Useful Android Apps, Part 4

Last week we looked at Android apps (most also available for iPhones) that help you with research, collecting information, podcasts, players and audiobook readers. Today a few more very useful apps but first a reference back to last week. I used the term “newb” (spelled N  E  W  B) last week and several people emailed…

Useful Android Apps, Part 3

Welcome back to my next in the series regarding Android Apps that I find useful. Thanks for the emails I have received letting me know you appreciate the series.  Also, you sent in some great questions…keep ’em coming! Last week we looked at saving money with the GasBuddy app and getting organized and making notes…

Useful Android Apps, Part 2

Last week I started a series per your requests on some of the most useful apps I use on my Android phone. They may also be available for iPhones; however, I do not review those. You can check for them on the iPhone store if you are interested.  We began with the Amazon App, Dark…

Useful Android Apps, Part 1 (and mostly iPhone apps too)

People write to ask me about the best apps for their phones. I cannot tell you the “best” but I can let you know the ones that I really appreciate, depend on and/or often use. A couple of thoughts before starting.  I am not regularly using an iPhone so I will write this to the…

Dongle Troubles?

Well you know the internet…everything you read is true. Okay, you know me, I doubt many things I read on the internet. In 2016, security people found another security hole.  Can you believe that? It seems like this type of thing pops up on a pretty regular basis. And usually they are the mountain-out-of-a-molehill variety….

Setup a Gmail Account

OK, I have been reprimanded by Samantha, one of my enthusiastic readers.  She says that I have written about Gmail many times. This includes last week as well as over the years. She is correct. But she went on to explain I have never written about how a person goes about setting up a new…

Auto Organizing with Gmail

Several weeks ago, I mentioned Gmail Aliases and how one of the neat uses for them is to filter them in Gmail and send them automatically to a specific folder. From your emails I have received over those weeks many of you wanted to know how to do that as you could see good uses…

Google Maps Updates

Several weeks ago I wrote about a few tips for Gmail and by the number of emails I received, it appears that you would like more. So today, let’s talk about another Google product that has recently made some new innovations.  As you may have heard, Google purchased a little app you may have heard…