Use geotagging to remember exactly where that special vacation shot was taken. Image Credit: shalamov/iStock/Getty Images When you enable geotagging for the Camera app in iOS 7, your iPhone automatically adds location-based tags to the pictures you take. Unlike in iOS 6, iPhones running iOS 7 group similarly geotagged items together into location-based Moments and […]
Put your iPhone to sleep to extend its battery life. Image Credit: Prykhodov/iStock/Getty Images The iPhone’s Sleep/Wake button sets the device to standby. When you press it, your iPhone switches to sleep mode, which disables the screen while leaving all processes running. Setting an IPhone to Standby The Sleep/Wake button is located along the side […]
Some phones are simple while others function as handheld computers. There are many styles and brands of mobile phones and other handheld devices available, from simple two-way voice-enabled phones to extravagant handheld computers that also can serve as a phone. Because of the variety in designs and functions in these devices, a comprehensive list of […]
Image Credit: demaerre/iStock/GettyImages The thought of Nokia’s now-retro keypad cellphone – affectionately dubbed “the brick” – may tickle your nostalgia bone, but the iconic phone manufacturer is still in the game. While Nokia’s phones have evolved from the nigh-indestructible brick to sleek smart devices, spam callers and clingy exes haven’t changed all that much. Block […]
When attached to an email, save the octet-stream before opening it. Image Credit: kieferpix/iStock/Getty Images When you try to download an unknown type of file from the Web or in an email attachment, your computer may identify it as an “octet-stream” file. Octet-stream does not refer to a specific type of file — it could […]
One of the biggest decisions for TV fans is whether to choose cable or satellite as their television service provider. Since most areas only have one cable company, satellite TV, especially leading provider DirecTV, can be a welcome alternative. Both promise the best service and the lowest prices, but which one is the best for […]
The Apple iPhone contains a flash drive, which, unlike the hard drives in most computers, contains no moving parts. With traditional hard drives in computers, the memory can be destroyed by contact with strong magnets. Refrigerator magnets are typically not strong enough to cause this type of damage, but an industrial strength magnet can. In […]
A good speaker can come in handy, especially if you’re hosting a party or working on a home improvement project. Image Credit: Halfpoint Images/Moment/GettyImages A good speaker can come in handy, especially if you’re hosting a party or working on a home improvement project. You may not have a daily need for a speaker, though, […]
VLC supports streaming media files to other devices on a network. Having a digital library of thousands of media files has become commonplace in recent years. Being able to play media files on one computer is not as convenient as it once was, so it would be nice to be able to stream media files […]
Webmail is an email service that is accessed through a web browser rather than through an application the way that mail clients such as Outlook does. Syncing webmail services with an iPhone is very easy so long as you’ve done the setup so that your iPhone has access to the webmail account. Note that webmail […]
