Advisorator

  • 9/16/2019: Apple’s iPhones and more

    Plus: Google Calendar conveniences, Facebook’s face recognition choice, and your camera’s hidden burst mode When I started writing Advisorator, my goal was to talk about technology the same…

  • 9/3/2019: The joy of mechanical keyboards

    Plus: A future iPhone feature today, a more private Siri, and easier PDF editing Against my better judgment, I’m dedicating this issue’s feature topic to something a little…

  • 8/19/2019: What’s the deal with Apple Card?

    Plus: Fingerprint reader trickery, Samsung’s new Notes, and a quick way to create Google Docs In preparation for the inevitable Apple marketing push, here’s what you really need…

  • 8/5/2019: Restore serenity to your inbox

    Plus: Getting Flash back in Chrome, smart speaker scandals, and a kinder way to share links Until last week, my Gmail inbox was a total mess.

  • 7/22/2019: Eye-pleasing PC tweaks

    max-width: 600px; width: 100%; Plus: Doing more with screenshots, the FaceApp freakout, and a $5 car mount Last week, in what was either a revelation or a sign…

  • 7/8/2019: When to buy an iPhone

    max-width: 600px; width: 100%; Plus: A neat calculator trick, better Android browsing, cheap unlimited wireless, and a special podcast Every year around now, we start seeing articles proclaiming…

  • 6/24/2019: Smarter bedtimes and wake-ups

    Plus: A new view for Windows, external storage for cheap, and variations on an old tech trick Using just a smart speaker and a handful of connected lights,…

  • 6/10/2019: Why (and how) to use Google Photos

    Plus: A new way to use Spotify, Apple’s big news day, and a warning for laptop shoppers Google was correct in predicting that our photo libraries were becoming…

  • 5/28/2019: How to roll your own deal alerts

    Plus: Special calculators, MacBook keyboard fixes, and a new Advisorator section While I’m happy to provide deal alert emails as part of your Advisorator subscription, I can’t possibly…

  • 5/13/2019: Google, Facebook, and privacy as PR

    Plus: Google’s new phone, Alexa’s new tricks, and the case for shared reading lists Google and Facebook would very much like you to know that they care about…