So, you may already know that “pinning” a Windows program to the desktop taskbar lets you launch your favorite apps with a single click. What you may not know, however, is that you can save even more time by right-clicking (rather than left-clicking) the...
Still confused by Apple’s all-new Calendar app for iOS 7? I know I still am .. and just as I was getting used to it, here comes iOS 7.1, complete with a slew of additional Calendar changes. One of the biggest complaints I originally heard about the new Calendar...
Roger writes: My dad just got an Android phone, and is wondering whether he should install antivirus software. Is this something you’d recommend? Hi Roger! So, there’s little doubt that more and more security threats—particularly innocuous-looking apps...
Belinda writes: I have a MacBook Air, almost one year old. Recently I switched from Mozilla Firefox to Safari. When I did that on some sites the fonts are really small. So I use Command + and – to make the fonts larger or smaller. But when I close the site out...
Ever see those nifty-looking photo collages that all the cool kids are posting on Facebook and Instagram? They’re actually pretty easy to create, and you can make them directly on your iPhone or iPad. Plenty of photo collage apps are available in the App Store,...
Not all that long ago, you could fine-tune the Facebook news feed settings for a specific friend, checking off which of their photos, likes, updates, and other miscellaneous activities would pop up in your scrolling feed of Facebook stories—and, more importantly,...
The bigger the screen, the tinier the words look. So it goes with the latest and greatest PC monitors, which boast ultra-sharp images but itty-bitty text. The good news, though, is that Windows makes it relatively easy to zoom your display—either just a portion or the...
Got a web site you love that doesn’t have its own fancy iOS app? No problem. You can add any site you like to your iPhone’s (or iPad’s) home screen in only a few steps. Once you’re done, your favorite site will have a home-screen icon that...
Never quite got the hang of tap, tap, tapping on a touchscreen keypad? If you’re using an Android phone and you’re feeling a little daring, there’s a clever—and surprisingly elegant—alternative: swiping. For a little more than a year now, Android has boasted a clever...
Mark writes: I’m using Mail on a two-year-old Mac with with latest OS. Emails from an important business resource automatically go to junk and I cannot “unjunk” them. How can I stop this? Hi Mark! Yep, the Mac’s Mail app can sometimes be a...
