It’s Halloween and if you want to hear something really scary, take a look at your Facebook settings and what you’ve shared with the social network, advertisers, and other users. We all share TMI or “too much information” on social media. Whether that’s your name, address, where the kids go to school, photos, posts, and contacts list. What many of…
Admit it, you’ve lied on the internet or in the app stores. I imagine all of us have at some point if we’re visiting a website, signing up for a service, buying a phone, or downloading an app. “Did you read and agree to the Terms of Service”. Some of those terms would take over an hour to read and…
Now that many cities and communities have canceled trick-or-treating you may be looking for other ways to enjoy the holiday with your kids or your friends. Fortunately, we have some really cool tech tools that can make Halloween during a pandemic a happy memory. If your kids want to share or show off their costumes to their friends consider hosting…
Millions of photos are taken every day. Now that we all have a smartphone in our pocket, it’s easy to quickly snap a picture of a special moment. How many times do you notice later that there’s something or someone in the background that’s keeping the photo from being perfect? There are many photo editing apps available to remove unwanted…
At a time when everywhere we turn there is bad news, shocking images or social media posts that prompt all kinds of feelings and emotions, maybe the best way to get away from it all, is to cue up some of the most boring videos of all time. An entire genre of “oddly satisfying videos” is exploding on YouTube, perhaps…
Prime Day 2020 was another big success and while Amazon has not released any numbers of overall sales, the company did announce the 48-hour sales event was big for small and medium businesses in its stores. If you made a purchase or multiple purchases during Prime Days, October 13th-14th, you may still have not received your package. So what’s up?…
I’m often asked if an iPad can replace a laptop. Apple’s been saying it can since Steve Jobs introduced the first iPad 10 years ago. It’s never lived up to that promise though because there’s only so much Apple can do with a thin tablet. There are no USB inputs or SD card slots. The newest iPads only have one…
No one wants to spend hundreds of dollars on an outfit for a special occasion only to never wear it again. Something about being seen in the same dress or shoes can drive many women crazy. Apps and web platforms are trying to help women with that problem and anxiety while also giving them an opportunity to make some money…
If the coronavirus pandemic and COVID-19 shutdowns continue to affect your health and well-being, you may have already tried downloading an app to relieve anxiety and stress and help you sleep. There are dozens, maybe even hundreds to choose from in the app stores. Most play ambient sounds or white noise for meditation or falling asleep. If you’ve tried several…
Apple is dropping the price on older models of its iPhone as it prepares to release the new iPhone 12, 12 mini, 12 Pro, and 12 Pro Max. Apple is also ending sales of the iPhone 11 Pro. All that means prices of some iPhones are coming down while the iPhone 11 Pro might see a price increase since you’ll…
