A Clear Choice for your To Do App
I tend to be a list-making person so I am always on the look out for a good To Do app. I have used Appigo’s ToDo for several years now and am a big fan. But, sometimes, I just want to make a quick list […]
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Google Play apps harvesting personal information
Reports are circulating that more than 7,000 free Android apps available through the Google Play store come embedded with an advertising module which is actively harvesting usage and personal details. The initial discovery was made by Tend Micro senior researcher Alice Decker when she inadvertently
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iOS 6 – Setting Up ‘Do Not Disturb’
Oftentimes at night, it seemed like my iPhone 4 was buzzing and beeping all night long. Sometimes I would put it on Mute but then I would invariably forget to unmute it in the morning. There wasn’t a good, easy solution to keep my phone
iOS 6 – Using a Different Signature for Each Email Account
I have multiple email accounts that I use for various purposes. For some, I want to use a very informal signature while, for others, a more formal signature is appropriate. In iOS 6, you can set up a different signature for each email account.
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iOS 6 – How to Keep Track of Important Emails
I get a significant volume of email every day and most of it I read it once and I’m done with it. No further action is required. But I do get some email that I want to save to read later or that requires some
Apple Shows Off iPad mini and Much More
Apple held its media event today at the California Theatre in San Jose, California. Tim Cook, CEO, and Phil Schiller, Senior Vice President of Worldwide Product Marketing, took the stage to announce several product upgrades as well as the much-anticipated iPad mini. The presentation began
iOS 6 – Your VIP Inbox
In your list of inboxes in the Mail app is this thing called ‘VIP’. You can identify who your VIPs are and any email from them will be put into the VIP inbox in addition to the appropriate inbox for the receiving email account. The
Microsoft reveals ‘Surface RT’ (tablet) pricing
The official release of Windows 8 is now just around the corner, and the first of Microsoft’s new tablets, known as Surface, will also become available at the same time… from October 26th. In fact, the Microsoft store has already been set up to accept
Is the iPad Mini Almost Here?
As reported by Ars Technica, Apple has scheduled a media event for October 23rd. Sent to only select members of the tech media, the invitation to the event has the tag line “We’ve got a little more to show you”, fueling speculation that the iPad
iOS 6 – Creating Custom Vibrations for Your Mail Notifications
One of the things that I find useful when setting up my email account notifications in iOS 6 is the ability to create custom vibrations. It’s pretty easy to do and I like the ability to customize a vibration pattern for each email account. Here’s
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iOS 6 – Setting Up Separate Notifications for Each Email Account
While I am planning on upgrading to an iPhone 5 in the near term, I currently have an iPhone 4. Many of the best things about the iPhone 5 are actually iOS 6 features that can be used on the iPhone 3GS, iPhone 4 and
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The iOS 6 Maps App – OK, I Admit It, I Was Wrong
When I wrote about upgrading to iOS 6 a few days ago, I wrote that one of the new features that I was looking forward to was Apple’s new Maps app. OK, occasionally I’m wrong and this is apparently one of those times. The Maps
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Geek Facts for September 23rd – Android Debut and the IBM WorkPad
In 2008, Google and T-Mobile USA unveiled the T-Mobile G1, the first cellphone to feature the Android OS. The G1 featured version 1.6 (Donut) of the Android mobile operating system. It went on sale the next month, priced at $179 for a two-year contract. Learn
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iOS 6 is Here!
As per Apple’s standard practice of releasing an iOS update a few days prior to the latest and greatest device being available, iOS 6 was released today (September 19th). I decided to upgrade my 3rd generation iPad to iOS 6 this evening. Generally, I