Communicating on Your iPad [iPad Series #7]
This week in the iPad Series, we’ll be discussing how we communicating with our friends, family, colleagues, and others. As part of the iOS 7 iPad update, this article has been updated, but the screenshots might not be up-to-date. How do we communicate? Email Phone Calls Video Chat Texts Instant Message These days, many people keep in touch with friends and family through their social networks and apps. We will be dedicating an...
Taking Notes On Your iPad [iPad Series #6]
Business people need to take notes in meetings. Students take notes in class. Everyone jots down notes occasionally. We are going to look at the different ways to take notes and several good note-taking apps for the iPad in this week’s iPad Series of articles. As part of the iOS 7 iPad update, this article has been updated, but the screenshots might not be up-to-date. Let’s take a moment to discuss the different ways that...
Encrypt Your Dropbox Folder
Do you share a computer with someone or want to be able to access your personal Dropbox account on your work computer? Do you want to keep your files private while doing that? Here’s what you need to do: Encrypt Your Dropbox Folder! We’re going to use TrueCrypt to encrypt our Dropbox files. There are two ways to accomplish this: If you only have one file or a folder inside your Dropbox folder that needs encryption, you can...
How to Manage Multiple Email Accounts with Google Gmail
If you’re looking at this post and thinking “Who has more than one email address?”, the answer is: Everyone should. And Gmail is why. By using Gmail as your main email provider you get the advantage of having your email “in the cloud” in a platform that can be accessed on any computer or device with internet access. That said, this article is not intended to convince you to join Gmail. It’s intended...
Using Mint
You’ve been organizing your Finances as part of the Organized Life Series and you’re ready to start using Mint. Great! Mint is a wonderful tool. Just to be clear, I am in no way affiliated with Mint, Intuit, or anything else. I just like most of what Mint allows me to do and I want to help others get those same benefits. About Mint Mint.com has over 7 million users and is a subsidiary of Intuit. Intuit is the company...