Taking photos with your smartphone is so easy that many people end up with thousands on their device. How do you find a specific photo within that collection? I share tips in this week’s #TechTuesday segment.
Tag: iPhone
#TechTuesday – Social Apps Your Teens Use
Teens will always find ways to use technology to socialize. Once upon a time, it was party lines, then chat rooms, and now apps.
In this week’s #TechTuesday episode on WTAM 1100 Newsradio, Bill Wills and I discuss a recent New York Times article on the range of new social media apps teens are using, including video messaging and anonymous sharing networks.
For parents who are not sure where to start with online safe behavior, I recommend bookmarking SafeKids.com and ConnectSafely.org.
In particular, consider printing out family contracts for online safety as a way to discuss the topic with kids and teens and ensure everyone understands rules and boundaries for their online behavior.
Every parent will have different approaches to their kids, but it’s important that you have these discussions early so that you can keep an ongoing communication about topics like cyberbullying and other unsafe behavior or threads online.
#TechTuesday – Increasing iPhone Storage
As smartphone use grows, so does the amount of data they produce. Whether it’s juggling photos and videos taken during trips, or movies and music to entertain while out, the amount of storage your phone holds is an important factor in how useful it is.
In fact, one of the first recommendations we have for those shopping for a new iPhone is getting the most storage you can afford as most modern smartphones don’t allow internal storage to be expanded easily or at all.
If you’re running out of storage, you can look into options like making use of flash drives with a Lightning port connector (such as the PNY and Leef) connect directly to your iPhone’s data port for access.
Other options include Wi-Fi enabled portable hard drives.
And definitely consider protecting your data through the use of cloud services, including Apple’s iCloud but also 3rd party services like Google Drive or Dropbox.
Tech Tuesday: Smartphone Productivity
On this week’s Tech Tuesday segment for KARE 11 in Minneapolis, I had a chance to offer some basic smartphone productivity tips to make your phone a pocket-sized office.
Handling the iPhone vs Android Debate Among Friends
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As more people get smartphones, it’s likely that they’ll find at least one or more of their friends owns a competing smartphone platform.
So what’s the best way to handle any friendly debates you may have with your friends? This video recommendation may help.