Remember those incredibly elaborate instructions I wrote a couple of years back on how to add a Pinterest “Pin It” button to your iPhone or iPad? Well, go ahead and toss ’em. Thanks to the new iOS 8 update (which you’re not going to install...
Robin writes: I really appreciate your tips and add them, along with many other useful professional sites, to the Reading List on my iPad, Mac air, and iMac. Can I create folders for my Reading List to facilitate accessibility, like I do with my Bookmarks? Hi Robin!...
Carolyn writes: I have noticed Groups in the contacts on my iPhone. It is populated with a couple of lists based on email contacts. I don’t even have one of the addresses any more. Is there a way to make Groups more functional? Among other things, I’d like...
So, you’re out and about in the big city when all of a sudden, you realize your pocket it empty. Not just any pocket, mind you, but the one where your precious Android phone usually sits. Well, you can always just fire up the Android Device Manager to track your...
So, you’re on a roll with a tricky project on your PC, but you keep getting distracted by your frantically buzzing Android phone. Well, you could always get up and unlock your handset to see what all the fuss is about, but you’ll risk breaking your train...
Spot an article in your Facebook news feed that’s too enticing to miss, yet you don’t have time to sit down and give it a good read? Sure, you could save the story as a bookmark in your web browser, but that could be a little tricky if you’re on the...
So, you’re sitting at your laptop when the thought flits through your mind: Gotta get some milk on the way home. Cannot. Forget. But then you remember that your Android phone is in the other room (so far away!), and you get a little lazy. After all,...
Tired of those niggling red badges on your iPhone and iPad apps reminding you of, say, new stories in your Facebook feed, or that you haven’t played Candy Crush in awhile? Good news: it’s easy to turn off any annoying alert badges on your iPhone’s or...
I’ve been pretty satisfied with Google Docs as a free and effective Microsoft Word replacement, but one key Word feature has been missing in action: the ability to track changes made by others. Word’s “track changes” feature color-codes any...
Ever wish you could set more than just one home page for your favorite web browser? Well, you can. In fact, you can set any of the four major browsers—Chrome, Firefox, Internet Explorer, or Safari—to load as many “home” or “start” pages as you like, all in separate...
