Friday, June 27, 2014

How to Free Up Space on an iPhone or iPad

How to Free Up Space on an iPhone or iPad: "iPads and iPhones don’t have file systems you can see, but there are still apps and files eating up space. You can see exactly what’s consuming that limited space and free it up.

Each bit of data on your device is associated with an app. For example, downloaded Kindle eBooks are tied to the Kindle app. Music files are part of the Music app, videos are part of the Videos app, and photos are part of the Photos app."



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Is Bluetooth Faster than Wi-Fi?

Is Bluetooth Faster than Wi-Fi?: "f your devices have both Bluetooth and Wi-Fi capability built in, then which one is actually faster? Today’s SuperUser Q&A post has the answer to a curious reader’s question.

Today’s Question & Answer session comes to us courtesy of SuperUser—a subdivision of Stack Exchange, a community-driven grouping of Q&A web sites."



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6 Ways to Free Up Space on a Chromebook

6 Ways to Free Up Space on a Chromebook: "Reach your Chromebook’s storage limit and you’ll start seeing errors when downloading and creating files. This isn’t hard to do, as Chromebooks often come with only 16 GB of internal storage."



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If You Have DSL, You're Probably Not Getting What You Pay For

If You Have DSL, You're Probably Not Getting What You Pay For: "The FCC news comes on the heels of a dustup between Netflix and Verizon over streaming speeds. A couple weeks ago, Netflix somewhat brazenly called out Verizon for failing to provide enough bandwidth to stream videos smoothly. It was an odd situation—and surely a PR stunt to some degree—since Netflix and Verizon had signed a deal to ensure smooth delivery of streaming videos. To hear Netflix tell it, though, Verizon didn't live up to that promise either."



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Firefox Freedom! Four Things Chrome Doesn’t Let Users Do

Firefox Freedom! Four Things Chrome Doesn’t Let Users Do: "Think Chrome can do everything? Think again. Here are four things Firefox users can do easily that Chrome users basically can’t.
We write a lot about Chrome around here, seemingly neglecting what was long our favourtie browser: Firefox. It’s clear that Chrome can do a lot, but is there anything it can’t do that Firefox can?"



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