What The Tech: App Of The Day, Six Pack In 30 Days
Only a few weeks left to get in shape for swimsuit season and if you're looking for a quick way to burn some of your winter weight, many people have found some success using smartphone apps.
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Jamey Tucker joined the news team as our consumer technology reporter in 2020. He previously worked as a reporter at WKRN-TV in Nashville, Tennessee Jamey was an anchor and reporter for WREG-TV in Memphis, Tennessee, and WHNT-TV in Huntsville, Alabama. He is one of the first consumer technology reporters in the country for local television.
Jamey has been honored by the Associated Press of Alabama as Best Reporter and Best Feature reporter for his work as a religion reporter. His love for technology reporting grew while working in Nashville. Jamey now focuses entirely on technology reporting and enjoys finding new apps and gadgets to make life easier, safer, and a little more fun.
Jamey and his wife have three children and are the proud owners of a hairless cat.
You can follow Jamey and submit story ideas and questions on Twitter at @jameytucker.
Only a few weeks left to get in shape for swimsuit season and if you're looking for a quick way to burn some of your winter weight, many people have found some success using smartphone apps.
If you've spent any time at all on Facebook in the last week you've probably seen lots of friends post new profile photos that look like cartoons. They're using a new app called "NewProfilePic" that was released in April.
It's one of today's travel headaches. Logging onto a WiFi network at a rental, such as a condo or Airbnb. Last time we rented a condo the owner had put the name of the WiFi Network and the password on a handwritten post-it note on the refrigerator.
Will we ever be able to get rid of passwords? It’s nearly impossible for the average computer user to use correctly and the #1 way the bad guys access so many accounts to commit fraud and identity theft. That’s the thing about passwords. It isn’t supposed to be easy for hackers to guess them which makes it impossible for us to remember them.
We can all use a little self-care from time to time. And inspiration is always a good thing, that's the idea behind the app "Deepstash".
Do you remember when you heard Beanie Babies would be worth a lot of money someday? Do you have a box of baseball cards somewhere in the house? Maybe some old Batman comic books? Grab them and your smartphone to get a pretty good idea if you're sitting on a gold mine.
Most of us never touch the settings in our smartphone cameras we just point and click. That works fine but these tips and tricks you’ll have to try will make your photos and videos look more professional.
Texting has become a primary way for people with smartphones to communicate. It’s so much easier to “shoot someone a text” than getting tied into a long telephone conversation.
Every now and then opening and closing apps and tapping around on the screen help you discover something new your iPhone can do. I discovered a doozy I just had to share it.
Putting your phone on the charger before you go to bed could be damaging the battery
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