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Have Amazon text you when your order has shipped and again when it’s been delivered

Posted on September 29, 2019

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If you shop at Amazon (#ad) you’re probably familiar with the emails they send letting their customers know when an order has shipped.

But did you know you can have them text you as well?

They will, and it’s very easy to set up.

Simply sign up for “Shipment Updates via Text” and Amazon will send you a standard SMS text message when your package has been shipped and you’ll receive another text when it has been delivered.

You will also receive a text message if a problem arises with your shipment (an unexpected delay for example). [Read more…]

8 tips for taking better pictures with your smart phone

Posted on September 24, 2019

The cameras in smartphones just keep getting better and better, and some of the photos that come out of them are simply outstanding.

But as good as they are these days, phone cameras are far from perfect.

Here are a few tips for taking better photos with your camera phone:

Note: The native camera app on your camera phone might not support all the camera settings mentioned below. However, there are several excellent third-party camera apps you can install on your phone that will support them.

1 – Be aware of the lighting situation. Taking good photos under low-light conditions is difficult even when using a regular camera, and it’s even harder when shooting with a camera phone.

If possible, have your subject(s) face a lighting source while placing your own back to it. This will help prevent shadows and unwanted silhouettes. [Read more…]

How to find a misplaced phone when you don’t have another phone to call it with

Posted on September 7, 2019

If you ask 100 people what’s the easiest way to find a cell phone that has been misplaced, chances are 99 of them will say call it with another phone and track it down by the ringing sound.

That does indeed work most of the time, but what if you don’t have another phone on hand to place the “locator” call from?

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Give your smartphone or tablet a fully functional clipboard

Posted on September 4, 2019

Just like desktop and laptop computers, all smart phones and tablets have a very basic clipboard that allows you to “copy” and “paste” text from one app to another.

Unfortunately, that’s about all you can do with it. Even worse, the contents of the clipboard are overwritten every time you “copy” something else.

The good news is you can download a handy third-party clipboard app that will give your phone a fully functional clipboard.

Most of the available apps allow you to copy and store multiple snippets which you can then paste into any app, at any time. [Read more…]

Don’t trash that old cell phone or tablet. Donate it to ‘Cell Phones for Soldiers’ instead!

Posted on September 1, 2019

Every year millions of old cell phones and tablets are either recycled, sold for scrap or simply thrown in the trash.

While recycling is certainly a lot better than clogging up our landfills with toxic materials, I have an even better option to tell you about.

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