

Facebook tip: View your timeline as strangers see it

by ben patterson | Aug 19, 2015 | how-tos, social networks

No matter how carefully you’ve checked your Facebook privacy settings, it can still be an eye-opener to see how your Timeline (a.k.a. your Facebook public profile) looks to everyone else—to friends and strangers alike. Facebook’s “View As” feature not only lets you...
3 ways to unfriend a Facebook friend without really unfriending them

3 ways to unfriend a Facebook friend without really unfriending them

by ben patterson | Aug 12, 2015 | Featured, how-tos, privacy, social networks

[Updated February 20, 2018] Got an oversharing Facebook buddy who can’t stop with the food photos, a sullen friend who’s bringing you down with all his depressing updates, or a frenemy who you don’t want peeking at your Facebook photo albums? Well, you could always...
iOS tip: 3 ways to make the most of your Safari Favorites

iOS tip: 3 ways to make the most of your Safari Favorites

by ben patterson | Aug 5, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Tap the address bar in Safari for iPhone or iPad, you’ll reveal a panel of your Favorites—that is, web pages that you’ve bookmarked in the Safari Favorites folder. That much you may already know. What you may not know, however, is how to quickly add new...
iOS tip: Using Chrome? Here’s 5 nifty gestures you gotta know

iOS tip: Using Chrome? Here’s 5 nifty gestures you gotta know

by ben patterson | Jul 29, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Whether you want to refresh a page, switch tabs, close a tab or open a new one, there’s now a Chrome gesture just for you. You can grab the latest version of Google’s Chrome browser from the App Store—and no, there’s still no way to make Chrome the...
Reader mail (iOS): What does the Enable LTE setting do?

Reader mail (iOS): What does the Enable LTE setting do?

by ben patterson | Jul 22, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Jacqui writes: Thanks for your post from Nadine on keeping cellular usage under control. Under Settings, Cellular, I see “Cellular Data” and “Enable LTE.” I thought both of those terms meant the same thing. Am I missing something? Hi Jacqui!...
Reader mail (iOS): Should I turn off cellular data while using Wi-Fi?

Reader mail (iOS): Should I turn off cellular data while using Wi-Fi?

by ben patterson | Jul 15, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Nadine writes: I have an iPhone 6 Plus. My plan allows me unlimited texts and messages but only two gigs of data. Should I have cellular data on or off while at home? Should I turn it on and off manually or will the phone know to go to Wi-Fi when in a Wi-Fi zone? Some...
iOS tip: How to hide the “Connect” button in the Apple Music app

iOS tip: How to hide the “Connect” button in the Apple Music app

by ben patterson | Jul 8, 2015 | how-tos, phones, tablets

The all-new Apple Music app, which comes (like it or not) in the just-released iOS 8.4 update for iPhone and iPad, is many things, but customizable is not one of them. Sure, you can still create your own playlists and spin up streaming “radio” stations...
Mac tip: Tough time clicking the trackpad? Just tap instead

Mac tip: Tough time clicking the trackpad? Just tap instead

by ben patterson | Jun 24, 2015 | how-tos, laptops

Rather than a traditional trackpad-plus-button setup, the newer MacBook trackpad is essentially one big button. Press it hard enough, and you’ll eventually feel a “click.” Clever? Sure. Personally, though, I find clicking the newfangled MacBook trackpad feels...
Mac/Windows tip: Tough time with key combos? Try “sticky” keys

Mac/Windows tip: Tough time with key combos? Try “sticky” keys

by ben patterson | Jun 16, 2015 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Having a hard time maneuvering your fingertips around multi-key combinations like CONTROL + ALT + DELETE (for launching the Windows Task Master) or COMMAND + SHIFT + N (to create a new Mac desktop folder)? Join the club. Luckily, both Windows and Mac systems come with...
iOS tip: Find out which of your apps are battery hogs

iOS tip: Find out which of your apps are battery hogs

by ben patterson | Jun 9, 2015 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

When I first got my iPhone 6 about a year ago, I was pleasantly surprised by how well the battery held up. Even after an entire day of moderate-to-heavy use, my iPhone’s battery meter would still be in the green, with room to spare. And then things started to go...
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