Posts by Lena Shore
Where did my iPhone emoticons go?
Question I had this program installed on my iPhone called emoji. It allowed me to have these cool emoticons for texting. Now that I’ve upgraded to iOS 5, they are gone and a microphone icon is in its place. I like the mic, but, how do I install emoji again? Answer Good news. With the…
Read MoreWhat is the difference between Fetch and Push?
Question I am now syncing my phone and computers so that my calendars, emails will all have the same information. But, when I go to my settings I see options for “Fetch” and “Push”. What is the difference? Which one do I want to use? Answer Fetch and Push are items that tell your devices…
Read MoreBroken Email Flow Chart
I get a decent amount of questions that all refer to people’s email not working. While there are a million things that can go wrong with your email, this covers the bulk of them. NOTE: If you are getting an “invalid email” error online, this article might help. If you still are having problems after reading…
Read MoreMy WordPress Edits Look Funny After I Published Them
Question Hey Lena – I went in to edit post area on the one of my WordPress pages and when I make a change to the text and pressed preview the text appeared on a white box over the background image and looks funny. Can you please let me know how to fix this so…
Read MoreGoogle Plus: FAQs
1. What is Google Plus? Google+ (Google Plus) is a social networking and identity service run by Google Inc. (An identity service determines who you really are even if you later provide a different user name, in order that people who actually know you can get in touch with you.) 2. Why do I care?…
Read MoreHow do I removed iTunes apps from the "update" list?
Question Over the last few years I’ve purchases A LOT of apps for my iPhone, iPad, and iPods. As time moves on I find that I have lots of applications that I don’t want any more, yet I still continue to get notified when there are updates for them through iTunes. How can I delete…
Read MoreFacebook vs. Google
The Facebook Juggernaut Most of us (somewhat over 500 million of us, to be inexact) are on Facebook these days, and for many, that in itself is the reason we are. Even if you had never considered the phrase, “social networking” before, other folks you knew and wished to maintain contact with were already there,…
Read MoreIs there an undo on my iPad or iPhone?
Question Is there something on my iPad keyboard that works as an “undo” like Control-Z? Answer Yes. But it isn’t on your keyboard. Standard iPad and iPhone apps (like Mail and Notes) has a way to undo your last action (like typing or deleting a chunk of text. How do you achieve this wonder? It’s…
Read MorePassword Protect Your Macintosh
Question How do I password protect my computer when I first turn it on? I have it password protected when it’s been on and goes into hibernation. I want to have to put in a password when the computer is first turned on. Thought it was but discovered it wasn’t. Don’t want any eyes in…
Read MoreChange your Menu Icons on your Macintosh
I use plenty of those cute little icons at the top of my monitor screen. But, sometimes I want to change one of them. This tutorial will teach you how to change your Menubar icons. In this example, I will change the Time Machine icon: Navigate your computer to : /system/library/coreservices/menu extras You should probably…
Read MoreHow to Flush Your DNS/Cache
This is a quick tutorial primarily for web designers. Normally your DNS clients will automatically cache (store) IP addresses and other DNS results. This makes it quicker to retrieve information from the same host. However, sometimes your cache gets stuck while developing. For instance – you know you updated some information on your site and it…
Read MoreBad reputation on-line? What can I do?
Question We have people saying some bad things about our company online? What can we do about it? Answer Joan Jett’s “Bad Reputation” might have worked well for her, but chances are it isn’t what you want for your business. With the advent of technology and mass use of social media including Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin,…
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