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Category: Smartphones

Online account security

Posted on November 8, 2022November 8, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Online account security
Online account security

When did you last check the security of your Google or Microsoft account? If you can’t remember, it’s probably too long ago! Even if you mainly use it on a home PC and a smartphone, It’s vital to regularly review your logon password as well as your recovery phone numbers and devices, because the service…

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Smartphone tip for Galaxy users – Do Not Disturb

Posted on September 29, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Smartphone tip for Galaxy users – Do Not Disturb
Smartphone tip for Galaxy users – Do Not Disturb

Other Samsung phones, and other makes of phone, may also have this feature. Did you know that you can put your phone into Do Not Disturb mode for a specific period of time? This means that, before going into a meeting at say 1pm you can set your device to come OUT of Do Not…

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WhatsApp tip

Posted on June 19, 2022July 12, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on WhatsApp tip
WhatsApp tip

Did you know you cam reply to a specific message, to make it easy for your recipient see the topic? It would have prevented the situation you see in the picture where a person replied to 2 of my texts with 1 of this using “Oh dear and thanks” (which was initially very confusing) To…

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Smartphone data

Posted on June 19, 2022July 12, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Smartphone data
Smartphone data

Need to hand in or send off your smartphone for repair or replacement? Do you have a recent backup of your call logs and/or SMS messages (texts)? I recommend you use a program like the one shown in this image (Super Backup) used on my Android to regularly backup to cloud. If you need assistance…

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Protecting your smartphone screen

Posted on June 18, 2022June 26, 2022 By JuliaEEvans No Comments on Protecting your smartphone screen
Protecting your smartphone screen

Even inside a case (as the phone in the photo was), the phone can be broken in a second if it falls on the floor or a hard surface – it not simply be a case of a slightly cracked screen! The handset pictured is now permanently damaged since I can no longer the use…

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