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Skip the Yellow Pages and use 1-800-FREE411 instead

Posted on December 7, 2015

In a previous post I explained how much faster and easier it is to use Google instead of the Yellow Pages to find a business telephone number.

And yep, I still believe that Google is the best “Yellow Pages” around.

That being said, there are times when using Google from a mobile phone can be a bit difficult, and “Googling” from a landline phone is pretty much impossible. You can always dial 411, but that would almost certainly result in a fee of $1 or more per directory assistance call.

Luckily, you can easily get that number for free, even without using a search engine or having to dial 411. [Read more…]

Make your Android phone’s battery last longer with the free ‘Doze’ app

Posted on November 30, 2015

Update: This is is no longer available.

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Your Android phone has a wonderful power-saving feature called “Doze”, and it’s really pretty amazing.

In a nutshell, Doze puts your phone into a deep sleep when it’s idle, preventing non-critical apps from transferring data in the background during the times when your phone isn’t being used.

Don’t worry, your phone will still ring when someone calls you and you’ll still receive incoming text messages, but pretty much everything else is placed in a holding pattern. And that helps your phone’s battery lost a lot longer than it would otherwise. [Read more…]

Great news: Firefox is now available for iPhone and iPad

Posted on November 18, 2015

Mozilla’s Firefox has long been one of the most popular web browsers out there for desktop and laptop users, and Android users have been able to download a fantastic Firefox app from the Google Play Store for some time now.

Many Apple iOS users have been clamoring for a Firefox app for their iPhones and iPads, but for whatever reason Mozilla never got around to placing one in the iTunes store.

Well, that has finally changed. Mozilla released Firefox for iOS a few days ago, and I really like it. [Read more…]

How to reset your LG G4 smart phone back to the factory default settings

Posted on November 11, 2015

lg-g4 I received three emails yesterday from folks wanting to know how to reset their LG G4 smart phones back to their factory default settings.

I don’t know yet whether there is something going on with the G4, but I thought I should write a post explaining how to reset it just in case. All you have to do is follow the steps detailed below. [Read more…]

How to add extensions to numbers in your smart phone’s address book

Posted on November 1, 2015

iphone Do you make frequent calls to someone at a business where you have to enter an extension number in order to reach that person? If so, you can easily append the extension right to the end of the number so you won’t have to enter it every time you call.

I’ll explain how to do that, but first we need to discuss two common ways that switchboards handle calls to extensions:

1 – Most switchboards will answer your call and give you a list of menu options. If you know the extension number of the person you wish to speak with, you can dial it at any time without waiting for the message/menu to finish “talking”.

2 – Other switchboards require you to listen to the entire recorded message/menu before entering the extension number.

With that preliminary discussion out of the way, here’s how to append an extension number directly to the end of a telephone number on your smart phone: [Read more…]