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True or False: You shouldn’t charge your phone overnight

Many tech myths are floating around, like more bars on your phone means better service. Type 4983493459@$ (this is just one of the examples that does nothing, so don’t bother trying it!) into your dialer and press the call button to access “Field Mode” to get details about local networks and cell towers. Some people shut down their computers every day to lessen […]

This is How You Repurpose Your Old Gadgets

Step away from the trash bin! There are plenty of ways to give old phones, laptops, and cameras a new life. ELECTRONIC WASTE IS a huge problem, one that’s getting worse: We’re now producing 21 percent more e-waste globally than we were five years ago. When it comes to gadgets like phones, your brand new model will likely be superseded in a year, […]

How to Launch Actions by Tapping on the Back of Your iPhone

Every year, Apple adds new and interesting accessibility features. As long as you’re running iOS 14 or higher, you have the ability to control the device and launch actions or shortcuts by double- or triple-tapping the back of your iPhone. Here’s how it works. Back Tap is a powerful accessibility feature that can come in handy for all iPhone users. If […]

A Day in the Life of a Small Business Owner

Does your day look like this? Does your business have the tools and experience to work wherever, whenever?

How to Use Your iPhone as a Magnifying Glass

It’s a common problem: Some things are just too hard to see. Usually, they’re too far away, too dark, or too small. With a feature called Magnifier, your iPhone can function as a magnifying glass and sight aid. Here’s how to use it. What Is Magnifier? Magnifier is an accessibility feature built into iOS 10 and up that allows you […]

Should You Disinfect Your Phone? Yes! Here’s How

The onslaught of coronavirus news has a lot of people on edge—especially about the things we touch. For most of us, it’s easy enough to heed advice to avoid gripping stairwell railings. But what about the phones we handle all day? Yes, your phone is covered in everyday germs (a “portable petri dish,” as one professor recently put […]

Choosing a Business Phone System? Ask These Questions

Remember the days when business phones were all about making and receiving phone calls? Besides looking for the best deal on local and long-distance phone service, decision makers only had a few choices and features to consider for conventional landlines. ‘What phone features and options are most important to the business? Are you a small business that wants to appear […]

Trading in your old phone?

Another thing to keep in mind when you plan on trading, selling or disposing of an older smartphone is to remember to reset the phone to remove your personal info. The resetting precess to the reset your phone to the factory settings is easily done with just a few taps of the screen within the ‘Settings’ menus. If your […]

How to Setup and Use iCloud Photo Sharing

With iCloud Photo Sharing, you can share photos and videos with just the people you choose, and you can let them add their own photos, videos, and comments. Before you begin Update your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to the latest iOS, your Mac to the latest macOS, and your Apple TV 4K or Apple TV (4th generation) to the latest tvOS. […]

Keeping Older iPhones Viable

Do you have an older iPhone, like the iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus? This past week Apple released the details of the iOS 12 update scheduled for this fall, and keeping older iPhone’s viable is part of the plan. According to the press release as reported by Mac Rumors, in the upcoming iOS 12 update, Apple is focused heavily […]