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How to use an unused Android tablet as a digital picture frame

Posted on October 20, 2023

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These days most everyone has an old unused Android tablet sitting on a shelf somewhere. And chances are a good number of them still work just fine.

If you happen to be one of those folks that have an old, but working tablet sitting around, why not do something productive with it instead of letting it gather dust?  [Read more…]

Q&A: How do you restart a frozen iPhone?

Posted on October 19, 2023

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Question from Joan:  I got my first iPhone a few weeks ago. It’s a used one that my sister gave me after she bought a new one.

It seems to be ok but last night it froze up on me. I couldn’t figure out how to restart it like I could with my previous Android phones.

The battery was pretty low so I ended up just letting the battery die on it.

I turned it on after the battery finished charging and it seems to be working ok now.

My question is, how can I make it restart if this ever happens again? [Read more…]

Enable Low Power Mode to extend your iPhone’s battery charge

Posted on October 16, 2023

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iPhone users started complaining about their phones’ horrible battery lives almost as soon as the first iPhone was released.

In response, Apple developed a comprehensive strategy for improving the battery life in their devices.

As part of that comprehensive strategy, beginning with the release of iOS 9 they began to provide a Low Power Mode that can greatly increase the duration of each battery charge.  [Read more…]

How to disable Predictive Text on your iPhone

Posted on October 14, 2023

Your iPhone’s keyboard has a feature called Predictive Text that analyzes your words as you are typing and tries to predict what you are going to type next.

When you first get a new iPhone it doesn’t do all that great at predicting what you’re planning to type.

However, over time, it can become surprisingly accurate with its predictions as it learns the way you “think” and type.

Most folks seem to love the Predictive Text feature and consider it to be a huge time saver, but every now and then I’ll receive a request for instructions for turning it off.

[Read more…]

How to disable ‘In-App Purchases’ on your phone or tablet

Posted on October 5, 2023

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We sometimes hear stories about folks who received a whopping bill for “In-App Purchases” made from within iPhone and Android apps and games.

And of course those huge bills are almost always unexpected.

In a nutshell, “In-App Purchases” allow the folks who create “free” apps to make money off of them by offering extra features and capabilities for an optional fee.

[Read more…]

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