Your smartphone has probably been blowing up in the last couple of weeks from political campaigns for Donald Trump and for Joe Biden. Even if you’re on the federal Do Not Call list, you’re likely still getting those calls and text messages. Here’s the kicker: politicians have made it legal. “All of the political parties can bombard people with as…
Up until now people who want to hide apps or photos or videos on their smartphone could turn to hidden locker apps available in the app stores. With the new iOS 14, people, particularly young people are learning they can hide apps or at least disguise them so no one will suspect anything. There are how-to videos all across the…
Public libraries are often taken for granted. A world of books you can check out for free. The app, Libby keeps those libraries open 24-7, even during a pandemic. Sort of. All you need is a library card. Download the app, enter your card number and you’re suddenly browsing through most of the books, magazines and audiobooks available to borrow….
Today’s 4K televisions are incredible. But straight out of the box, they need tweaking. Especially before you watch the big game. So grab your remote, hit the ‘gear’ icon, and tweak. When you buy a television, many times they’re set up to be displayed in the store under those bright fluorescent lights. Not what in the room you have at…
Since the iPhone first came on the scene 11 years ago, they’ve all looked the same. Little icons for apps covering the home screen and if you’re anything like me, your home screen pages are a mess, leaving me to scroll endlessly looking for the app I need. Apple has once again copied a feature of Android phones, letting people…
Call it Zoom-itus, or ‘Quarantine-screen’ but many people say countless hours staring at a computer screen is the worst thing about working from home. We may have taken for granted those strolls around the office before the safe-at-home orders began last spring. Now, many of us are paying the price for not standing up from a desk and walking around…
“Facebook is listening to me all the time”. How many times have you heard someone say that? They’re completely convinced that Facebook and its other apps turn on the microphone when we’re not using the app. “I was talking about cowboy boots the other day and later, I’m seeing ads for cowboy boots!”. I hear people say something similar very…
As the popular app TikTok is set to be removed from Apple’s App Store and the Google Play Store Sunday night, apps are lining up to replace it in the daily lives of people across the United States. YouTube and Instagram launched TikTok-like sections of their apps and others have added short video clips, there’s also the Byte app, started…
When we think of an age group most likely to fall victim to an internet or phone scam, it’s easy to picture an elderly relative unknowingly giving a bad guy their bank or credit card information. While that happens all too often a report from the Federal Trade Commission tells a different story. The report based on complaints from September…
Apple released its latest operating system for iPhones called iOS 14 and it adds a slew of new features for all iPhones 6s and newer (it also works on the iPhone SE). Some of these new features are everyday useful while others will be welcomed news by fewer people. They include new widgets, PiP for videos and Facetime, an App…
