Customers often ask me how to send a website link, via email. Here are the instructions. 1. Visit the website (or page) you want to visit. In this example, I’m going to visit the BBC’s Business section. 2. Highlight all the text in the address bar, and select copy. 3. Paste the link in your […]
To type specific characters and symbols (e.g. Á), use the Character Viewer. Choose Edit > Special Characters to open the Character Viewer. You can also type characters and symbols using keyboard shortcuts. Here’s a list of those shortcuts. For more information, visit the Apple Support page.
You can use your smartphone to control YouTube on different devices, like your laptop. On your laptop (or other device), go to https://www.youtube.com/tv#/. Press the “S” key, or scroll up/down to reach the Search menu. The Search menu will give you the pairing code for your smartphone. On your smartphone, go to https://www.youtube.com/pair. Enter the code from […]
Some are red. Some are blue. All are green. A free browser extension for Chrome, Safari, and Firefox that exposes the role money plays in Congress and highlights key election races. Displays on any web page detailed campaign contribution data for every Senator and Representative, including total amount received and breakdown by industry and by […]
TechCrunch has a great tip on how to quickly turn a YouTube video into GIF. Just add “gif” to the beginning of the URL, after “www.” and before “youtube.” Turn Any YouTube Video Into A GIF By Just Adding “GIF” To The URL Example: www.youtube.com/URL www.gifyoutube.com/URL
Want to use your old MagSafe adapter on your New Mac? All you need is an adapter! MagSafe to MagSafe 2 Converter It’s a small adapter, so a MagCozy might also come in handy.
Want to delete what you just typed? You could keep pressing backspace. Or highlight and delete text. But, there’s another way … shake your phone. If you shake your phone after adding text, an “undo” option will appear. You can undo, and also redo.
You can “trick” Siri into using Google Maps, instead of Apple Maps. Activate Siri Ask for directions, but end the statement with the phrase “via transit.” This will force iOS to use an app that offers transit directions (which Apple Maps does not). From there you can select Google Maps as your route provider, and […]
Need to create a password? Let your Mac do it for you. Password Assistant will automatically generate a password. You can adjust the specifics, such as password length, letters and numbers only, etc. 1. Open “Keychain Access” in the Utilities folder (Select “Go” from the Finder menu) […]
I love this app! Never miss a show again! Bandsintown Bandsintown is a free live concert notification and recommendation app. The fan-focused app pulls data from a user’s iTunes library, Pandora favorites, Facebook Likes, and Last.fm accounts to populate their list of tracked artists. It then generates a “Concert Cloud” that visually represents which of those […]