Don’t want to sync your iPhone or Android snapshots with iCloud or the Google+ social network? Here’s an easy alternative. Dropbox is a handy, simple-to-use file-syncing service (click here to download and install the free Dropbox desktop utility) that...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RYXu8dW8XeA&w=600] If you haven’t tried Mission Control—the handy Mac feature that gives you a bird’s-eye view of all your open windows and virtual desktops—it’s high time you gave it a whirl. Now, Mission...
If you thought the snazzy new Windows 8 Start screen—you know, the one with the dazzling patchwork of clickable, multicolored tiles—was just for apps, think again. Indeed, you can add—or rather, “pin”—tiles for your favorite contacts, folders, and web...
Are too many Kodak moments slipping away while you’re frantically trying to turn on your iPhone’s camera? I know the feeling. Get ready for a trio of tips that’ll help you launch the iPhone’s camera app in a flash, hit the shutter button with...
Don’t like the idea that any and all of your Facebook friends can post updates, links, photos, or just about anything else they want to your timeline? Good news: you can enforce a “hands-off” policy for your timeline in just a few clicks. Once...
Can’t be bothered to tap in a passcode to unlock your sleeping smartphone? Well, the latest Android phones have another way to verify that you’re you: by scanning your face. The idea behind Face Unlock (a feature that requires Android version 4.0 or better, by...
Who says the Windows taskbar—you know, the strip along the edge of your desktop with buttons for your open windows, the tiny icons on the far side, and the little digital clock—has to sit at the bottom of the screen? Well, no one, really. Not only can you move the...
Does your Facebook relationship status say you’re coupled-up, and did you tag your loved one in your “Basic Info” settings? If so, you’ve got a Facebook “couple” page, whether you know it or not. Indeed, I was pretty surprised when...
Christine writes: I feel technologically challenged. I have a Word Document. How do I convert it to a PDF file? I downloaded Adobe Reader. Every time I click “Convert,” Adobe wants to be paid. I thought you can do this without paying. Hi Christine! So,...
Wish the screen on your asleep-but-charging Android phone could do something a little more interesting than just go blank? If so, good news: a feature in the latest version of Android will turn your phone’s sleeping display into a digital clock, a photo gallery,...
