What is Fortnite? Fortnite is a player-vs-player (PVP) co-op sandbox survival game from Epic Games, that runs on multiple platforms, including PlayStation 4, Nintendo Switch, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, iOS Apple phones, and Mac OS X. It has become wildly …[Continue]
Apps Tips
How to Add Painterly Effects to Your Photos
According to Wikipedia, “An oil painting is painterly when there are visible brushstrokes, the result of applying paint in a less than completely controlled manner, generally without closely following carefully drawn lines.” It also describes the effects created by a …[Continue]
Is Google Play Music Now Free?
Is Google Play Music now free? Yes! Partially. In an effort to compete with free streaming music apps like Spotify, Pandora, and Apple Music, Google now has free music channels as part of its Google Play Music service. Free music …[Continue]
How to Turn Off Phone Notifications at Night
Ah, the joy of a good night’s sleep, undisturbed by a buzzing, tweeting, chirping, ringing phone. Some phones, such as Samsung Galaxies and iPhones, have a built-in Do Not Disturb feature. For other phones, you can add a free app …[Continue]
How to Erase Posts from your Social Media History
Sometimes we realize our mistakes as soon as we hit Post, Send, or Tweet. Other times we want to go back into our digital history, and erase stuff we posted when we were young, naive, stupid, silly, angry, hostile, offensive …[Continue]
Is the After School App Safe?
After being pulled TWICE from the Apple Store amid accusations of violence and bullying, After School (an anonymous social network for teens) is back in the app store with promises to better control bullying. It seems to me that intersection …[Continue]
Google Announces New App Program for Families
Good news coming soon for families using Android-based tablets. Last week Google announced a new program for app-developers who want to label their apps as “family friendly.” When app developers sign up to be “family friendly” their apps will undergo …[Continue]
4 Apps to Track New Habits and Goals
I’ve written about to-do list apps before, but tracking habits is quite different from managing a to-do list. First, all habits are recurring: floss my teeth daily, go to the gym twice a week, or drink water three times a …[Continue]
