Google automatically backs up your Gmail contacts and keeps them on its servers for 30 days.

Google have recently added a new feature, Trusted Contacts, accessible as a web and a mobile app, which is designed to help people stay safe in the real world using online tools.

If you’ve been using Microsoft’s Outlook.com mail service (aka Hotmail) then you’ll be glad to know exporting your contacts is very simple. One of the most popular free email services, Hotmail/Outlook makes it easy to manage your contacts.

If you’ve got one of Amazon’s Echo devices, you’ll probably already know you can use it to make voice calls or send messages.

If you need to edit or remove a contact from Alexa you will need to go to the Alexa app on your device.

Amazon’s Alexa now lets you make calls through their Echo devices. Alexa to Alexa contacts and Alexa Calling and Messaging are very useful, especially if you’re multi-tasking around the home. Using Amazon’s Alexa devices to call and message means you will need to use the Alexa app. You can manage your contacts from the app […]

Many people use Linkedin to stay in contact with work colleagues and stay abreast of changes in their industry. Many of these handy reminders can help you stay in the loop with people changing jobs or even bring an old contact out of the woodwork.

Keeping your information secure is fast becoming one of the top concerns for internet users. With so much personal information stored on social networking sites like Linkedin, many sites offer the option to better secure your login.

Although Linkedin is great for networking and keeping in touch with business contacts, sometimes you want to keep your activity private. If you want to keep some control over who sees what you’re up to, there is a simple way to change the settings for your activity feed on Linkedin.

Linkedin is great for keeping in touch with your professional network, but as with all social media models, it does rely on monitoring your interactions beyond its own pages. If you’re not too keen to share your Linkedin data with third party apps, especially after the Cambridge Analytica – Facebook saga, you can deactivate it […]