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How to Share Apps with iOS Family Sharing

How many phones and devices does your family have? Chances are, more than one. Wouldn’t be nice if you could share apps from one iPhone or iPad to the other? Well, with iPhones and iPads you can. It’s built into iOS and called family sharing. Let’s break down what family sharing is and how it […]

6 Great To Do List Apps

Between family activities, work, maintaining a house and blog I always have a big to do list. With so much going on and so many things to do I need a system for keeping track of things. We keep family members’ activities on a shared Calendar and I keep blogging notes in Evernote but I […]

Useful New Functions in Recent Microsoft Excel Updates

Microsoft is transitioning its Office program from a one-time purchase price to a paid monthly rate. One of the advantages of the new payment structure is the ability to always have access to the latest Microsoft Office update, without ever having to pay for an upgrade. If you’ve been wondering about the value in this, […]

How to Setup a Netgear N300 WiFi Extender

Note: This post may contain affiliate links. If you’ve ever had a wifi deadzone in your home you know it’s really frustrating. You walk into one room and – BAM! – no internet connection. I had one room where it was impossible to get a wireless signal so I did some research and happened upon an […]

15 More Free Software Downloads

Our original post, 15 Powerful Free Computer Programs, has been very popular with German Pearls’ visitors. Since writing that post I’ve realized I left a few great programs off the original list. Also, I’ve learned about other free software downloads recommended by our readers through comments on the blog and on our Google + posts. […]

iPhone Tip #14 – A Trick for Typing Numbers Faster

iPhone keyboards are so tiny! I can’t even imagine how people with bigger hands or fingers type anything on them. Most probably try not to type on their phone but there are times you just can’t get to a computer or you need to use your iPhone to send an email or text message. Well, […]

DIY Charging Station Organizer (with USB Hub)

Make your own DIY charging station! I love to be organized and attribute this to my strong German roots. In his article “10 Things You Should Know Before Moving to Germany” Adam Groffman states that in Germany “there’s a place for everything”. That’s definitely true in my world! And, when something doesn’t have a place […]

How to Add a Mozilla Firefox Shortcut to Windows 10 Start Menu

In Windows 8 Microsoft removed the start menu and most users found it frustrating not to have quick access to their settings and favorite programs. (If you’re still using Windows 8 check out our post on how to get your start menu back!) Microsoft listened to users and brought the start menu back in Windows […]

iPhone Tip #13 – Capture the Perfect Action Shot with your iPhone Camera

How to Capture the Prefect Action Shot with your iPhone Camera If you take pictures of little kids, sporting events, or any other high speed event you’ll know it’s hard to get a good picture from your iPhone camera. It never seems my finger is fast enough to capture the perfect photo. But, using this […]

How to Add Google Chrome Shortcut to Windows 10 Start Menu

As how-to geek shows, one of the benefits of upgrading to Windows 10 is the new, more customizable start menu. In a previous post we showed you how to add an internet shortcut to your windows 10 start menu with the default browser, Microsoft Edge. But, what if you like to use a different browser? […]