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Question from Ellis H.: I know that Apple now lets us put a password on our notes in the Apple Notes app, but I can’t figure out how to do it on my iPhone.
I mainly use the app on my iPhone 5S, but every now and then I use it on my MacBook too.
I figured out how to password a note on my MacBook, but not on my phone. How do I do it?
Thanks in advance for your help.
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About a year ago Amazon began offering free same-day shipping on eligible items to Amazon Prime (#ad) members who lived in one of fourteen selected U.S. metropolitan areas.
For the lucky folks living in or near those cities, their already awesome Amazon Prime memberships became even more awesome virtually overnight.
Well, Amazon has just announced that they have extended the free same-day shipping perk to Prime members living in twelve additional metro areas.
That brings the total number of U.S. cities covered by the free same-day shipping policy to 27. Here is a list of the lucky locales: [Read more…]
Are you still running Windows 7 or Windows 8.1 on your PC and have no desire to upgrade to Windows 10?
If so, you should know that Microsoft has made it extremely difficult to avoid having your current Windows installation automatically updated to Windows 10, whether you want to install the upgrade or not. [Read more…]
Question from Robert C.: I’ve been shopping for a new computer, and I’ve noticed something that’s puzzling me.
Virtually all of the desktop and laptop PCs currently on the market still have USB 2.0 ports on them, and that includes the newest models.
I guess I had just assumed that by now all new computers would come with USB 3.0 exclusively.
My question is why are the computer manufacturer’s still including USB 2.0 ports on their latest models?
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Periodically clearing your browser cache and web history is an effective way of ensuring a fast browsing experience, preventing problems with your favorite websites and protecting your privacy while online.
But while clearing out your browser’s clutter isn’t all that difficult, remembering how and when to do it can be a problem.
Thanks to a nifty browser extension called History Eraser, you can now clear out every trace of your online activities with just two mouse clicks! History Eraser clears pretty much anything that Chrome stores during a typical browsing session: [Read more…]