Rick wrote (in response to “How to turn off your iPhone’s unread email badge”): Unfortunately, there still doesn’t seem to be a way to turn off the actual notification [for new email messages] itself. Even if you switch everything to off, the...
Own a Kindle? If so, you can now borrow Kindle e-books from Amazon for free—one at a time, and up to one a month. But there is a catch, or three. Catch No. 1: You must own an actual Kindle e-reader to borrow a book from Amazon’s Kindle store—not a Kindle...
Jean writes: I tried the new modern look for Gmail and it’s too modern for me. How can I get the old look back? Hi Jean! First, the bad news: like it or not, it sounds like Google will be rolling out the new Gmail makeover (which I quite like, actually) for...
(Updated 11/8/2017) Guess who just finished a brief stint of jury duty? Yep, yours truly—and I have to say, the rules for toting electronic devices like smartphones, laptops, and other gadgets in court have changed dramatically since the last time I was called to...
Is your brand-new iPhone 4S barely making it through the day on a single charge? Join the club. Hundreds of iPhone 4S users are lighting up Apple’s support forums to complain about a steady—and mysterious—drain on the batteries, even when their handsets are...
Wish you could post a fresh snapshot from your iPhone onto your Facebook wall without having to open the Facebook app? Well, there is a way, even though there’s no “Send to Facebook” button in the iPhone’s Camera application (or at least, not...
Hey, who goes there? Maybe it’s nothing—or maybe it’s the stealthy sound of someone tagging you in a Facebook photo, or a hacker sneaking into your account, or a rogue app having its horrifying way with your Facebook wall. Read on for five terrifying...
Shelley writes: I followed your instructions and now I’m backing up my iPhone with iCloud Backup. Do I need iTunes at all anymore? Hi Shelley! Sounds like you’re all set with iCloud Backup, which automatically backs up your iPhone’s settings,...
Seems like every time I open the Netflix streaming app on my iPhone, I get the same old recommendations, again and again—and for the record, no, I do not want to watch “Gamer,” “Step Up 3,” or “Bloodlust Zombies.” And while...
Yes, it has bookmarks, a home page, and tabs just like Internet Explorer, Safari, and Firefox, but Google’s Chrome web browser has something that other, more familiar browsers don’t: an app store. You can install web applications in Chrome for everything...
