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How to use your smartphone as a portable document scanner

Posted on December 10, 2022

Important: After I published a link to this post in my newsletter I found out that CamScanner is now downloading a trial version of the app instead of the free version by default.

This is very misleading and I can no longer recommend it in good conscience.

If you’re still interested in the app, you can read more about the various plans right here.

This is a sad development because it really is a fantastic app. But I just can’t recommend something that misleads its potential users.

I apologize for any inconvenience this might have caused.  [Read more…]

Here’s a simple tip for faster typing on your smartphone

Posted on October 6, 2022

Do you do a lot of typing on your smartphone’s virtual keyboard?

If so, you surely know how difficult it can be trying to tap the correct letters and select the proper punctuation marks.

One tip that can really save you a lot of time when typing on your phone is skipping the period at the end of a sentence and pressing the space bar twice instead.

Pressing the space bar twice saves time in the following ways:  [Read more…]

Selling your smartphone? Do this first.

Posted on August 29, 2022

You probably know how important it is to wipe all of your personal information from your computer’s hard drive before selling it or giving it away.

But did you know it’s just as important to wipe away every trace of your digital life from your smart phone before selling it as well?

[Read more…]

How to add your emergency contact info to your phone’s Lock screen

Posted on April 18, 2022

Now that most everyone carries a mobile phone, first responders are being trained to use them to quickly identify and notify the people that you have designated as your emergency contacts.

And if you think about it it really makes a lot of sense. After all, you already have the people you care about the most on your Contacts List, right?  [Read more…]

Scam alert: Beware malicious apps being spread via text messages

Posted on April 13, 2022

By now most everyone knows better than to click or tap links in emails because that’s one of the easiest ways to infect your device with a virus.

After all, once you click a link and visit an infected website, the damage is done.

Well, the same thing is happening on smartphones as well, only the malware is being spread via text messages.  [Read more…]

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