How to Use the iPhone Flashlight Without Unlocking the Device
The flash for the camera on your iPhone is used for more than just taking pictures. It’s also a type of alert that you can …
How to Find Popular Free Apps on Your iPhone 5
When you first get an iPhone, or when you decide that you want to start downloading apps, it can be difficult to figure out which …
Why Are Multiple iPhones Ringing When One Receives a Phone Call?
Have you experienced a situation where you receive a phone call on your iPhone and other iPhones in your home start ringing? This is occurring …
How to Restrict Editing in Word 2013
After you create a document and need to share it with people at work or school, you may find that people make changes to this …
How to Center a Printed Spreadsheet in Excel 2013
Printing in Excel has always required a bit of configuration to get right, and you will likely find that there is something about your spreadsheet …
Disable Subtitles for Amazon Prime iPhone App in iOS 8
Are the subtitles enabled in the Prime Video app on your iPhone but you don’t want them to be? While subtitles can be helpful in …
How to Center All Cells at Once in Excel 2013
The data in a spreadsheet can contain all sorts of information that is useful to your colleagues and coworkers, but some of the importance of …
How to Disable Dictation on the iPhone 5
You may have noticed the microphone button to the left of the space bar on your keyboard and wondered what it does. This button allows …
Opening Links in the Background on the iPhone 5
There are a couple of different ways to open links in the Safari browser on your iPhone. The first and most common method is to …
How to Forward Text Messages on iPhone 5
Being able to see all of your important information across multiple devices has become critical in today’s digital world. If you need to keep up …
How to Define a Word in Safari on the iPhone
Almost every day we learn something new. One of the most common things that we learn are new words, but occasionally we will find them …
How to Bold Text in iPhone Emails
The Mail application on the iPhone is surprisingly robust, and there are so many options for creating new mail that you may find it to …
Amazon Fire TV Stick vs. Google Chromecast
Set-top streaming boxes have grown exponentially in popularity as services like Netflix and Hulu Plus have gained more traction. Initially, this was a market dominated …
How to Delete a Single Text in iOS 8
Is there a text message on your phone that you need to delete? While you may know about how to delete an entire text message …
How to Use a Laser Pointer in Powerpoint 2013
Have you recently watched a Powerpoint presentation and noticed that the presenter’s mouse looked like a laser pointer instead of a typical mouse cursor? This …
How to Get Windows Explorer in the Windows 7 Taskbar
There are a lot of different ways to navigate through Windows 7, but one of the ones that I use the most is simply clicking …
How to Adjust the Exposure on the iPhone 5 Camera
The iPhone camera has been one of the most widely used camera in existence for several years, due largely to the fact that it was …
Why Is My Typing Delayed in Firefox?
Your default Internet browser is usually one of the most used programs on a computer, so when it is not working correctly, it can be …
How to Slow Down Speech on the iPhone
We’ve previously written about how to have your iPhone speak a selection, but if you have used this option, then you might find that your …
How to Use Parentheses on the iPhone Calculator
The calculator on your iPhone can be a handy tool to have available when you need to do some simple math, but you may find …
How to See the Definition of a Word on Your iPhone
When you are reading the information in a text message or on a website, you may occasionally encounter a word that is foreign to you. …
How to Get OneDrive on an iPhone 5
We have previously written about how to automatically upload pictures from your iPhone to Dropbox, but you might be wondering if something similar is possible …
How to Enable the Genius Option on Your iPhone 5
Apple’s Genius feature is a helpful way to create playlists based on one song. Rather than forcing you to create an entire playlist song-by-song, using …
How to Delete Messages from Your iPad After 30 Days
On devices with a limited amount of space, it can become a delicate balance to keep what you need, but still have the ability to …
How to Add an App to Your iPhone 5 Wish List
You might often hear about an app or a game on your iPhone that sound ds interesting. But you have a limited amount of space …
How to Stop Showing Email Previews on the iPhone Lock Screen
There are numerous notification settings that can be modified on your iPhone 5, and they are available for almost every app. Some apps, such as …
How to Show More Emails in Your iPhone 5 Inbox
Your iPhone’s Mail app is a great way to view your email messages. But if it seems like you are scrolling a lot, then you …
How to Center Horizontally in Excel 2013
You have probably noticed that the information that you enter into Microsoft Excel is typically aligned to the left if it is text, or it …
How to Indent the First Line of a Paragraph in Word 2013
Occasionally you will want to format your document by only applying an indent to the first line of each paragraph. While this is uncommon in …
How to Lend an Amazon Kindle Book
Have you read a book on your Kindle that you think a friend or family member would also like to read? Fortunately it is possible …
How to Buy a Domain Name for Your Blog from GoDaddy
One of the first things you need to do when you decide to start blogging is pick out a domain name. After you have spent …
How to View a Formula in a Word 2013 Table
Microsoft Word 2013 tables have some of the same features that you will find in an Excel 2013 spreadsheet, but Word is missing one of …
How to Add an Album to Your Wish List on the iPhone 5
There are a lot of under-utilized features on the iPhone, many of which can make your life a bit easier. One of these features is …
How to See Your iTunes Radio History on an iPhone
Have you ever heard a song you enjoyed but weren’t sure who sang it or what it was called? Usually, you can just open the …
How to Send a Picture Through Email on an iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 camera is very easy to use, and the quality of the pictures that you take with it is surprisingly high. Because of …
How to Reduce the Size of an iPhone iCloud Backup
Every iCloud account comes with 5 GB of free storage, which you can use to save files to the cloud. One common use of this …
Why Can’t I Search for Contacts on My iPhone 5?
After even a small amount of time with your iPhone, you can quickly accumulate a lot of information. Whether this is in the form of …
Why Is My iPad Keyboard at the Center of the Screen?
You can customize many aspects of your iPad if you need to change something about the user experience. Some of these changes are fairly obvious …
How to Turn Off Auto-Shazam on the iPhone 5
have you ever Shazam’d a song to find out what it was, only to close the app and see a red bar at the top …
How to Use Threads to Organize Emails on the iPhone
Many email conversations can extend to multiple messages and include different combinations of people, so it can become difficult to keep track of what information …
How to Add a Street Address for a Contact on the iPhone 5
Different people need different things out of their contact information, so the level of detail that you include for every new contact that you create …
How to Show the Favorites Bar in Safari on the iPad 2
You can show the Safari favorites bar on an iPad by going to Settings > Safari > and tapping the button to the right of …
How to Reduce Text Size on the iPad 2
You can reduce the text size on the iPad 2 by going to Settings > Display & Brightness > Text Size > then choosing an …
How to Remove Lines from the Camera on the iPhone 5
The iPhone 5 camera has a surprising number of features and settings that can help you improve the quality of your pictures. One of these …
How to Hide the Formula Bar in Excel 2013
You can hide the Microsoft Excel 2013 formula bar by clicking the View tab at the top of the window, then unchecking the Formula Bar …
View List of Recent App Updates on iPhone 5
The apps on your iPhone bring a lot of extra features to your device, and are one of the best parts about having an iPhone. …
How to View Your History in the iPhone Chrome Browser
Almost every modern Web browser offers a quick and easy way to access your browsing history. This makes it easy to locate pages that you …
How to Block a Recent Call on the iPhone 5
As more and more people move toward using their cell phones as their primary phone number, some of the problems that arose with landline phones …
Disable the Erase Data Option After 10 Failed Attempts
The iPhone passcode is an important security precaution to have in place in the event that your device is ever lost or stolen. It may …
How to Hide the Ribbon in Excel 2013
Starting with Excel 2007, Microsoft changed the way that you navigate menus and make changes to your spreadsheets. This included changing the menu structure from …
How to Get Rid of Auto-Correct Voice on iPad 2
Does your iPad speak auto-corrections whenever it replaces a word or capitalizes something that you are typing? This is a feature that many people dislike, …
What is an App Switcher on the iPhone 5?
If you have been reading up on some of the new changes in iOS 8, such as one of the new ways to find your …
How to Make a Web Page Easier to Read on iPhone
There are a lot of distractions on modern Web pages that can make it difficult to absorb the information that you are trying to read. …
Roku 3 Vs. Amazon Fire TV
Internet streaming video devices like the Roku, Apple TV, and the Amazon Fire TV are increasing in popularity as more and more people subscribe to …
Why Are the Usage Statistics on My iPhone 5 Incorrect?
If your iPhone 5 cellular plan has a fixed amount of data or minutes each month, then you will likely pay additional money if you …
How to Turn Off Genius on the iPhone 5
The Genius feature has been something that has been around for a few years and is used to create playlists that Apple thinks you will …
Deleting Empty Photo Albums on the iPhone 5
Albums in the iPhone Photos app are a helpful way to organize your pictures into different categories. It can be difficult to scroll through a …
Automatically Delete iPhone Messages After 30 Days
You can have your iPhone automatically delete text messages after 30 days by going to Settings > Messages > Keep Messages > then select 30 …
How to Turn on Grayscale on the iPhone 5
Have you seen or heard about the grayscale option in iOS 8, and wanted to check it out on your own iPhone 5? It is …
How to Stop CC’ing Yourself on Emails Sent from Your iPhone 5
If you use POP email on your computer or on your iPhone, then you are likely aware of issues that can arise by not syncing …
How to Turn Off Tips Notifications on the iPhone 5
One notable addition to your iPhone 5 after installing the iOS 8 update is the Tips app. This is meant to teach you about new …
How to Remove Contacts from the App Switcher on the iPhone 5
Did you double-tap your Home button after installing iOS 8, only to find a list of your contacts at the top of the screen? iOS …
How to Update to iOS 8 on an iPad 2
Compatible Apple devices can be updated to iOS 8, and the iPad 2 is one of the devices that can receive the update. If you …
How Much Space Do I Need to Install the iOS 8 Update on My iPhone 5?
If you have an iPhone 4S or newer, an iPad 2 or newer, or an iPod Touch 5th generation or newer, then you are probably …
How to Send All Text Messages as SMS on the iPhone 5
Are you having problems with iMessages going to multiple devices? Or do you share an Apple ID with someone and you keep getting each other’s …
What is the Heart Icon for on Photos on the iPhone 5?
After you have downloaded the iOS 8 update and installed it on your iPhone 5, you will occasionally notice some of the changes that it …
How to Stop Video Messages from Expiring on the iPhone 5
Your iPhone 5 received an interesting feature when you updated to iOS 8. This feature allows you to quickly send audio or video messages by …
Which Apps Use the Most Battery on the iPhone 5?
Is your battery always running low, even when you think it should be lasting longer? Determining the battery usage culprit had previously been somewhat of …
How to Get the Swype Keyboard on the iPhone 5
People who have used Android devices in the past know that there are other types of keyboards available for smartphones. Previously iPhone users had only …
How to Set a Camera Timer on the iPhone 5
Almost every new update to iOS seems to bring about some interesting changes to the Camera app, and iOS 8 is no exception. The most …
How to Remove Word Suggestions from the iPhone 5 Keyboard
Updating your operating system to the most current version typically involves some new features that will affect the way you use your device. The update …
How to Find the Highest Value in Excel 2013
Excel 2013 offers a large number of useful formulas that will help you to find or calculate important information from your spreadsheet data. Whether you …
How to Reset Your Location and Privacy Settings on an iPhone 5
If you have had your iPhone 5 for an extended period of time, then you have probably slowly made changes to it to the point …
Where is Internet Explorer on My iPhone 5?
Internet Explorer is the default Web browser for the Windows operating system. Due to the amount of time and frequency with which most people have …
How to Turn Off Automatic Music Downloads on iPhone 5
You can stop your iPhone from automatically downloading music by going to Settings > Music and tapping the button next to Automatic Downloads in the …
How to Turn Off NFL Mobile Notifications on an iPhone 5
Many apps on the iPhone 5 take advantage of their ability to display notifications when they want to tell you about new features of the …
View All of Your Purchased iTunes Songs on an iPad
Do you want to be able to see all of the music that you have bought with your iTunes account? You can do this in the …
Only Show Downloaded Songs on the iPhone 5 in iOS 7
Did you spend time meticulously selecting the songs that you wanted to put on your iPhone, then transfer them to the device through iTunes? Then …
What Is On the Default Home Screen of an iPhone 5 in iOS 7?
Many people that use an iPhone will discover that they do not use many of the default apps that Apple includes on the device. This …
How to Set a Password for Your User Account in Windows 7
Are there other people in your house or office that you do not want to be able to use your computer? One simple way to …
How to Turn off Speak Selection on the iPhone 5
Have you ever gone to copy a word from a text or email, only to accidentally have your iPhone speak the word out loud? This …
How to Stop Compressing Images in Powerpoint 2013
Many Powerpoint presentations will use images to make the slides more visually appealing. But if you include hi-res images directly from a digital camera, then …
How to Disable Notifications for the ESPN Fantasy Football App
If you are a new iPhone owner, or if you have not spent a lot of time exploring the menus on the device, then you …
How to Switch from A4 to Letter Paper in Excel 2013
Are you working on an Excel spreadsheet that was created by someone in a different country, and the sizing on the printed spreadsheet is incorrect? …
Why is My Word 2013 Screen Split Into Two?
Microsoft Word 2013 includes a large number of features that can make document editing easier in the right situation. But when that feature is enabled …
Why Is My iPad Keyboard Split Into Two Pieces?
The iPad can be a little difficult to type on, which can be problematic when you need to return a bunch of emails. Because of …
How to Shut Off the Light on the Back of the iPhone 5
The touchscreen nature of your iPhone makes it very easy to change settings unintentionally or to turn on apps accidentally. While this is often something …
How to Use Your iPhone 5 Like a Mirror
While you likely have a mirror at home or in your car that you can use to check your appearance, we aren’t always in those …
How to Add an Album Icon to the iPhone 5 Music App
Your iPhone has several different ways to organize the music on your device, including songs, artists and albums. And while you may know how to …
How Do I Know if Bluetooth is Turned On for My iPhone 5?
Pairing a device with your iPhone is supposed to be as simple as going to Settings > Bluetooth and tapping on the device. But Bluetooth …
How to Change Time on an Alarm on an iPad 2
Once you start to use the alarm clock on a mobile device like an iPhone or iPad, it can quickly become your main alarm clock. …
How to Vertically Center Cell Data in Excel 2013
The text inside of a cell in a Microsoft Excel worksheet is aligned to the bottom of the cell by default. But changes to formatting …
How to Remove the Emoji Keyboard on the iPhone 5
Did you recently add the emoji keyboard to your iPhone because you thought that it might be fun to include the tiny images in your …
Is My iPhone 5 Connected to Wi-Fi or Cellular?
Most iPhone 5 users have a cellular plan with a monthly data allotment. This means that each month you have a set amount of data …
How to Change the Font Color in a Word 2013 Table
For those who want a swift snapshot, here’s the drill: Open your document, select the table text, head over to the “Home” tab, choose a …
How to View Songs by Album on the iPhone 5
A lot of people don’t know the names of songs by their favorite bands. If you listen to full albums and the song names don’t …
How to Delete a Footer in Word 2013
When you are collaborating on a document with a group of people, or when you are working on a document that someone else created, it …
Why is My Word Document Printing So Small?
Have you attempted to print a document in Word 2013, only to wind up with a page containing a much smaller version of that document? …
How to Spell Check an Email in Outlook 2013
You can spell check an Outlook email by writing the message, clicking the Review tab at the top of the window, then clicking the Spelling …
How to Change the Background App Refresh iPad Setting
You can enable or disable the Background App Refresh iPad setting by going to Settings > General > Background App Refresh button > selecting Background …