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Quick iOS Tip: Deleting Text Messages Automatically

Our iOS devices can sometimes act like candidates for a TV show on hoarding. If you don't watch out, it's easy to run out of valuable storage space on the devices. My wife and I tend to text a lot during a normal workday, since she's at her office and I'm typing away in my home office. Take anywhere from a dozen or...

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Quick Tip: The Five-Finger Pinch on Your Trackpad

Today I have a quick tip for those of you who either use a MacBook or an Apple Magic Trackpad with a desktop machine. I'm one of those people who is sadly pre-programmed to do things a certain way. In...

Tech Tip: The Telltale Signs of Handoff

One of the more intriguing features that appeared with iOS 8 and Mac OS X 10.10 Yosemite was something called Continuity, the ability for iOS and OS X apps to communicate with each other to create a seamless flow of...

Beware of Browser Pop-Up Tech Support, Phishing Scams

Scams are nothing new on the Internet. But one that has become more prevalent recently is the “pop-up tech support” scam. For example, while browsing the Internet, a user sees a pop-up or a page that warns that their Mac...

Quick iPhone Tip: Blocking Unwanted Callers

Are you bothered by telemarketers? How about people who have a wrong number – your iPhone number – but keep calling it anyway? Fortunately, the iPhone provides an easy way to block callers so you never have to be bothered by them...

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