Haley Howell

Google Maps is an awesome tool that does more than just give you directions if used to its fullest potential. I. Google Maps Basics 1. Open the Google Maps app on your phone. 2. While using Maps it’s helpful to enable GPS location services on your phone, otherwise you will have to enter your location manually, which can be tricky if you don’t know where you are exactly. Your phone most likely has a GPS toggle (like the WiFi toggle), but if it doesn’t, hold your finger down on the screen, go to phone widgets and a GPS toggle should […]

I. Getting Started 1. Locate the Maps app on your iPhone. 2. You will be presented with a map, and at the top is an option to search for a type of place, an address or find an address from your contacts by pressing the button that looks like an open book. 3. On the bottom left is a small arrow that will find your location automatically when pressed. II. Navigation 1. One of the most commonly used functions of Google Maps is navigation, which is very easy to do on the iPhone, by pressing the directions button on the

Have you downloaded a file on your NOOK that you wanted to read and then couldn’t figure out how to delete it from the device? This happens when you open a PDF or ePub book from the internet and it goes into the download folder on your NOOK. Well here’s a couple of quick and easy ways to get rid of those files (or edit the name, etc.). In the third part of this how to you will learn how to delete purchased items from your NOOK from the Internet. I. Deleting the Files from Your NOOK 1. Press the

Unlike other Android devices, updating your NOOK apps isn’t a very obvious procedure. You may be used to getting notifications when there is an update available, but for NOOK apps you have to take a few extra (easy) steps. I. Finding Updates 1. Bring up the menu on your NOOK device by pressing the ‘n’ button once. 2. Navigate to apps by pressing the button on the menu. 3. You should now see a list of your apps. 4. On the upper right hand corner is a link that says check for updates. 5. After you press the link you

I. What You Need 1. Download the update to your computer desktop from here. 2. Do not modify the name of the file, or try to open it; it should be a .zip file. 3. Your NOOK must have at least 20% battery remaining in order for the device to update. II. Moving the Software Update to Your NOOK 1. Connect your NOOK to your computer via the USB Cable that came with it (the cable that you use to charge it). 2. A removable drive should show up in My Computer for Windows, or on the desktop for Mac.