Both your iPhone and iPad have apps that will push notifications to you. Often the notification settings are setup when the app is installed, at a certain point however you may decide that you only want notifications for a handful of apps or you want to change the way in which you receive notifications [...]
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Find My iDevice.
Cellphones sometimes get lost or stolen. It’s an inherent hazard with anything you own that is portable. If you own a smart device and have ever lost it then you know that moment of shear dread as you begin to contemplate the amount of private data stored on that device that could possibly fall [...]
Backup Your Device With iCloud
Last week we covered activating the Find My iPhone feature in iOS5. By necessity this feature requires you to setup and activate an iCloud account. Aside from activating the Find My iPhone feature iCloud also offers you a way to keep your contacts, photos and app data in sync between multiple iOS devices and allows [...]
Apple iOS5 – Custom Text Shortcuts For Your iPhone or iPad.
If you own iPad or iPhone or even both you are most likely familiar with the concept of apps and hwo useful they can be. Today we are going to be looking at feature of iOS (Apple’s cross device mobile operating system) that you can use to make using all your text, email, messaging [...]
Windows 7 – Keyboard Shortcuts.
Windows 7 – Keyboard Shortcuts.
Like many programs you already use operating systems come packaged with keyboard combinations that you can use to activate useful features and make navigating your way around your operating system easier. Today we’ll take look at some of the more useful shortcuts inside Windows 7.
Preview Pane: When you are [...]
Windows 7 – Auto Switch Your Default Printer.
Windows 7 – Auto Switch Your Default Printer.
Mobility is a great thing. Those of us with laptops enjoy the freedom of being able to work from anywhere. However moving locations often means switching networks and each network you can join will usually have different resources. Printers are a good example of this. You most [...]
Windows 7 – Getting the Most Out Your Monitor
Windows 7 – Getting the Most Out Your Monitor
Given the amount of time we all spend looking at our computer monitors it’s always a good idea to calibrate your monitor for optimal color and contrast. Calibrating your monitor can help improve the readability of computer rendered text and allow you to more accurately assess [...]
Windows 7 Adds New Functions to Calculator.
Windows 7 Adds New Functions to Calculator
It’s very common for any operating system we work with today to have some sort of calculator program built-in. They’re usually useful little tools that help us quickly do simple calculations of the fly. Microsoft however has taken that useful little tool and expanded its capabilities to give [...]
Microsoft Word 2010 – A Survival Guide For 2003 Users.
Microsoft Word 2010 – A Survival Guide For 2003 Users.
For the past month we have been giving you tips on how to use certain features in Microsoft Word. Some of our tips have included common functions and how to activate them in different versions of the software. The most common versions of word currently [...]
Microsoft Word – Fast Formatting.
Microsoft Word – Fast Formatting.
Today’s Tech Tip is all about so speed, so in that spirit we’re going to keep it short and sweet. Say you need to bold, italicize or underline certain words in your document that you want to emphasize. You probably spend time trying to highlight the entire word with your [...]
