Click the your iPhone’s (or iPad’s) Home button once, and you’ll end up on the home screen. Double-click it, and you’ll jump to the iOS multitasking screen (you know, the one that shows all the apps that are running in the background). But what happens if...
Open a folder—any folder—on your Mac, and you’ll see a thick gray column on the left side of the folder window. Meet the Sidebar, a list of shortcuts to “Favorite” file directories (like Applications, Music, and your user folder), “Devices” (like DVDs, iPods, and...
With its uncanny ability to guess your next word before you even type it, SwiftKey makes for an impressive iOS typing app. On Android, though, SwiftKey is even better—much better, actually. For one thing, SwiftKey’s word-predicting keypad can be used anywhere...
Think PC power button on your Windows laptop of desktop only good for completely shutting down your system? Think again. You can set the PC Power button to put your computer into a gentle “sleep” mode, a deeper “hibernation” slumber, or even to do nothing at all....
One of the more intriguing new iOS 8 goodies coming to iPhones and iPads this fall is QuickType, a “predictive” typing feature that pops up a trio of buttons above the standard keyboard with suggestions for your next word. Nice, but here’s the thing:...
Did you know you can set an “out of office” message for Gmail directly from your Android phone, or that you can silence an annoying Gmail thread? Read on for six nifty Gmail tricks that your Android phone can do, from an easier way to sift through recent...
Want to take a hands-off approach when it comes to your mouse? You can manipulate windows, switch programs, lock your PC, and even navigate the new-fangled Windows 8 “Start” screen using nothing but your keyboard. Read on for 25 keyboard shortcuts that...
Ever feel like it takes a million taps to perform the most simple iPhone tasks? (OK, maybe not a million, but you know what I mean). Well, here’s the thing: once you know a few secret shortcuts, you’ll be flying around your iPhone’s interface like a...
Sure, I know how to reveal my Mac’s desktop with a simple swipe on my touchpad (courtesy of the Mac’s “Hot Corners” feature). But there’s something undeniably satisfying about doing the same thing by tapping a single key. Indeed, you can...
Wish there were an easy way to sync all the photos and videos on your Android phone with your Google account, à la Photo Stream for iOS devices? Well, there is, so long as you’re comfortable with your snapshots and video clips getting uploaded automatically to...
