Category: How-To’s

How to Transfer Contacts to a New Android Phone

Before the smartphone era, keeping track of each friend or relative’s phone number and address was a challenge. You could write it on slips of paper that would inevitably get lost, search them in the highly unportable phone book or try to memorize each digit and hope you don’t call the wrong person again. As…

How to Clean Your iPhone’s Headphone Jack

A clean iPhone headphone jack can make all the difference when listening to music or taking calls with your iPhone. Dirty headphone jacks are one of the most common problems responsible for sound issues on the iPhone. Since the headphone jack is an open port, it can fill with dust, dirt, lint and other debris….

How to Print From Your iPhone

Gone are the days of complex printer setups and external storage cards — modern advancements have made printing easier than ever. Whether it’s a recipe you’re excited to try, driving directions to the new store in town or your favorite photo from last weekend, here’s how to print directly from your iPhone using a wireless…

How to Clear the Cache on Your iPhone

The cache — pronounced “cash” — is the part of your smartphone or computer that collects data from websites and apps, stores critical information and makes it easier and faster to load those same websites and apps in the future. At any given moment, your phone’s cache is full of data to boost your phone’s…

What Is “Other” in iPhone Storage? (And How to Clear It!)

You rely on your iPhone for everything from entertainment and communication to navigation and productivity. Over weeks, months and even years of use, your device collects and stores various data and files to operate more efficiently and help apps run smoothly. Eventually, your device storage fills up until you’re left without any space to take…

How to Locate Your Lost Phone

How to Locate Your Lost Phone Smartphones have undoubtedly made our lives much easier and more organized, but the downside to being so reliant on a palm-sized piece of technology is the absolute panic and disorientation we experience if it’s ever lost. Luckily, smartphone manufacturers predict and prepare for this possibility by equipping smartphones with…

How to Save Your Phone From Water Damage

Whether it’s a lake, pool, bathtub, toilet or shallow puddle, nothing good ever comes from dropping your phone in water. Every smartphone owner has had at least a close scare — if not a phone-breaking encounter — with some sort of liquid. It’s evidently a widely shared experience, as water damage is the leading cause…

10 Things to Think About Before Buying a Used Phone

Buying a used smartphone is one of the wisest ways that you can save money. When you consider the retail price on some of the newer phones on the market, purchasing a used model from two or three years ago could help you cut those prices by a third or more. People who buy used…

Video Guide: How to Determine Your Device’s Condition

Excellent, Good, Fair, Broken, idk?! That phone or tablet in your hand is worth something, and by something, we mean $$$. The current condition is a key player in defining just how much you could get paid for it. Determining your device’s condition goes beyond just cracks or visible scratches on the screen. It also relies…