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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…
What 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…
Broken 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…
My 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…
Google 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?…
How 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…
Is 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…
Password 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…
Change 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…