Author: By J. D. BIERSDORFER

Apple’s voice-activated software assistant can now stream an up-to-date audio newscast on command.

If your organization allows it, you can export birthdays and events from one calendar to another.

High-definition video recordings are usually too large to send by email, but you have plenty of other ways to share and save those files.

A web browser’s AutoComplete or “autofill” function can save time, but the software is not without risks.

Many videos in the Netflix library offer subtitles or alternative audio in several languages.

Apple says its tablets did not get the same “power management” software that slowed down many iPhone models so iPads do not get the battery discount.

Microsoft’s Windows 10 can be set to warn about or block programs downloaded from the web, but you are not restricted to the Windows App Store.

Dropbox has a feature that stores all the past versions of a file for about one to four months, depending on your subscription plan.

The free Autoruns utility offers a detailed view of the programs, services and other software that run automatically with Windows.

You can shrink the size of a photo attachment to make the message smaller, but the picture quality is reduced as well.