Don’t like the idea of Google serving up advertisements based on your browsing history, your recent searches, or the message threads in your Gmail inbox? If so, good news: there’s an easy way to tell Google—and other online ad networks, for that matter—to...
Lost in the iCloud writes: My wife just got her own iPhone 4S (I already have one), and she wants to share some of the things I have in my iCloud account—contacts, calendars, Photo Stream—but she also wants her own bookmarks, notes, reminders, and email. What’s...
[Updated 3/12/2018] Like the idea of wherever-you-go Wi-Fi? Consider a Wi-Fi hotspot, a device that bathes you in a personal cloud of wireless data, perfect for on-the-go laptop and tablet users. So, how do mobile Wi-Fi hotspots work, what are their drawbacks, and how...
By default, the iPad’s on-screen keyboard is anchored to the bottom of the display—as it should be, right? But here’s the thing: you can, if you wish, undock the iPad’s keypad, allowing it to essentially “float” smack-dab in the middle of...
From zipping to the top of a web page to restoring your app, settings, and other backup data from iCloud, here’s a dozen tips for getting the most out of your precious iPhone. Related: 10 more iPhone tips you need to try 1. How to zip back to the top of a web...
Not all smartphone data plans are created equal, particularly when it comes to overage fees. Some carriers will start charging you by the megabyte if you creep over your monthly data limit, while others may slow down, or “throttle,” you data speeds if...
If you’re looking to pay less than $20 a month for data on your smartphone, you’ll soon have just one choice left among the biggest post-paid U.S. carriers: T-Mobile. And while pricier 3G and 4G data plans do—on paper, anyway—offer more bang for your...
One of my favorite features on Apple’s Mac operating system is “Mission Control,” which lets you create and easily switch between multiple desktop “spaces”—perfect for anyone who, for example, wants one virtual desktop for work and...
You know those updates in your Facebook news feed about which Washington Post stories your friends are reading, what songs they’re listening to on Spotify, and the shows they’re streaming on Hulu? Well, they’re courtesy of Facebook’s new...
Karen writes: iTunes Match on the iPhone works great for me when I’m near my home Wi-Fi network, but I’m having big trouble the moment I go out into the world. My iPhone’s battery just goes kaput whem I’m on 3G, especially when I’m...
