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I’m looking to either sell or trade in my old iPhone so I can buy the new one that’s being announced tomorrow. Any advice about where the best place to do that would be?
Doug Answers:
Without knowing which …
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Stop the Insanity: Inbox Pause Lets You Quiet Gmail Down for a Bit
You can’t stop the mighty deluge of e-mail. You can only hope to contain it. In that spirit, Google Chrome add-on Inbox Pause lets you add a big blue PAUSE button to your Gmail inbox.
It works pretty much like you’d expect: …
One Year Later, the iPad Is Still My Favorite Computer
Back in December of last year, I reported on one of the most unexpected things that had ever happened to me as a user of gadgets. I’d begun using an iPad 2 with a ZaggFolio keyboard case as my primary computer. I found that I …
6 Apps for Tracking Hurricane Isaac with Your Tablet or Smartphone
Video: How to Be Everywhere — Tips and Tricks for Doing Things Remotely
Trying to be everywhere at once? Don’t bother. Here’s how to access your computer, find a lost phone, pinpoint your friends and keep an eye on your house from just about anywhere.
Primadesk Lets You Share Facebook Photos with Non-Facebookers
Facebook has close to a billion users, but chances are you know somebody who isn’t one of them. And sooner or later, that person’s going to ask why they still haven’t seen any pictures of your sister’s baby, or your vacation, or …
How to Experience the Curiosity Rover’s Mars Landing Online
Back in 2004 when Spirit and Opportunity landed in Mars, YouTube didn’t even exist. This time around, keeping up with NASA’s Martian exploits online will be a lot easier.
At 1:30am EDT on Monday, Curiosity will attempt to land …
How to Follow the Live-Streamed, Twitter-Friendly ‘Smart Olympics’
How to Check If Your Yahoo Account Data Has Been Leaked
In light of the recent security breach that exposed around 450,000 Yahoo users’ e-mail addresses and passwords, security firm Sucuri has set up a tool you can use to check whether or not your account information has been …
Aggressive Android Adware? Here’s How to Retake Control of Your Phone
Forget about viruses, trojans and botnets for a moment. The latest threat to smartphone users, according to mobile security firm Lookout, is pesky advertising.
This week, Lookout wrote a blog post to warn the world about …
10 Ways to Protect Yourself Online
After weeks of media-fueled hullabaloo about DNSChanger all but dooming the Internet — what actually happened as July 9 came and went was even less than Y2K-bug worthy — it’s worth pausing to reflect on why some were infected …
Video: Simple iPad Tips and Tricks
Like magic, but without all the danger. Get more from your iPad with these simple tips and tricks. Many of these will work for your iPhone, too.
Mobile user? Click here to watch the video…
Past videos here.