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My “Pick” for today is a fantastic tutorial and reference guide titled “Smartphone Photography in Easy Steps”.
Do you love taking lots of photos with your iPhone or Android device?
If so, the info provided in this book can help you capture better images while also minimizing the time you have to spend on editing them.
Click here to check out the “Smartphone Photography in Easy Steps” at Amazon.
Today’s POTD features a close-up view of the heart of a back-lit morning glory blossom. When I first saw this it really piqued my interest. I hope you like it as well.
Have lots of treasured photos of your own that you’d love to display in your home but you have limited wall space? A digital picture frame (#ad) is an excellent solution. Check them out!
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Question from Janet: A while back my sister wanted to buy a game for my daughter to play on her tablet so I let her enter my credit card info into Google Play and buy it.
But now with all the hacking that’s been going on lately I’m really nervous about having my credit card info online.
Can you please tell me how to remove my card number from the Google Play app? [Read more…]
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Question from Jane: I bought a monitor and connected it to my laptop and then changed the settings so I could close the lid while the laptop is running. It’s been working fine now for about four months.
The thing is one of my friends saw this setup and he told me running the laptop with the lid closed will eventually kill it due to excessive heat build-up.
Is that true? As always, thanks so much for your advice. [Read more…]
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Question from Roland: I have a laptop that’s provided by my employer for business use. I have a question about also using it at home for personal use.
I’m allowed to take the laptop home every night, and I’m wondering if using Chrome in “Incognito Mode” will prevent the guys in IT from finding out which websites I visit?