Taking a screenshot on an Android device can vary depending on the model you're using. It's your choice if you take your screenshots by using a third-party app or button combinations. With Android Pie, there are two options when it comes to taking screenshots. There are the traditional way and a new way that you'll only find in Android Pie. … [Read more...] about How to Take and Edit Screenshots in Android Pie
Quickly Restart Chrome Without Losing Open Tabs
Sometimes you might need to quickly restart Chrome without losing the tabs you have open. Fortunately, you can do this fast with a little bit of magic they built into the browser. … [Read more...] about Quickly Restart Chrome Without Losing Open Tabs
Get iMessages on Your Mac in 6 Easy Steps
You may not realize that you can send and receive your iMessages right on your Mac desktop. This is especially handy if you are busy working or just playing around on the big machine and do not wish to have to search for or grab your iPhone. You can also have iCloud message sharing set up between the iPhone and the Mac so that you never lose anything. This also ensures you are … [Read more...] about Get iMessages on Your Mac in 6 Easy Steps
Blocking Someone on Gmail to Stop Spamming
Spam is not a tasty “food” substance to many of us, and it definitely is not tasty when it lands in your Inbox. The more ways our anti-virus programs come up with to stop spam, the faster the bad guys come up with new ways to get around the protocols in place. I know I’m fed up with it, and I’d bet my last dollar you are, as well. How can we block them for good? What happens … [Read more...] about Blocking Someone on Gmail to Stop Spamming
How to Request a Read Receipt in Gmail
How many times have you sent an important email and want to know if the recipient has seen it yet? So much of what we do these days is time-sensitive - even in our personal lives. I cannot begin to tell you how often over the past 13 years that I have run my VA business that I sat staring at my Gmail program waiting for a response. Sometimes, you just cannot continue with what … [Read more...] about How to Request a Read Receipt in Gmail
How to Speed Up Firefox in 2 Minutes
No matter which browser you choose as your favorite, they each can have problems at times. They will fill up and slow down - seemingly for no reason. They can crash and oftentimes those are a direct result of some of the things we are going to fix in this article. Firefox is no exception. It is normally quite speedy, but there are a few little things you can do to speed it … [Read more...] about How to Speed Up Firefox in 2 Minutes
How to Set Up Parental Controls in Android
I became curious about setting up parental controls in Android after I wrote an article describing how to set up parental controls on Apple devices. After researching it, I found the Android controls just are not as good as those found on their iPhone counterparts… at least, in my opinion. As I mentioned in the previous post, your specific phone carrier may have more options a … [Read more...] about How to Set Up Parental Controls in Android
How to Translate a Website
How many times have you been researching something and come across a promising result, only to find it is in a language you do not read? It has happened to me on multiple occasions, and can be extremely frustrating. However, there are a couple of easy ways to get around this and be able to magically change the words to English (or whatever your primary language may be.) The … [Read more...] about How to Translate a Website
How to Create a Hyperlink in Google Docs
While working in Google Docs, there may come a time when you need to link to a website. Your document can look extremely messy if you just paste a random link in the middle of your sentences or paragraphs. Instead of having these unsightly links everywhere, why not consider using Hyperlinks? A Hyperlink is the link to the website you are pointing to “hidden” inside of the wor … [Read more...] about How to Create a Hyperlink in Google Docs
How to Resize Multiple Images at Once
Nearly all of us these days have hundreds - if not thousands - of digital photos stored on our phones, tablets and computers. Not all of these pictures may be the size we need for printing or sharing purposes. Resizing that many snaps one at a time could take you all day… or several days, even! Thankfully, there are multiple options for batch resizing multiple photos at once! Y … [Read more...] about How to Resize Multiple Images at Once