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Facebook tip: How to turn on (or off) individual email notifications

Facebook tip: How to turn on (or off) individual email notifications

by ben patterson | May 16, 2012 | how-tos, social networks

Jhesa writes: How can I receive individual Facebook email notification again, instead of that summary email notification that I’m receiving? I’m much more comfortable with the individual email notifications, especially since Facebook access is blocked at...
Android smartphone tip: When in doubt, tap the “Menu” key

Android smartphone tip: When in doubt, tap the “Menu” key

by ben patterson | May 15, 2012 | how-tos, phones

Ever get stumped while using your Android phone? Maybe you want to open a new browser window, or create a new email message, or shuffle your music … but you can’t find the right button on the screen, and before long, you feel your frustration level starting to rise....
3 must-know tips for Safari on the iPad

3 must-know tips for Safari on the iPad

by ben patterson | May 8, 2012 | how-tos, tablets, web browsers

Tired of playing “peek-a-boo” with the bookmarks bar on Safari for iPad? Wish you could arrange your browser tabs any way you want? Want to control the behavior of new tabs? Help is here. 1. Take charge of the bookmarks bar Anyone who uses Apple’s...
How to stop Facebook from ID’ing your face in photos (updated)

How to stop Facebook from ID’ing your face in photos (updated)

by ben patterson | May 7, 2012 | how-tos, privacy, social networks

Facebook boasts a sophisticated “facial-recognition” feature that’s capable of putting names to faces in any newly-uploaded photos. Amazing? Yes—but also a tad creepy. The so-called “Tag Suggestions” feature (which was launched back in...
How to restore an iCloud backup that’s older than the most recent one (reader mail)

How to restore an iCloud backup that’s older than the most recent one (reader mail)

by ben patterson | May 2, 2012 | how-tos, phones, the cloud

Elba writes: I have a question. Does iCloud automatically back up to the last date it was backed up or does it give you the option of choosing a backup date? The reason I ask is because I deleted a contact on my iPhone, and was hoping iCloud would allows me to choose...
11 spring cleaning tips for your PC or Mac

11 spring cleaning tips for your PC or Mac

by ben patterson | May 1, 2012 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Is your PC running out of hard drive space? Has it been ages since you backed up your Mac? Ready to declutter your desktop? Get your system back under control with these 11 tips and how-tos. 1. Back up your Windows PC Windows 7 boasts an easy-to-use utility that’ll...
Forget to log out of Facebook? Just sign off remotely

Forget to log out of Facebook? Just sign off remotely

by ben patterson | Apr 26, 2012 | how-tos, social networks

So, you logged into your Facebook account on your friend’s laptop, or on a PC in an office conference room … and now you can’t quite remember if you ultimately logged out. Not good. Why? Because if you didn’t log out of that other PC...
Gmail tip: Replace the icons on buttons with text labels

Gmail tip: Replace the icons on buttons with text labels

by ben patterson | Apr 25, 2012 | how-tos, the cloud

One of the biggest complaints I’ve heard about the much-reviled “new look” of Gmail is that the icon-only buttons along the top of the page are way too confusing. What does the folder icon with the down-arrow do, for example—and how is it different...
How to permanently delete your Facebook account

How to permanently delete your Facebook account

by ben patterson | Apr 20, 2012 | how-tos, privacy, social networks

Had it up to here with Facebook? You can always delete your account, but it’ll require a little work—and patience—on your part. First, we need to make a clear distinction between merely “deactivating” your account and actually deleting it....
Want the old Gmail look back? Try the HTML version (updated)

Want the old Gmail look back? Try the HTML version (updated)

by ben patterson | Apr 19, 2012 | how-tos, the cloud

Outraged that Google has pulled the option to revert to the “old” Gmail look? If so, there’s still a way to revert to a version of Gmail that at least resembles the old-fashioned one. While the “Revert to the old look temporarily” option...
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