Cold iPhone battery? Protect your lithium ion battery for longer. I live in Chicago and we spend large swaths of the year wrapped in cold temperatures. As someone who regularly commutes to work meetings on foot I often find myself on my iPhone out in the freezing temps. Doing...

Editors note: this post was originally published in May 2015 and was updated in January 2017 to reflect new reviews and experiences. Mackeeper is a software suite from Kromtech that claims the ability to speed up your computer, remove worthless files, and provide a connection to...

Troubleshooting a common MacOS Sierra problem So you got pumped up to download and run MacOS Sierra after reading MacOS Sierra reviews, but now you’re running into problems? Some users report they can’t even download MacOS Sierra, or they receive error messages...

  What’s the difference between Mac RAM and storage? (And understand how to speed up your Mac.) Is your Mac running slow? And have you heard you need to free up your Mac RAM and/or storage? And are you wondering what those things are? You’re in luck. RAM RAM...

Is  your iPhone battery dying more quickly than normal? Check your iOS version. In the weeks after I updated to iOS 10 I started to think I needed a new smartphone. My iPhone battery was a goner after just a few short hours of moderate use. I blamed it on an Apple conspiracy...

How do you use your computer? When someone asks me which computer they should buy, the first question I ask is: what sort of activities do you do on the computer? The vast majority of individuals I talk with tell me they read email, surf the web, shop for the families, and...

Understand the New G Suite Storage Plans and How to Clear Junk Mail and Files I was working fast through client emails one day last week when I noticed a pesky notification in the bottom left of my email inbox. It told me my storage was almost entirely full. Eek! I definitely...

Is your Mac running slow? Overheating? Just not performing up to par? One of our top recommendations for computer problems is to make sure you have a clean installation of the most recent operating system. We also recommend downloading a Mac cleaning program, such as Clean My Mac...

A month ago or so I wrote about my intrigue with the new Google Pixel phone. Since then plenty of techies have had a chance to take the phone for a test drive and I evaluated a collection of those reviews to see if I want to give the Google Pixel phone a chance. Here’s what...

Let me be clear: I know free time is precious and you may not have a ton of it. That being said, there’s little you could learn in your free time more valuable than coding. At the risk of being cliche, coding is the language of the future. I highly recommend finding a few...