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How to protect the photos and videos on your phone from prying eyes

Posted on September 28, 2020

Do you have family photos or videos on your phone that you’d rather not share with just anyone who happens to pick up your phone?

Do you hate it when you let someone borrow your phone and they decide to take a peek at your photos before handing it back to you?

Or perhaps you worry about your phone getting lost or stolen, resulting in a total stranger gaining access to your personal images?

If so, there’s a great free Android app called Vaulty will let you put some or all of your photos and videos into a password-protected “vault”.

That way you can loan your phone to a friend (or even a stranger) without having to worry about them snooping around and seeing your private family snapshots and videos.  [Read more…]

How to turn your old smartphone or tablet into an emergency radio scanner

Posted on September 4, 2020

Regular readers of this blog know that you don’t have to just junk your old smartphone or tablet when it comes time to upgrade because there are countless uses for working mobile devices.

In this post I’ll explain how to give your old iPhone, iPad or Android device a second life as a dedicated emergency radio scanner.

You’ll be able to use your “scanner” 24/7 while at home or anywhere that you have access to WiFi (your old phone likely won’t have an active data plan). [Read more…]

Check out Apple’s fantastic free mini-course for taking better photos with your iPhone

Posted on August 12, 2020

It’s no secret that the cameras built into Apple’s most recent iPhones are capable of producing outstanding images that rival those taken by many DSLR cameras.

In fact, a simple Google search for “best iphone photos” returns page after page featuring some of the most incredible images you will ever see.

While most any pro photographer can use virtually any camera to take pro-quality photos, the folks at Apple are on a mission to help us casual photographers use our iPhones to create the very best images possible.  [Read more…]

Q&A: How can I remove the ‘News’ icon from the top of the Facebook app?

Posted on July 9, 2020

Question from Celeste:  I hope you can help me solve an irritating problem.

Every time I open my Facebook app on my phone there’s a little icon at the top with a number on it indicating there are updates for me to read.

When I tap that icon it displays a “News” page with several news stories on it. I always tap it just to clear away the number because I find it very distracting.

I don’t want to get my “news” from Facebook because I don’t trust it. Besides, I watch the news on TV and listen to it on the radio so I don’t need to get it from Facebook too.

Is there any way to remove that irritating “News” icon from the top of the Facebook app?

Rick’s answer:  [Read more…]

Is your iPhone running out of memory? Here’s a quick tip that can help.

Posted on June 17, 2020

If you’re an iPhone user you probably know that keeping as much of your phone’s memory free as possible will help it run faster and also prevent glitches and freeze-ups.

However, you might not be aware that old iMessages that contain images and other attachments can use up a huge portion of your phone’s available memory.

Luckily, it’s very easy to free up lots of memory space once per month simply by instructing your phone to automatically delete your older iMessages on a monthly basis. All it takes is a simple settings change:  [Read more…]

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