Q. How do I move my mobile phone voicemail messages to some kind of permanent storage?

Q. How can I let my grandchildren play with my smartphone safely?

Q. I have a box of videotapes from the ’80s and ’90s that I would like to preserve on my computer. What do I need to make this happen?

Q. I am looking for a way to follow sports scores from different games on my phone. Does that exist?

Q. I got a new computer this year as a gift. Are there any essential apps I should install?

Q. What is the best way to enjoy music on my smartphone or tablet?

Q. When someone tells me to “swipe right” on my phone, do they mean swipe to the right or swipe from the right?

Q. When I visit certain webpages, a video starts playing automatically. Is there a way to disable this annoying behavior?

Q. My computer is 7 years old. Everything seems normal when it first starts up, but the longer I use it, the slower it runs. After an hour, the wait is awful. Restarting returns it to normal, but the slowdown repeats. Help!

There are newer, more secure, and more convenient choices available to make payments at most cash registers. Secret PIN codes and signatures are making way for methods like tap-to-pay plastic cards and smartphones.

Imagine losing access to your phone and all the data you ever created. If that thought scares you, read on.

Q. Is there a dictionary for Emoji?

Q. How do I make the text on my phone larger?

Q. There is an app on my phone that I do not use. Can I save space by removing it?

During the COVID era, I depended on podcasts to support my mental health. It was easy to focus my thoughts on something useful while cleaning or exercising. Locked indoors, often I found myself looking forward to the hours when I could escape into conversations about everything from screenwriting to Civil War history.