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

By David Crookes Published
Learning how to make continuous back-to-back Siri requests makes conversations more fluid

By David Crookes Published
When you know how to use Amazon Echo devices to find your phone, you’ll save yourself a heap of time and stress.

By David Crookes Published
Give your screens a colorful new look by learning how to get and customize new kaleidoscope wallpapers on iPhone.

By David Crookes Published
Discover how to view lunar information in Weather app on an iPhone updated with iOS 17

By David Crookes Published
Find out how to enable Adaptive Audio with AirPods Pro 2 and never miss a beat

By David Crookes Published
Space is ace and it has a place on your Lock Screen so learn how to get and customize new astronomy wallpapers on iPhone

By David Crookes Published
Save your breath by learning how to drop the “Hey” from “Hey Siri on iPhone and get results more quickly

By David Crookes Published
Learn how to lock white balance for video on iPhone for consistency when recording

By David Crookes Published
When you know how to create and change a signature in Gmail, you can add contact details or have fun

By David Crookes Published
Learn how to take screenshots from videos in Chrome and you're able to take hi-res, clean copies of a frame easily

By David Crookes Published
Knowing how to use the iOS Lock Screen shortcut puts you in greater control of your iPhone

By David Crookes Published
Knowing how to permanently delete voicemails in iOS removes clutter and reclaims storage space

By David Crookes Published
Knowing how to hide your number on iPhone means you can make an anonymous call

By David Crookes Published
With iOS 17, you can discover how to use Live Voicemail to transcribe incoming messages

By David Crookes Published
Learn how to set up Gmail two-factor authentication and make it harder for hackers to attack your account

By Don Reisinger, David Crookes Published
Here’s how to turn on Gmail dark mode on the desktop, in Android and iOS.

By Paul Wagenseil, David Crookes Last updated
Not everything about Gmail is so easy to use. Here's how to get through the tough parts and get more out of Gmail.

By Millie Davis-Williams, David Crookes Last updated
Gmail has added a new side panel that makes it easier to switch between sections of your inbox.

By Alan Martin, David Crookes Last updated
Need to tidy up your inbox without losing messages and threads forever? Here's how to archive emails in Gmail.

By Alan Martin, David Crookes Last updated
Even if your data hasn’t been breached, it’s good practice to refresh your logins every so often. Here’s how to change your password in Gmail.

By Alan Martin, David Crookes Last updated
A lot can get caught up in Gmail's deletion folder. Here's how to instantly empty Gmail's trash.

By Alan Martin, David Crookes Last updated
Here's how to manage your email better with Gmail's answer to folders: labels.

By Alan Martin, David Crookes Last updated
Sometimes you want to start afresh. Here's how to delete all emails in Gmail.
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