Matt Elliott

On a gluten

Whether you’re sensitive to gluten, have a wheat allergy or have been diagnosed with celiac disease, it can be difficult to navigate life on a gluten-free diet. The stuff is everywhere and seemingly in everything!  To help those who are trying to be gluten-free, a young couple from Dayton, Ohio have started The Gluten Project. …

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5 common MacBook problems and how to fix them

Is your Mac is starting to show signs of age and is acting strangely or feeling sluggish? Before you junk it, there might be some easy fixes to what ails it. Here are five fixes to five common Mac problems. Now playing: Watch this: 5 MacBook problems and how to fix them 2:14 1. Startup issues If your Mac fails …

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5 hidden MacOS High Sierra features you need to know

A revolutionary update, MacOS High Sierra was not. Instead of a massive design overhaul, it focused on a number of under-the-hood changes, namely Apple File System (APFS) for better performance and security, HVEC for improved video compression and Metal 2 for more powerful graphics. High Sierra did, however, introduce some tangible changes to your Mac. In addition to offering improvements …

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Olympic athletes 2018: How to follow the best from Team USA

One of the best ways to follow the Olympic action in Pyeongchang is from the athletes themselves. From gold medal tweets to bronze medal Instagrams, here’s how to follow the best athletes from Team USA. Chloe Kim, snowboarding Chloe Kim is 17 years old, just won gold in the halfpipe and loves churros. Oh and I also had 2 churros …

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Here are the best Olympic medal trackers

The father of the modern Olympic Games, Baron de Coubertin, viewed the international competition as a way to promote peace and understanding between different nations and cultures, stating, “The important thing in life is not the triumph but the struggle, the essential thing is not to have conquered but to have fought well.” That’s all well and good, but if …

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Winter Olympics 2018: When they start, how to stream and more

Coverage of the XXIII Olympic Winter Games is scheduled to begin on Wednesday, Feb. 7 in PyeongChang, South Korea with a live stream of a new Winter Olympic event, mixed doubles curling. The opening ceremonies will take place two days later on Friday, Feb. 9 because, I suppose, you can keep men and women from curling together for only so …

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See the posts that matter most on Instagram

You may have noticed that Instagram’s rearranged your feed. Now instead of seeing posts in chronological order, the app shows you what posts it thinks you’ll find the most interesting first. And that may not align with what you actually want to see at the top of your feed, which means you may miss out on some important posts.  And while …

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How to avoid a refurb when buying a used iPhone

When you are kicking the tires on a used iPhone ($285 at Amazon), there is no Carfax report you can turn to for the iPhone version of a vehicle history. You can inspect the iPhone for signs of damage, but you can’t know if the current owner bought it new just by looking at it. Perhaps the seller is trying …

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11 tips to become an Apple iMovie master

iMovie for MacOS can be daunting to the amateur iPhone ($285 at Amazon) videographer. For a consumer-grade video editor, the MacOS app is fairly complex. Here are some tips and tricks to start you on the road to becoming an iMovie master. 1. Crop to zoom in Your iPhone can capture video at a resolution of 720p, 1080p or 4K, …

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Super Bowl 2018: How to watch Patriots vs Eagles online, start time and much more

The New England Patriots look to repeat being Super Bowl champs by winning the sixth title in the franchise’s history. The Philadelphia Eagles, on the other hand, are seeking their first Super Bowl title and are back in the big game for the first time since 2005, when they lost 24-21 to — who else? — Tom Brady and the …

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