How To Guides Archive
21 Mar 2015
Google accidentally invited some Apps users to try Inbox
Google accidentally invited some Apps users to try Inbox This morning, Twitter lit up with people excitedly exclaimingthat they’d finally gotten access to try Google Inbox on their Google Apps accounts, then, after a few hours it retracted a whole lot of those invitations. Some people managed to actually get up and running on Google
21 Mar 2015
Apple Watch battery life: which type of user will you be?
Apple Watch battery life: which type of user will you be? Apple promised 18 hours of battery life with “typical usage” from the Apple Watch during yesterday’s launch event, but dig deeper on its site and you’ll find a breakdown of how the new device will fare in a variety of scenarios. In testing for
21 Mar 2015
Apple and Microsoft release patches to fix FREAK vulnerability
Apple and Microsoft release patches to fix FREAK vulnerability Apple and Microsoft have released patches to fix theFREAK security vulnerability found last week in Mac OS X, iOS and Windows operating systems. FREAK — short for Factoring attack on RSA-EXPORT Keys — allows hackers to decrypt HTTPS-protected Web traffic between browsers and millions of websites,
21 Mar 2015
Amazon is reportedly working on a ‘Prime for apps’ subscription service
Amazon is reportedly working on a ‘Prime for apps’ subscription service While Amazon has worked hard to promote its Android app store, let’s face it: if you’re not on Fire OS, you’ll use the Google Play Store almost all the time. But it looks like Amazon may have a trick up its sleeve to get
20 Mar 2015
New Facebook Marketing Tool Chews Up Data, Spits It Out
New Facebook Marketing Tool Chews Up Data, Spits It Out Facebook last week launched Topic Data, a new service that reveals to advertisers the subjects users discuss, the brands and products they use, and the activities they follow. Marketers will be able to sift through data compilations of what users say about events, brands, subjects
20 Mar 2015
How to Get Loopy With Vine
How to Get Loopy With Vine How clever can you be with six seconds of video footage? That’s the Vine challenge, and many users of the Twitter app have undertaken it, albeit with mixed results. Some Vines are so mundane, they make six seconds take too long. Some are so obscene you might turn away
20 Mar 2015
How to Get Breaking News on Twitter
How to Get Breaking News on Twitter Twitter is arguably the fastest way to get the latest breaking news, but it requires a little know-how to take full advantage of this tool. However, if you’re willing to spend a little time building your own customized list of news sources, you’ll be able to stay on
20 Mar 2015
How to Get Music Onto Your Smartphone
How to Get Music Onto Your Smartphone Your Android smartphone can be a great music player — after you’ve jumped through a few hoops. There are basically two ways to indulge in your listening pleasure: 1) transfer music files to the device; and 2) access a service to stream music from the Web. The easiest
20 Mar 2015
How to Boost Your Home WiFi With Multiple Repeaters and Access Points
How to Boost Your Home WiFi With Multiple Repeaters and Access Points Large homes and older homes with thick walls can be a particular challenge for WiFi coverage, but one strategy is to use multiple hard-wired access points and wireless repeaters to spread the signal. Start by downloading a free analyzer app for your phone
20 Mar 2015
How to Use Social Media Dashboards
How to Use Social Media Dashboards An assortment of useful reports are available through Hootsuite’s free version, including Facebook Insights, which shows Likes by demographic, for example; and Twitter Engagement, which shows Twitter mentions and retweets. Some more elaborate reports require a subscription upgrade to $9.99 per month, while others mean purchasing analytics credits. Social