Tech Tips, Tricks and Tutorials
Question from Michelle H.: I sometimes loan my phone to my 9 year old son so he can play a game.
Well, I recently found out that he sneaked into the Google Play store and bought several games without my permission.
We had a long mother-son talk and he assured me that he won’t do it again, but I’d really like to force the Play Store to ask for my password for every purchase. Is there a way to do that?
Rick’s answer: This actually is a very common problem, Michelle. [Read more…]
A while back I told you about a great free program called Speccy that lists pretty much every technical detail there is about your PC.
If you have even a passing interest in what hardware and software is inside your computer’s case, you need to download Speccy today.
If you have that same curiosity about what’s inside your Android phone or tablet, a wonderful free app called CPU-Z will tell you. [Read more…]
Have you ever been in a setting where complete silence was expected only to have your smart phone start ringing?
Whether it was during a church service, an important business meeting or in a packed movie theater, it was probably quite an embarrassing event.
In all likelihood you panicked and started fumbling around trying to get the phone out of your pocket so you could tap “Decline” as quickly as possible to make the ringing stop. That’s never a pleasant experience! [Read more…]
Question from Hannah K.: I’ve been using Snapchat for a while but I heard that it’s not as safe as they claim it to be.
I’d like to delete my account but I can’t find a way to do it. I’ve tapped everything I can tap in the app on my iPhone, with no success.
Can you tell me what I need to do in order to completely delete my Snapchat account? [Read more…]
When Microsoft first released Windows 10 it included an integrated digital assistant called Cortana.
They desperately wanted Cortana to become a strong competitor to Apple’s Siri, and to that end they quickly released a Cortana mobile app for iOS and Android devices.
Well, as they say, things didn’t quite go as planned because Cortana never really took off in the non-Windows world.
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