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Scanning Documents with Your Smart Phone
Posted January 09, 2019
By: Curt Price
Today you don't need a flatbed scanner to scan documents & images to send via email, text attachment, or to archive and keep.
All you need is a smartphone (which is more expensive than a flatbed scanner, but let's not dwell on details...besides, most people already own a smart phone) and a scanning app which uses your phones camera as the scanner.
CamScanner is an excellent app for scanning documents, ID Cards, QR Codes, etc. It allows you to scan a document, name it and send a...
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Strong Passwords and LastPass
Posted January 09, 2019
By: Curt Price
Secure passwords are extremely important in today's online world. There is a username and password for everything. Online banking, email, cloud storage, ebay, photo banks, your dog groomer's website, PayPal... everything.
It should be obvious why you want a secure password. The more secure the password, the harder it will be for "the bad guys" to break into your stuff, steal your identity, your money, your data, pretty much really mess up your life.
It should go without saying ...
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Google Assistant to add real-time interpreter mode
Posted January 09, 2019
By: Emily Macios
At the CES tradeshow, Google has announced plans to expand their Google Assistant platform by adding a new real-time interpreter mode. Supporting 27 different languages, the new interpreter mode will provide a more smooth translation between languages. The new translation feature will be an advanced version of the current Google Translate app. While the Translate app translates words and phrases, the interpreter mode will provide a much more fluid way to have a natural real-tim...
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An Easy Way to Send Money To Friends/Family
Posted January 09, 2019
By: LaShonda Walker
Sending money to friends and family using your phone is not only fast, but it's extremely convenient. Not having enough cash to pay someone back after they picked up Subway for you, causing you to say "I'll pay you back later when I have some cash.", should be a thing of the past.
Cash App is a mobile enabled app that allows a person to send and/or receive funds from family and friends, electonically, from an iPhone or android phone.
In order to send/receive money, you mus...
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