Category: Tips
Sneak Peek: The Latest Apple iPhone Release
It’s official! The iPhone 12 is here, and it has some incredible features for both Apple lovers and Apple newbies alike. Launched on October 23, the iPhone 12 has a family of four models: the iPhone 12, the iPhone 12 Mini, the iPhone 12 Pro, and the iPhone 12 Pro Max. In this blog, we’ll…
The Scariest Tablet Repair Mistakes
A broken tablet makes it impossible to work, stream, shop, or participate in social media, which quickly becomes inconvenient and frustrating for you. Even more inconvenient, though, is ignoring the problem with your tablet and allowing it to worsen before taking it to a professional. The good news is—most tablet damage is repairable and affordable,…
Students: What to Do When Your Laptop Breaks
School is back in session – and you’re already exhausted. Chances are, your laptop or desktop is too. Even if you’ve invested in a MacBook 15” Pro with a packed RAM of 16 GB, that space fills up quickly with Zoom Meetings, study guides, and PowerPoint slides. And when you’re not running out of storage,…
How Do I Know if My LCD Screen is Broken on My iPhone?
Did you know that hundreds of people across the world are probably dropping their iPhones as you read this? If you’ve set your iPhone on a slippery surface or if it has fallen out of your hand and taken a fall, join the club. Almost everyone has dropped their phone at some point in time.…
Staples & Best Buy Laptop Repair? 9 Reasons Why You Should Reconsider
Does Best Buy repair laptops? They do their best. Maybe you’re looking into Staples laptop repair prices in lieu of the famous (and sometimes notorious) Geek Squad. But before you invest in Best Buy laptop repair read this blog first. When it comes to big box stores, maybe it’s time to think outside the box.…
What To Do When You Get Your Phone Wet
Uh-oh. It happened. Whether you dropped your phone into a puddle, sink, your glass OR you just spilled something on it, your phone is now wet and you’re worried about what to do. We see liquid damaged phones all the time, so here’s a list of what you should do to AVOID needing to see…
Be Wary of Fake iPhones
Nowadays, it’s easier than ever to buy a used phone off of somebody. It’s really simple for someone to have a phone for a year or two, decide to get an upgrade or switch carriers and get a good deal on a new phone, but their old phone is still worth a few hundred bucks.…
iOS 11 Will Allow iPhone Users to Disable “Performance Throttling”
You may have heard that Apple is throttling speeds on “older” batteries for iPhones, resulting in poor performance for the phone and for the users. Their reasoning was okay – it passed the sniff test but is still a little weak. Now that it’s been discovered though, Apple has been working really hard to improve…
Cord Cutting – Cable’s Biggest Fear
It’s no secret that more Americans are “cutting the cord” and moving away from typical cable now than ever before. It’s so popular to move away that the good folks at PC Mag wrote an article containing 10 great gifts for cord cutters. How many people are cutting the cord? According to Leichtman Research…
Target Keeps Getting Better
No, we haven’t taken a bribe to endorse Target. It’s just a pretty great store. And now they’re looking to improve upon their awesomeness by fixing the “out of stock” problems that face so many large retailers. The way they’re fixing that problem is semi-tech related, so we took the chance to talk about it.…
Update Your Devices!
Software updates: What’s the deal with them, am I right?? Pardon my Seinfeld intro, but really. Doesn’t it feel like every week or two your computer or phone is bugging you about some update that you need to download? Some updates seem huge, with massive interface redesigns and stylistic changes, while others don’t seem…
Trade in your old iPhone when you get a new one – but only if it’s fixed!
If you’re looking forward to snagging one of the new iPhones (whether that be the iPhone 8, 8 Plus, or X) and have an older version, you can trade that in for some credit toward your new phone with most cell providers (or other places like Amazon and Best Buy) will just buy the phone…