Want to use your AT&T iPhone with another carrier, such as T-Mobile or an overseas network? If so, good news: AT&T will now “unlock” your iPhone for use on another compatible wireless carrier, although there are a few “ifs,”...
(Updated: 3/28/2018) Not that long ago, there was only one question you had to answer when it came to picking a TV screen: how big. Today, though, size is just the first in a series of questions you have to tackle, and one of them continues to be perplexing: 1080p,...
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Mention Apple TV, Roku, the Xbox 360, or any garden-variety HDTV set, and the term “HDMI” will inevitably pop up—especially once the subject turns to plugging one home-video gizmo into another. So, what is “HDMI,” exactly? What does it stand...
Janice writes: I have a Windows 7 laptop that I’ve never, ever backup up—yes, I know, I know. I’m ready to take my medicine now; what’s the easiest way to start backing everything up? Hello Janice! When it comes to backing up your personal data,...
Ever want to lock your iPad’s display in portrait or landscape mode, or make the screen a little brighter without digging in the Settings menu? You can do both—and more—from the iPad home screen or anywhere else, if you know what to tap and when to swipe. Now,...
So there I was, taking a quick look at one of those “Twilight” books on Amazon (for someone else, I swear!) when all of a sudden, my Amazon home page was covered with more Twilight paraphernalia than a Twi-hard could shake a stick at. We’re talking...
Mario writes: I have an Amazon Kindle e-reader with Wi-Fi. As a first time user, how can I go about on getting free books to read. Please provide a step by step answer. ex: best sites to go to, how to go about it, etc. Much appreciated. So, you’re looking for...
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y8szrFilYJU&w=600&rel=0] Karen writes: Hey Ben, do you have any suggestions for how to get the Pinterest pin button to work on an iPad 2? I had no trouble installing it on my PC laptop, but the directions for adding one...
So, you’ve got the latest and greatest iPad, and you want to transfer everything on your old iPad—including your apps, contacts, calendars, music, and videos—to your new one. What’s the best way to do it? My suggestion: try Apple’s iCloud Backup...
