Google preps a new travel app to launch in beta next week

local-guides-android-100643238-largeGoogle will soon launch a new app that aims to serve as your new travel assistant.

An email went out to those at Level 2 or above in Google’s Local Guides program with an offer to answer a few survey questions in exchange for a shot at a demo version of the app for Android and iPhone. Check out this article from PCWorld.com

How to Fix Windows 10 Not Storing Wi-Fi Passwords

shutterstock_167264846-644x373Have you ever restarted Windows 10 and found that it forgot your Wi-Fi password? You’re not alone, as other users are reporting issues with having to enter their home network’s password every single time they restart their device. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

Use This Easy Method to Avoid Data Overages on Android

Restrict-Android-Mobile-Data-Featured-644x373Mobile data is always a concern for Android and iPhone users. Phone service isn’t cheap, and with HD video and so much more always available to stream in your pocket, it’s easy to go way over your data limit. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

How To Use A USB Key To Deal With Security Threats

usb-key-security-644x373The other day I was pacing the aisles of the Old Bridge, New Jersey branch of Target. For those who haven’t been to one before, they’re essentially a big-box retailer who sell literally everything — clothes, electronics, food. You name it, they have it. One of the things they had on offer was USB sticks. You could get two 8GB ones for less than ten dollars. If anyone remembers the early 2000’s, when USB sticks were first released, you’re probably thinking this is amazingly cheap. Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com

Google’s Inbox puts organizing skills to work with links, newsletters, and events

1-google-inbox-100571794-largeGoogle named its new email app Inbox for a reason: the company wants it to be the hub for a lot more than just mail.

That vision is expanding, as Google unveiled three new features that are coming to the Android, iOS, and web apps. The first organizes event details based on messages around the same topic. Inbox will then use those details to keep all the information about that upcoming outing up to date. More of this article from PCWorld.com

Record Your Desktop with These 12 Great Screencasting Apps

record-desktop-644x373Need to record your desktop? Perhaps you’re demonstrating how to use an app so you can upload the clip to YouTube, or you just need to show a friend or colleague how to do something relatively simple, but can only do that by recording and sharing the clip. Check this article from MakeUseOf.com

9 Awesome Ways to Use NFC That’ll Impress Your Friends

ways-use-nfc-644x373You might remember that it was a big deal when the Apple added NFC to the iPhone 6 back in 2014, a feature that Android users have been fortunate enough to have for several years now. You might also remember thinking, “So… what does that mean for me?” Check out this article from MakeUseOf.com