You may have already figured out that Google probably knows more about your dead relatives than you do. Among Google’s many free tools is their image search platform. It might help you figure out who is in some of your old, unlabeled photos.
Once you’ve checked with everyone who could possibly know who is in your photos, it’s worth checking to see if Google might have the answer.…
No matter how savvy you are about your smartphone, you might make these six common smartphone mistakes.
Do you assume poor battery life is always about the battery itself? Do you pay too much for your mobile plan?
Are you using a lot of mobile data without realizing it?
Do you accidentally delete emails and wonder how it happened?
Do you buy phones based on marketing hype rather than your own individual needs and research?…
One post that often appears on my list of top 10 most popular has to do with clever Android smartphone hacks.
Did you know that you can take a screenshot – a picture of what’s on your screen?
You can also easily sync photos and videos to your computer and share them with others. There’s no need to email huge files individually anymore.…
One of the commonly overlooked gems of genealogy research is free and easily accessible on the internet – state archives and historical societies. These state agencies are tasked with storing almost any sort of government record you can imagine.
What’s in various state archives, along with what’s available online, will vary by state. Many of them function as a repository of all documents from state, county and municipal governments.…
If you need to know how to take a screenshot on your computer, phone or tablet, you’ve come to the right place. A screenshot is a picture of what you have on your screen.
You might use a screenshot in a presentation, Word document or email. It’s especially handy when you’re trying to explain how something works or show someone an error message.…
If you subscribe to Amazon Prime, you may be missing out on some if Prime’s amazing benefits, such as downloading videos to watch when you don’t have an internet connection. This can come in handy on long trips, especially when you’ve got kids along with you.
Simply download Prime videos to a tablet and keep them busy for hours. You can download select videos to compatible devices, which include Fire tablets (except 1st generation Kindle Fire), Fire phone, Android phones and tablets, iPhones and iPads.…
One of the great things about Amazon Prime Music and Amazon Music Unlimited is the ability to download music to your smartphone or tablet for offline listening. That means downloading your favorite tunes so you can listen to them without having an internet connection and without using your mobile data.
This is especially handy on long car trips or even commuting to work or school.…
If you’ve got a blog, you probably already know that you can’t legally grab any images you find online and use them. That could get you into a heap of trouble and possibly make enemies of bloggers or anyone else you steal photos from.
Fortunately, you can easily find free stock photos at sites such as Pexels, MorgueFile, Pixabay, and RGBStock.…
Are smartphone apps like OfferUp the “next big thing” to use when you need to sell your stuff? If you’ve got a lot of excess stuff you want to unload, a smartphone app might seem like the quickest way to sell your stuff.
OfferUp does let you quickly and easily list your items for sale. Simply take a picture with your phone and type a brief description.…
My husband bought me an Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas, and I LOVE it. The Echo Dot must have been a big hit for Christmas since it was sold out from Amazon well ahead of the big day.
Many of us have been using devices with built-in artificial intelligence (or AI for short) for years, particular in smartphones and tablets.…