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iOS tip: Can I create folders for the stories in my Reading List?

iOS tip: Can I create folders for the stories in my Reading List?

by ben patterson | Sep 16, 2014 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

Robin writes: I really appreciate your tips and add them, along with many other useful professional sites, to the Reading List on my iPad, Mac air, and iMac. Can I create folders for my Reading List to facilitate accessibility, like I do with my Bookmarks? Hi Robin!...
Mac tip: An even easier way to type letters with accent marks

Mac tip: An even easier way to type letters with accent marks

by ben patterson | Sep 15, 2014 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Remember last week’s Mac tip about using the Option key to type letters with accent marks? That was clever, I thought, but a helpful reader has chimed in with a much better idea. Here’s the message I got from Carole R.: You have just answered a query re...
Mac tip: How to type letters with accent marks on a Mac keyboard

Mac tip: How to type letters with accent marks on a Mac keyboard

by ben patterson | Sep 10, 2014 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Angela writes: Saw your tip on how to type letters with accents on an iPhone, but how do I do it on a Mac? I’ve just been copying and pasting, which isn’t very efficient. Can you help? Hi Angela! Great question—and to be perfectly honest, I’ve just...
Mac/Windows tip: Create a “recent files” folder on your desktop

Mac/Windows tip: Create a “recent files” folder on your desktop

by ben patterson | Sep 3, 2014 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Ansley writes: When I went to my hard drive, there was always an option to open a folder only with items from today or this week. Now it’s gone! I used this a ton to find documents that accidentally saved to the wrong place on my computer. How can I get this folder...
iOS tip: Can you create your own “Groups” in the Contacts app?

iOS tip: Can you create your own “Groups” in the Contacts app?

by ben patterson | Sep 2, 2014 | apps, how-tos, phones, tablets

Carolyn writes: I have noticed Groups in the contacts on my iPhone. It is populated with a couple of lists based on email contacts. I don’t even have one of the addresses any more. Is there a way to make Groups more functional? Among other things, I’d like...
Mac tip: How to restore your keyboard to its default settings

Mac tip: How to restore your keyboard to its default settings

by ben patterson | Aug 25, 2014 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Lee writes: We have a new-to-us Mac Pro that has us puzzled. Many of the keyboard keys don’t match the characters on the keys, so we have to do sleuthing by trial and error when we need to insert a hyphen or a slash or colon, etc. How can we reset the keyboard...
Mac tip: What’s this icon on my desktop, and how can I hide it?

Mac tip: What’s this icon on my desktop, and how can I hide it?

by ben patterson | Aug 19, 2014 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Nancy writes: I recently purchased a MacBook Air and realized it did not come with Java, which I need to play games on POGO.com. I downloaded the most recent Java for Mac and there were icons for these downloads placed on my desktop. Presumably, these applications...
Facebook tip: Make your news feed default to “Most Recent” rather than “Top Stories”

Facebook tip: Make your news feed default to “Most Recent” rather than “Top Stories”

by ben patterson | Aug 18, 2014 | how-tos, social networks

Steve writes: Is there a setting in Facebook where I can keep “Most Recent” stories as default instead of “Top Stories” in News Feed? Hi Steve! So yes—by default, the first stories that appear in your news feed are so-called “Top...
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