The ‘Discoverable by Others’ switch is on by default. Here’s what it does—and why it isn’t as scary as it sounds. Last year’s release of IOS 17.2 included a new app, Journal. It for what it sounds like, writing your thoughts. You can include pictures, maps, and other things to make it more useful and […]
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Fifteen Icons That Should Be In Your Control Center on Your iPhone. Your iPhone’s Control Center gives you quick access to system features, apps, and shortcuts, and its default layout provides you with access to system toggles, music playback, screen mirroring, a timer, and more. But did you know, there’s a hidden treasure trove of
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Hard to imagine not using Wifi these days. It seems like life would be difficult without it, but sometimes it seems difficult with it. 🙂 Generally it works tirelessly in the background but sometimes thing go awry and we need to take some steps to get it working like we expect. Whether you get your
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Some of these are common and some not so much. It just gives you more flexibility and some apps are favored depending on your style and preferability. One of the strengths of these apps is that they will sync across all your devices with one exception, Stickies. The most obvious is to use NOTES. This
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SIM card* swapping/cloning and theft of your money FBI crime statistics show that this type of tech crime is on the increase with $12M reported lost 2018-2020, while the problem mushroomed to $68M in 2021. All someone needs is your phone number and some private information like birthday, mother’s maiden name (simple security information you
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This is a brief overview of several of Tom’s suggestions. (Proper Honest Tech on YouTube). See the video for a complete description. But here’s a few to get you interested. If you have taken some videos that you would like to combine in to one, use a program on your Mac called Quickview. Open the
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While the crime it is to protect you from is “rare” (except for the people it happened to), getting your phone stolen is bad. If someone has your password and your phone, they can lock you out and go through your contacts, bank accounts possibly, and personal mail. If you haven’t updated your device to
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Since its founding, Google has so dominated the online search market that the company’s name has become the de facto verb for the task. As the company marks its 25th anniversary, AARP tech writer Edward C. Baig looks at Google’s many search features. Busy times: Is the restaurant you want to visit crowded? When
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When traveling recently, the AirTag on my wife’s travel bag was dislodged somewhere in the baggage handling section of an airport terminal. When we got home the tag was missing. I used my phone to locate it and could see that it was in Terminal E in Houston where we had first landed after a
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There many updates and improvements. Here are some of the key changes. Journal is a completely new app that helps you write your daily thoughts and musings. It is very straight forward and simple. I am sure it will evolve into something more elegant but right now simple is elegant. You can add a picture,