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Buying Advice: The Ultimate Parent’s Guide to the Kindle Fire

Buying Advice: The Ultimate Parent’s Guide to the Kindle Fire

by Linsey Knerl | May 31, 2017 | deals, Featured, how-tos, tablets

It’s not unusual to see kids as young as 18 months interacting with tablets these days. In fact, my own children were obsessed with my iPad from very early on, and it led me to research what might be the best (and most affordable) tablet for kids. We settled on a...
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: How to forward iMessages or text messages via email

iOS tip: How to forward iMessages or text messages via email

by ben patterson | Jul 22, 2014 | Featured, how-tos, phones, tablets

Amro writes: Is there a way to forward text messages and send an entire iMessage thread via email? Essentially I am trying to get an entire chat thread from my phone and forward it to a colleague. Any advice would be appreciated. Hi Amro! Yes, there is a way to...
Mac tip: How to stop programs from launching automatically

Mac tip: How to stop programs from launching automatically

by ben patterson | May 7, 2013 | desktops, Featured, how-tos, laptops

(Updated on 11/6/2017) So, here’s a quick question: how long does it take for your Mac to start up? A minute? Two minutes? Five? Or just too long? One possible reason your Mac may be slow out of the blocks is that it’s trying to launch a slew of programs all at the...

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