Don’t like the idea that any and all of your Facebook friends can post updates, links, photos, or just about anything else they want to your timeline? Good news: you can enforce a “hands-off” policy for your timeline in just a few clicks. Once...
Does your Facebook relationship status say you’re coupled-up, and did you tag your loved one in your “Basic Info” settings? If so, you’ve got a Facebook “couple” page, whether you know it or not. Indeed, I was pretty surprised when...
[Updated March 7, 2018] Had it up to here all the random posts, angry political videos or tired memes that pop up every time you log onto Facebook? Join the club. Read on for three easy ways to declutter your Facebook news feed, starting with… 1. Hide the types...
Nope, you can’t remove Timeline—the chronological, comprehensive list of all your Facebook activity, starting from the very day you were born—from your Facebook profile, so you might as well make the most of it. Indeed, you can customize both the look and the...
Share and share alike: that’s the main idea behind Pinterest, the red-hot social site that lets you share your style with the world by “pinning” your favorite fashions, books, furniture, restaurants, articles … you name it. But what if...
Had enough of fielding Facebook friend requests from total strangers? Don’t want the world thumbing through your photo albums? Leery of oversharing Facebook apps? Read on for 10 ways to put a lid on your Facebook account. 1. Shield your personal info Facebook...
Had it up to here with the ticker? Want to delete all those nosy apps? Wish it were easier to post photos from your phone? Ready to zap your Facebook account once and for all? Help is here! 1. Completely hide the Facebook ticker Tired of that relentless, real-time...
Anne writes: I know a budding photographer who posts the most beautiful photos to her Facebook page. How do I download high-quality versions so I can frame them for her as a present? Hi Anne! So, first the good news: downloading photos from Facebook is incredibly...
With a cell phone and a little patience, you can make life a lot more difficult for anyone trying to hack into your Facebook account. The trick: Facebook’s “login approvals” feature, which adds an extra level of security whenever you or anyone else...
Thanks to Pinterest’s new iPad app, you can finally pin items to your Pinterest boards without the hassle of installing a “Pin It” button on the iPad’s Safari browser. That’s the good news, anyway. The bad news? Well, read on. Pinterest,...