Laptop Battery Life, Part 1
Liz wrote to me a couple of weeks ago and wanted to know what may be wrong with her computer. She told me that the battery would not charge when she plugged in her notebook. That sounded to me like a battery issue. Since that is the first sign of your laptop battery or possibly…
Google Keep
I wrote about this free app from Google several years ago. But I get questions often about how to do things that this app can help people with. The standard question is like, “Ron, how do you take notes for important things on your phone?” You know, an idea hits you and you want to…
Microsoft Phone Link
You know what? About five years ago, I wrote an article on an application named “MightyText.com.” Almost three years later, I wrote about a better application that did pretty much the same thing. It was a bit more dependable and free. It was made by Microsoft, and named, “Your Phone.” This one you had to…
HTTP, HTTPS, WWW, or Not?
I had an email from Phil a few weeks ago asking a great question. Phil said that when he started surfing the net years ago, he had to enter websites differently than he does today. Why? His thought was that he no longer was told to type in the “www” before the rest of the…
Bluetooth
I know you have heard of Bluetooth in recent years and you like many people, may use it. But what exactly is Bluetooth? Bluetooth is a wireless connection similar to Wi-Fi. It allows you to connect two devices together for data transfer or for communications. It is a short-range technology that works by connecting those…
Secure Your Google Account
Just think about how much personal information we have stored on our phones and social media profiles these days! We need to make sure that this data is protected. Today, I will help you give your Google account more protection from hackers and malicious access. I will talk about how to use two-step verification and…
Be Tech Smart
I imagine if you are reading this you have been online before. Maybe you are right now. Also, you may have suffered at the hands of some scammer. You may not have been hacked, had your bank account taken over, lost any money, or anything major, but tricked…most likely. Remember Prince Abooboo from Gondwana that…
Gmail Extras, Part 15, Q&A
This is the last week of Gmail Extras. Sorry for those of you that loved the information, but it is time to move on. Thanks for all the email support I have received these last couple of months. Today I take on a couple of questions I have gotten over the past weeks. Can you…
Gmail Extras, Part 14, Quotation & Multiple Accounts
Something we all do is to put an occasional quote in an email. It can be from a previous email, a document, or something you wanted to type. You could go old school and type quotation marks around the word or phrase after typing it or pasting it from somewhere else. However, Google’s Gmail has…