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Windows tip: Trying to type letters with accent marks? Try this download
A few weeks ago, I wrote a couple of columns on how to type letters with accent marks. Turns out it's pretty easy on a Mac, but not so much on a Windows PC. Typing accent marks on an iMac or MacBook is a simple matter of holding down a letter key. But if you want to...
iOS 8 tip: Get an alert whenever your VIPs send you email
Don't need an alert flashing on your iPhone's lock screen every time you get an email? I'm right there with you. That said, maybe you'd like a banner, a buzz or a beep whenever your spouse, a loved one, or (ugh) your boss sends you an email message. If so, you might...
iOS tip: I just got used to iOS 7. Do I need to upgrade to iOS 8?
Peter writes: Because I have heard that there are many concerns about iOS 8, I am hesitant to upgrade my iPad. iOS 7 has worked so well for me—I'm in my late 60s—that I am reluctant to take on a new way to handle a familiar device. Would I lose anything by sticking...
iOS 8 tip: How to hide “Recents” and “Favorites” from the app-switching screen
Anyaa writes: Well, I screwed up and inadvertently installed iOS 8 on my iPhone and iPad. The annoying thing is that whenever I want to switch apps there is a row of "Recents"—names of people I recently called and/or texted—at the top of the screen. I absolutely don't...
iOS 8 tip: Swiping to delete email messages just got a lot more fun
Deleting email messages from the iPhone's or iPad's Mail inbox has always been relatively simple, but I'd never describe it as fun—well, not until now, anyway. In the previous version of iOS, swiping to delete email from the Mail inbox was a two-step procedure: swipe...
iOS 8 tip: A new, super-easy way to add a “Pin It” button to your iPhone or iPad
Remember those incredibly elaborate instructions I wrote a couple of years back on how to add a Pinterest "Pin It" button to your iPhone or iPad? Well, go ahead and toss 'em. Thanks to the new iOS 8 update (which you're not going to install until next week, right?),...
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