
David Crookes
David Crookes has been writing professionally for close to 30 years and, as well as a great fondness for gaming, space, film, music, history, health and politics, he's largely specialized in technology for much of his career. He particularly focuses on Apple devices, having admired the company's tech since using iMac G3 in 1998. He also developed a fondness for the older Macintosh LC III that he later used in his first job as a newspaper reporter.
Since becoming a freelance writer, he has written for a wide number of publications including the Apple-focussed magazines iCreate and Macworld as well as Micro Mart, Web User, T3, Retro Gamer, MagPi, Computer Shopper, Gadget and 3D Artist. His love of gaming has seen him write for Retro Gamer, GamesTM and Wireframe among others and, despite his love of Apple, he still uses a PC – working for PC Pro and once writing for Total PC Gaming.
One of his joys is helping others to use technology which has led him to writing many “how to” tutorials explaining many ways of getting the most out of various devices. He's become an expert user of the iPhone, iPad, Mac, Apple Watch and Apple TV. He also likes to kick back with a gaming session on an PlayStation 5 or Xbox Series X | S while getting his retro fix on an Evercade handheld.
Latest articles by David Crookes

How to stop people snooping through your iPhone by using Guided Access
By David Crookes published
Handing your iPhone to someone? With Guided Access you can restrict what they can do with it.

No signal? Waze’s offline maps feature keeps you on track — here’s how to use it
By David Crookes last updated
No cell signal? Waze’s offline maps feature keeps you on track — here’s how to use it.

How to turn sketches into images using Grok
By David Crookes published
With Grok you can turn sketches into AI images. Here's how to do it.

ChatGPT's sharing feature has privacy risks — here's how to use it safely
By David Crookes published
Here's how to share and manage your ChatGPT chats, without sacrificing your privacy.

You can move Chrome's address bar — here's how to do it
By David Crookes published
Moving Chrome's address bar is really simple. Here's how to do it.

Hate tolls? This hidden Waze setting helps you avoid them
By David Crookes published
With Waze you can avoid tolls, ferries, freeways and more with ease, here's how to do it.

Thieves hate this iPhone feature — how to enable Stolen Device Protection
By David Crookes published
Protect your iPhone from thieves with Stolen Device Protection. Here’s how to set it up and keep your data safe.

You can reverse image search using ChatGPT — here's how
By David Crookes published
Learn how to reverse image search using ChatGPT with just a few clicks and quickly uncover more about any image.

Want Alexa to do more? Here's how to make your own skills
By David Crookes published
You can easily create custom Alexa skills using Amazon’s Skill Blueprints, no coding needed.

This hidden iPad feature alerts you to Apple books deals — here's how to enable it
By David Crookes published
Set up your iPad's Books app so you're alerted when prices drop.

Google Gemini just got an AI video feature that beats ChatGPT — here's how to use it
By David Crookes last updated
Google Gemini's new video analysis feature lets users upload footage and ask detailed questions, giving it advantage over ChatGPT.

Gemini Live is free for everyone — here’s how to share your screen and camera
By David Crookes published
Available in the Gemini app, you can ask questions about things you can see both in the real-world and on your iPhone

You can mark up PDFs in Chrome on Android — here’s how
By David Crookes published
You can access PDFs directly in the Chrome browser — here's how to do it.

How to use Google Flow — the new AI video generator made for filmmakers
By David Crookes published
Start making consistent, realistic-looking movies with dialogue and music

There’s a much faster way to access your iPhone app settings — try these shortcuts
By David Crookes published
Learn how to use iPhone shortcuts to control app settings from your home screen without opening the app.

Gemini can turn text into audio overviews — here's how to do it
By David Crookes published
Available in the Gemini app, here's how you can generate audio overviews.

Galaxy AI beats Gemini for me — 5 features that make it smarter
By David Crookes published
They give a Samsung Galaxy the edge over many rival devices

You can build your own AI voice from scratch with Hume — here's how
By David Crookes published
A fully personable voice AI experience

5 game-changing Samsung Galaxy features you might not know about
By David Crookes published
Why the Samsung Galaxy remains ahead of the mobile phone game

How to use Google's AI-powered NotebookLM — 5 tips to get started
By David Crookes published
Learn how to use NotebookLM on your smartphone, including five tips to get started.

How to tell if your number's been blocked — 5 tell-tale signs Android users need to know
By David Crookes published
Worried you've been blocked on Android? Learn the signs that help you figure out if you're being ignored or blocked.

You can mirror your Android device to your TV — here's how
By David Crookes published
Replicate your Android device on a smart television and control the display from your phone

How to use Quick Share — your Android's equivalent of AirDrop
By David Crookes published
Android's Quick Share feature allows instant wireless file sharing between nearby Android devices, similar to Apple's AirDrop.
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