Turn on Your Phone Number’s PIN Security RIGHT NOW
Learn how scammers take control of your mobile phone number with a "port-out" scam and hijack your online accounts. A PIN code is extra security for your mobile number.
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My New $25 Mobile Phone Plan
Want to save money on your mobile phone plan? Here's how I cut my monthly bill in half!
Parenting & Kids, Tech Support
Quick iPhone Tip for Great Action Shots
Summer means action, and before the action is over, try using iPhone's "sports mode" to capture quick moving subjects. Here's how.
Quick and Easy Scan App
I knew scan apps existed, but I thought - why bother? Just take a photo and be done with it. Then I tried CamScanner. Here's the difference.
Make Shopping Easier with a Mobile Album
Here's how I use a "Mobile Album" of photos to make shopping easier, like avoiding duplicates at consignment sales for kids' clothes and shoes.
Entertainment & Fun, Tech Support
Conserving Data on the Run
I don't have an unlimited data plan for my phone. I pay for 300 MB. A month. That's it! So before heading off for my morning run, I download the podcast I want to listen to first. Don't forget to turn off Cellular too.
Apple’s Absurd Private Browsing Logic
The Private button in Safari on my iPhone was missing, and the reason is absurd. Apparently you can protect your kids or your privacy, but not both.
Safety & Security, Tech Support
Enable Find My iPhone Before It Goes Missing!
If you lose your phone, and it's nice to know you can hop on the Internet and track its location immediately. To track, play sound, turn on lost mode, or erase, you must have Find My iPhone enabled first. Here's how.
“What I Did on Summer Vacation” by iPhone
Here's what I did on summer vacation, when I wasn't at the bottom of a sandy beach bag. Where my owner did not hear me ring. To the occasional annoyance of other vacationers.
Found It: Best Charging Station Ever
Meet my new charging station. I love that it has room for my smartphone and tablet as well as an extra slot for papers and mail. The contrast stitching is a nice touch, too.
Trapped in the Technology Tar Pit
Technology Tar Pit: when the effort to keep up with baseline technology consumes more time and energy than is reasonable, leaving you overwhelmed and grumpy.
Fix It: When iPhone Won’t Allow Apps Access to Your Photos
If your iPhone says "Apps that have requested access to your photos will appear here" but no apps appear, here's how to fix it.