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Windows 10 tip: An easier way to clean junk files off your PC

Windows 10 tip: An easier way to clean junk files off your PC

by ben patterson | Mar 1, 2017 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Is your Windows 10 hard drive starting to feel a bit cramped? A quick way to clear some hard drive space is to haul out the junk—that is, temporary files, old program setup files, cached thumbnails, and other bits of digital detritus that pile up over time. Read on...
iOS tip: How to manage (or delete) saved passwords in Safari

iOS tip: How to manage (or delete) saved passwords in Safari

by ben patterson | Feb 22, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Update [10/2017]: This tip was edited to account for changes in iOS 11. It’s easy to tap “Yes” whenever Safari for iPhone or iPad asks whether you’d like to save a web password you just entered. But what happens to all those saved passwords in...
Mac tip: Never tried Mac folder tabs? Here’s 4 tips to get you started

Mac tip: Never tried Mac folder tabs? Here’s 4 tips to get you started

by ben patterson | Feb 15, 2017 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Annoyed by the clutter of windows on your Mac desktop, or just looking for an easier way to drag files from one folder to another? Time to try one of the Mac’s most overlooked features: folder tabs. Just like the Safari web browser, each Mac folder window is...
iOS Music tip: Where to find the hidden Shuffle and Repeat buttons

iOS Music tip: Where to find the hidden Shuffle and Repeat buttons

by ben patterson | Feb 8, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Anyone want to play “Where’s Waldo?” with the Shuffle and Repeat buttons on the recently updated Music app for iOS? Nope, I didn’t think so, but looks like we’ll have to anyway. As part of their endless tinkering with the Music app for...
iOS tip: How to attach Dropbox and Google Drive files to Mail messages

iOS tip: How to attach Dropbox and Google Drive files to Mail messages

by ben patterson | Jan 25, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Snapshots from your iOS camera roll aren’t the only types of files you can attach to e-mail messages on your iPhone or iPad. Indeed, you can attach almost anything to an iOS Mail message, from an MP3 to a ZIP file. The trick? Using a cloud storage service like...
Google tip: Here’s a super-easy way to sign into your Google account

Google tip: Here’s a super-easy way to sign into your Google account

by ben patterson | Jan 18, 2017 | how-tos, phones, security, tablets

How many times have you had to look all over for your password to sign in to your Google account? Too many times, I’m guessing. Particularly if you’ve got lots of Google apps on your iPhone or Android device. Luckily, there’s a much easier way to...
Mac tip: How to sneak a peek at any Mac file with a single keystroke

Mac tip: How to sneak a peek at any Mac file with a single keystroke

by ben patterson | Jan 11, 2017 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Nope, you don’t have to go to the trouble of launching a program like, say, Photos or Preview just to take a peek at an image file, nor must you open Microsoft Word (ugh) to flip through a Word file. Instead, you can take a quick look at just about any file on...
iOS tip: 4 reasons to try a new keyboard app on your iPhone or iPad

iOS tip: 4 reasons to try a new keyboard app on your iPhone or iPad

by ben patterson | Jan 4, 2017 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Change can be hard, I know, and nothing seems to change more often as iOS (especially lately, right?). But hey, you owe it to yourself to make a change for the better—and believe me, you can do better than the “stock” iOS keyboard on your iPhone or iPad....
Mac tip: 8 ways to make the Mac desktop dock work for you

Mac tip: 8 ways to make the Mac desktop dock work for you

by ben patterson | Dec 14, 2016 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Thanks to the handy mac dock at the bottom of your Mac desktop, your favorite programs, files, and folders are never more than a click away—and once you know what you’re doing, you can make the mac dock behave practically any way you want. Indeed, you can...
iOS tip: Oops! 4 e-mail apps that let you “undo” a sent message

iOS tip: Oops! 4 e-mail apps that let you “undo” a sent message

by ben patterson | Dec 8, 2016 | how-tos, phones, tablets

So, you just tapped “Send” on an important e-mail message with your favorite email app—and the moment you did, you realized you sent the message to the wrong person, or forgot to attach a critical file, or CC’d the entire planet, or you simply want a...
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