2 Quick Tips for iPad or iPhone Users – Video Tip
Over the last year or so, I have started answering more and more questions about iPhones and iPads. And like computers, I find that iPhone and iPad owners want to know more about their devices, but...
View ArticleHow to use keyboard shortcuts with your iPhone or iPad – Video Tip
If you own an iPhone or iPad, learning to use keyboard shortcuts to speed up entry of commonly used words, phrases, or names can be a boon to your productivity and your relationship with your iPhone or...
View ArticleHow to take a great picture with your new iPhone or iPad – Video Tip
Throughout my week, I help many people learn about their new (and sometimes not so new) iPhones or iPads. These devices are truly every bit as remarkable as the hoopla that surrounds them. Learning how...
View ArticleHow to View and Edit Photos with your iPad or iPhone – Video Tip
With the last major software update to iPhone and iPad, Apple added some basic yet helpful tools to touch up your photos. This short video explains how to use those tools to crop, make changes to light...
View ArticleHow to find your FREE iPhone or iPad User Guide – Video Tip
If you own an iPhone, iPad, or iPod Touch from Apple, they have provided you a complete and free user guide right on your device. To find it, just launch the Safari web browser, tap the bookmarks icon,...
View ArticleHow to use the Spotlight Search feature on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad...
Apple long ago perfected system search on their computers and laptops with a system called Spotlight. Spotlight is quickly accessible and searches automatically for documents, settings, applications...
View ArticleHow to use the Spotlight Search feature on your iPhone, iPod Touch or iPad...
Just a few weeks ago I shared a tip on how to use the incredibly helpful and handy Spotlight search feature on iOS. Since then, Apple updated the iOS to iOS 7 for iPads, iPhones and iPod touches and...
View ArticleHow to enter common data faster on your iPad or iPhone – Video Tip
Almost two years ago, Apple added the ability to create keyboard shortcuts for entering frequently typed information on our iPads or iPhones. I take full responsibility for not sharing this tip with...
View ArticleClosing many iPhone or iPad Safari tabs with 2 taps! – Video Tip
For all of us iPhone and/or iPad users, learn and utilize this tip to keep your browser (Safari) running clean. I needed to help my friend clean up her iPhone today, and we were both tired of swiping...
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Windows Update? Yes, you should…
When Windows XP was released nearly two years ago, it was hailed as a 'self-healing' operating system (via the Windows Update system). Two years later, it has, in my humble opinion, held its own as a...
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More on Fake Security Ads and Scareware
Trying to explain why and how fake security infiltrates my client’s computer is difficult. Instead of trying to explain it each and every time, which can be daunting, I am going to suggest this article...
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Another opinion about Windows Security – Article
The knowledgeable folks at HowToGeek.com just published the following article covering Windows security. You more than likely have read or heard my opinions and recommendations for Windows security,...
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The Castellini Approach to Internet Security – Updated 2017
The Castellini Approach to Internet Security This past week I saw way too many people who aren't taking advantage of the free information we give out on the show and the web site. Their computers were...
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How to delete a site that has a saved password
If you accidentally told Firefox or Chrome to save a password for a site that you didn’t intend to save the password and login information, this tip will instruct you how to find the site and delete...
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Customer Satisfaction and Remote Services
Thank you! As my conversion to remote services enters its fourth year, I want to take this opportunity to again thank all my customers who have used the service and the new ones who now have access to...
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Using dictation with your iPhone or iPad – Video Tip
If you own an iPhone and/or iPad AND you aren’t using dictation yet or don’t understand dictation, this tip is for YOU! Dictation uses the Internet along with your device to convert your voice to text....
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Piriform – Security Notification for CCleaner v5.33.6162 and CCleaner Cloud...
You might have read or heard about a security problem with CCleaner. We have recommended CCleaner for years and continue to do so. This particular problem ONLY affected users who might have downloaded...
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How to increase battery life for your iPhone or iPad – Video Tip
One of my customers recently asked how to get better battery life with her less than 1 year old iPad. We walked through some of the steps, but there are many, so I decided to just put it into a single...
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Smartphone prices and the $1000 iPhone X
Smartphone prices seem to be rising. The operative word being seem. Like so many items from bread to milk to gas for our vehicles, the price we pay is not the true cost of the item. Almost everything...
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How to use tabs in your browser – Video Tip
I posted this article nearly 2 years ago, but with the release of Google's Chrome browser yesterday, I thought it was appropriate to bring this important tip back to the forefront again. Also, read my...
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