Scan Barcodes, Save Money with your Android Phone
I’m a bargain shopper and saw someone at the local thrift store scanning barcodes to ascertain if books were a good deal or not. Nice! How can I scan barcodes and get pricing info with my Android phone?
Guide to Making Phone Calls from your Mac System
If you’ve set up FaceTime correctly and have your phone and Mac on the same iCloud account, you can easily make phone calls right from your iMac or MacBook. Here’s how…
Tips and Tricks for Using Google Maps “Street View”
Hey Dave! I’m heading to Boulder, Colorado with my girlfriend and would like to check out a few famous spots in town. Highest on her list is the Mork and Mindy house from the old TV series. Can we preview what it looks like today?
Unpair and Delete Your Phone from an INFINITI Nav System
Borrowed or rented an Infiniti vehicle, paired your smartphone via Bluetooth, and need to delete it before you return the car? Smart. Here’s how…
How Do I Change Display Sleep on a Linux System?
Now that I’m using Ubuntu on my old PC, it’s working really well but if I stop working for even a minute or two, the display goes blank and I have to log in again. Great if I was in an insecure environment, but I’m working at home, so how do I turn all this off?
Best Way to Change Default Apps in Windows 11?
Every time I double-click on a Web URL in a document, it opens in Microsoft Edge. But I’d prefer that they open in Chrome. Same with PDFs; can’t I just have them open up in Adobe Acrobat on my Windows PC?
How Can I Have an iPhone Light Flash on Phone Calls?
My dad never answers his phone but doesn’t want to have it ring; he says the vibration is enough. I noticed another person at his retirement home has the light flash when there’s an incoming call. Ideal! How can I set up his older iPhone to do that?
Guide to Setting Up Gmail for Offline Use (Just In Case)
We have pretty awful Internet service here in rural Iowa which is really frustrating because I use Gmail and half the time it just says “offline”. Isn’t there some way to set up Gmail so I can have some limited capabilities when my system’s offline, like responding to already received messages? How do I set that up?
Can I Fill Out & Sign PDFs on my Chromebook?
I’m used to working on a Windows system but am currently using a Chromebook from Acer running ChromeOS v110. Is there any way to download, fill in, sign, and email PDF documents to colleagues without having to switch away from the Acer itself?
How Can I Get Pinch to Zoom Working on my MacBook Air?
I could swear that pinching to zoom used to work on my MacBook Air, but now it does nothing at all. Is this a setting? How can I enable pinch to zoom on my MacBook? Running MacOS 13.
