Mobile Devices – Daves Computer Tips

How To Customize Google Search Widget

Jason Shuffield — Thu, 08 Jan 2026 05:26:01 +0000

If you were here for last week’s lesson, we covered how to stop Google Gemini from reading our screens. If you missed that one, you can find it here: How To Stop Gemini From Reading Screen This week, I want to stick with the Google subject. Today, I wanted to cover something a little more fun. ‘What could this be?’, you might be asking. I’m going to show you how you can customize the Search…

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How To Stop Gemini From Reading Screen

Jason Shuffield — Thu, 01 Jan 2026 05:04:20 +0000

Last week, we covered how to adjust Facebook Display Settings. If you missed that article, you can find it here: How To Adjust Facebook Display Settings This week, I want to cover something on privacy. Not on Facebook, but a Google AI feature called Gemini. I want to bring this up because I received a notification that Google turned on Gemini, and it would automatically capture information on…

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Proton Mail’s New Mobile Apps

Jim Hillier — Fri, 26 Dec 2025 05:05:26 +0000

Looking for a secure, full-featured email client for iOS or Android? You need look no further than Proton Mail for mobile. Proton is a privacy-centric company based in Switzerland that has gained a large following within a relatively short period of time (100 million users as at 2023). The company quickly built a solid reputation for its privacy-focused offerings, including the Proton Mail email…

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Australia Under-16 Social Media Ban Now In Effect

Marc Thomas — Mon, 22 Dec 2025 05:01:41 +0000

In a world first, Australia’s controversial ban on under-16s’ use of social media came into effect a few days ago. It means that Australians under 16 will not be able to sign up to social media, and their existing profiles will be deactivated. The following platforms are included in the ban: I seriously question the inclusion of YouTube in this list, which, in my opinion, is NOT social media…

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How To Create Cinematic Photos On Google

Jason Shuffield — Thu, 11 Dec 2025 08:05:42 +0000

If you have been following me the last couple of weeks, you know I have been teaching about Google Photos. Last week, I showed how to create highlight videos. If you missed that, you can find it here: How To Create Highlight On Google Photos We are going to stick to this subject and teach something new. When I find something that lets me be creative, I want to share it. Like last week…

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How To Use Apple Watch Wisely

Carol Bratt — Tue, 09 Dec 2025 06:03:10 +0000

Well, here I am again. I have been learning so many things about my Apple Watch! It really is amazing what these things can do! I have to say, for an older person, I find that I can use many of these things, and I love the simplicity and helpfulness! Another great thing about this watch is that it greatly lowers the texts and phone calls to my daughter asking her how to do something.

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This Is Why I Use Google Maps Timeline

Marc Thomas — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:10:00 +0000

I ride around Buenos Aires on my motorcycle almost every day as a courier, but remembering where I’ve been over time can be a chore. It’s even more difficult to pinpoint where you were on a specific day, say last year or even five years ago, unless you keep a diary, which I don’t. Of course, in many TV shows and films featuring court cases and police investigations, witnesses are able to recall…

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How To Turn Off Your Apple Watch

Carol Bratt — Wed, 03 Dec 2025 07:09:44 +0000

I get it. The heading may sound like I should know this, but when you get something new, there are all manner of things that you cannot figure out, regardless of how intelligent you may or may not be. So let’s get to it. Follow the steps below to learn how: Alternatively: …

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Netflix Video Not Playing

Terry Hollett — Tue, 02 Dec 2025 05:21:51 +0000

I’m not really into wrestling or sports, in general, but I have relatives who are. They were trying to watch a wrestling match, but the video wouldn’t play. There were no error messages. All the other videos seemed to be working. I first assumed that because the broadcast date was the same as the day they were trying to watch it, maybe it wasn’t available yet. They waited. A day later…

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How To Remix Photos In Google Photos

Jason Shuffield — Thu, 27 Nov 2025 05:01:35 +0000

In the last few weeks, I have been teaching you about some Google Photos features. Here is what we went over last week, if you missed it: How To Disable Google Photos Suggestions This week I want to stay on the Google Photos subject. Since I have been messing around on it, I have found another fun feature I think you need to know about. ‘What could it be?’, you might be asking. There is a way…

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How To Improve Your Mobile Signal

Jim Canfield — Wed, 26 Nov 2025 05:04:06 +0000

In the past, I have heard many of my clients complain about spotty cell phone performance to the point where the phone won’t even ring, and the call might automatically go to voicemail. I personally have never experienced this problem, and to be honest, I never gave it much thought. I simply assumed they had spotty area coverage or poor carrier services to begin with. In a recent service call…

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How Many Bluetooth Devices Do You Own?

Marc Thomas — Mon, 24 Nov 2025 05:02:41 +0000

Motivated by fellow author Jim Hillier’s 2022 article Edifier R1700BT Bluetooth Speakers Review, and also his penchant for Bluetooth devices, I was nudged to remind myself how many Bluetooth gadgets we have in our house. It turns out to be a staggering amount, mainly audio devices that I’ve collected over the years, so it’s ubiquitous. I should add that I was tempted to buy those Edifier speakers…

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Update Your Phone’s Emergency Address

Jim Canfield — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 05:01:14 +0000

In a previous article, I mentioned that some of my clients experienced poor phone coverage. Their problems varied from issues occasionally popping up to major issues where their calls went directly to voicemail, low or spotty volume, and messages arriving late. I showed that the phones could use Wi-Fi Calling, which usually fixed the issue. However, when using Wi-Fi Calling…

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I Hard Reset My Galaxy Phone And I’m So Glad I Did

Marc Thomas — Thu, 13 Nov 2025 05:08:47 +0000

I’ve had my Samsung Galaxy Note 20 Ultra for five years now, and surprisingly, I’ve never reset it. Before this, I had at least three Galaxy phones and would reset them once a year, mainly to clear out all the garbage that accumulates over time. In fact, we bought my wife a new Galaxy A50 phone last year to replace my old Galaxy Note 8, which I then hard reset and immediately noticed a dramatic…

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