Spring cleaning of your tech devices

Now's a great time to do some spring cleaning on your tech devices.

Looking to feel productive during this time at home?  Check out the suggestions below:

1) Digitize your old photos.  Consider using Google's PhotoScan app on your phone to scan in your old photographs.  It is easy to use, the quality is great, and it eliminates the glare that is often seen when you use your phone to take a picture of a photo.  The app is available for both iOS and Android devices.  Photo Scan does such a great job!  I installed it a couple of years ago and I used it a lot when getting things together for our class reunion last summer, but I'd forgotten about it until I wanted to share some old family Easter photos with our boys on Sunday. Give it a try!

2) Check the permission settings for your apps.  Sometimes when you install an app, it asks for more information than it really needs to run.  Now is a good time to look through your privacy settings and make changes as desired:
On an Android device, go to:
Settings - Advanced - Privacy and review the settings for each app
On an iOS device, go to:
Settings - Privacy and adjust the settings for Location Services, Microphone and Camera

3) Download your Facebook information including photos.
In Facebook go to Settings - Your Facebook Information - Download Your Information. Mark items you'd like to download and then click Create File.  You will be notified when the file is ready to download.

Next week, we'll take a look at some Facebook settings you may want to change while cleaning up your devices this spring.