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Turn iPhone snapshots into glorious glossies with this Kodak photo printer

Turn iPhone snapshots into glorious glossies with this Kodak photo printer

by ben patterson | Jul 14, 2017 | deals

Most of us never bother to print out our latest photos—after all, they’re all sitting there on our iPhones and Android phones, ready to be flashed on our massive touchscreen displays. But what if a relative wants an actual printed-out picture? Luckily, you can...
Plug SD and microSD cards into your Mac or PC with this $8 memory card reader

Plug SD and microSD cards into your Mac or PC with this $8 memory card reader

by ben patterson | Apr 20, 2017 | deals

No SD or microSD memory card slots in your Mac or PC? No problem. All you need is a USB memory card reader, which plugs into your computer’s USB port and (assuming you get the right one) boasts slots for all the major memory-card formats. If that sounds useful,...
iOS tip: Add arrows, captions, and more to your iPhone screenshots

iOS tip: Add arrows, captions, and more to your iPhone screenshots

by ben patterson | Nov 17, 2016 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Vin writes (about a previous tip on how to add arrows to pictures on the Mac’s Photos app): Thank you again, Ben! Can this be done (with iPhone screenshots) within the Photo app in iOS as well? Hi Vin! Yep, you sure can. Indeed, the markup tool for iOS is...
Mac tip: How to add arrows to snapshots using the Photos app

Mac tip: How to add arrows to snapshots using the Photos app

by ben patterson | Oct 6, 2016 | desktops, how-tos, laptops

Mike writes: I want to add an arrow to some pictures. With a photo open (in the photos app for Mac) on my MacBook Pro, I can go to Edit > Emoji & Symbols, and then I get a big box with all the symbols. I can select any symbol, but then there is no way to add it...
Android tip: A faster way to launch the Android camera app

Android tip: A faster way to launch the Android camera app

by ben patterson | Jun 1, 2016 | how-tos, phones, tablets

As with iPhones and iPads, most Android phones and tablets have a lock-screen shortcut for the camera, perfect for shutterbugs who want quick camera access from their locked handset. But what if you’re (say) browsing the Web on your device when that Kodak moment...
iOS tip: An easier way to select a bunch (or bunches) of photos

iOS tip: An easier way to select a bunch (or bunches) of photos

by ben patterson | May 4, 2016 | how-tos, phones, tablets

No, it’s not just you. Figuring out how to select pictures to share, organize or delete is tough enough in the revamped Photos app for iPhone and iPad, but selecting a whole batch of images at once is even trickier. Sure, you could tap the “Select...
iOS tip: How to create and organize your own photo albums

iOS tip: How to create and organize your own photo albums

by ben patterson | Apr 6, 2016 | how-tos, phones, tablets

Frustrated by the confusing Moments and Collections in the new Photos app for iOS? Forget ’em. Instead, let’s head back to a tried-and-true way to organize your snapshots: plain-old photo albums. Believe it or not, photo albums are still a thing in the iOS...
iPad tip: Change the size of a photo before emailing it

iPad tip: Change the size of a photo before emailing it

by ben patterson | Apr 14, 2015 | how-tos, tablets

After you paste a photo into an email message on your iPhone, a pop-up will ask you whether you want to send a small, medium, large, or even the original size of the image—a choice that means the difference between sending a svelte 50-ish KB photo or a giant, two-plus...

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