Meg writes: I recently got the new iOS 5 download onto my iPhone 4 and it’s working great so far. The only thing I am having trouble with is manually backing up with iCloud. How do I know if iCloud is backing anything up and why isn’t it manually backing...
Starting today, you can check out digital Kindle books from your local library branch (well, one that’s hip to digital downloads, anyway) and read them on your Kindle device, your desktop, or any smartphone or tablet that supports Amazon’s free Kindle app....
Google Docs makes for an amazing productivity tool when it comes to storing and sharing your documents in the almighty cloud—that is, until an outage like the one Google Docs suffered on Wednesday afternoon, which left panicked users without access to their precious...
Joan writes: I heard that Apple is doing away with iWeb. Is this true or are they just doing away with providing the hosting through MobileMe since iCloud is taking over? Thank you. Hi Joan! Yep, you’re right: With the imminent arrival of iCloud, Apple’s...
Need to share a hefty 10 MB image file with a colleague across the country? It’s not as easy as it sounds. Sure, you could try sending it over email, hoping all the while that the giant attachment doesn’t bounce on the other end. Or you could try a...
Use Microsoft Outlook or Apple’s Mail application to check your email? If so, you’re probably familiar with the preview pane, which lets you peek at the body of an email without having to switch back and forth between your inbox and an individual message....
Not all that long from now, Mac, iPhone, and iPad users will be able to store their contacts, calendars, photos, music, and more in the “cloud”—or rather, in Apple’s iCloud, to be precise. Slated to go live in the fall, Apple’s new service...
Already a sensation in Europe, Spotify’s free music streaming service just landed in the U.S. today, and sure enough, it’s all over the news. So, what’s so special about Spotify? Aren’t there already music sites like Pandora and Slacker (more...
Wondering what will happen come July 31, when Google starts requiring that all Google Profiles be public—while at the same time purging any and all private Google Profiles? Not sure what a Google Profile is, or whether you even have one? Relax. I’ve got answers...
Want to give your Gmail inbox a makeover? Google just rolled out of pair of new, cleaner Gmail themes that’ll give the cluttered look of the default Gmail interface (well, I think it’s cluttered, anyway) a breath of fresh air. Here’s how to give them...
