We all like to buy local, but when we need something that is only available elsewhere, why not buy online and help your school. You can shop online and earn Box Tops for whatever school district you choose. There are hundreds of stores that participate, so check it out. Plus, sign-up for a chance to give your school 10,000 bonus Box Tops. More information
There are a lot of different Android devices available, and they don't all work the same way. These five tips will work on most Androids. 1. Take a photo while shooting a video: Tap the screen while you record. The photo will be stored in your gallery. 2. Use your phone as a portable USB dive: Plug your phone into your computer and activate storage mode. The USB mode allows you to move items to and from the phone. 3. View notifications without unlocking your phone: Slide your finger from the top to the bottom of the lock screen, then tap the item you want to open. 4. Get more information with Google Maps: Tap the silhouette icon at the far right-hand side of the search bar to gain quick access to your map data, including reviews, saved addresses for home and work, nearby offers, saved places and recent searches. 5. No Siri? No Problem: Tap the microphone icon to the left of the space bar while inside of a text or email and start talking. Make sure you verbally add punctuation, such as "comma" and "question mark."
Here are a five tips for you iPhone users out there to make life a little easier. 1. Tired of your phone go from portrait to landscape every time you move? No worries - just lock it. Double click the home button. Your open apps will show up at the bottom of your screen. Swipe left to right, and you'll see a lock button, your music controls and the music button. Click the lock button and you're set. Lock and unlock it any time you want. 2. Have your phone on silent, but still need a little wake-up call when you have a message? You can turn on LED Flash by going to Settings, General, Accessibility. Under the Hearing category, click on the "LED Flash for Alerts." 3. Worried about what new message wandering eyes might see when you leave your phone unattended? Just turn off that feature. Go to Settings, Notifications, Messages and click off "Show Preview." 4. Want an easier way to take photos? Flip your phone landscape and use your + button as the shutter button. It's easy and feels more like a real camera. After all, you never bring your other camera with you anymore, right? 5. Another photo tip when you're not sure of your environment (too dark), use the HDR option. When you take a photo, it'll actually takes two photos and saves both (this is great for outdoor or closeup photos). To enable this, click on camera, go to Options and turn on HDR. You can turn this off anytime by going back to Options. While you're in Options, you'll notice the Panorama option there, too. Didn't know you could do that either? Awesome - now you do. Have fun and share these tips with your iPhone friends! You've probably seen the video warning people not to share their photos online, but it's actually OK to do that as long as you make some adjustments on your phone. On an iPhone: go to General - Privacy - Location Services - Facebook (off). On an Android: Tap Camera - Settings - GPS Tag (off). What about sharing a photo you've already taken? No problem - just take a screen shot of the photo and share that. Be safe this school season!
Do you use public Wi-Fi? There are lots of ways you could be hacked while buying your coffee. Here are few things to keep in mind next time you're tapping free wireless or simply waiting in line . . . .
1. Beware of suspicious USB drives. If you put into your device, hackers can steal personal info via malware. 2. Don't wave your credit or debit card around. There are high-res cameras everywhere, including in the hands of the guy behind you. 3. Update your anti-virus software. Only 20% of people update it after the three-month trial period. 4. Using the cloud? Hackers use a hotspot honeypot to intercept your network connection for full visibility of your computer. 5. Use your own network. It may eat your data, but hackers are everywhere. The safest means is to not be on an open Wi-Fi. |