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(Apple) The ribbons are off, the wrapping paper is torn, and you have victoriously emerged from the holidays with the latest iPhone. Lucky you!  But don’t celebrate just yet. You still have to set the thing up. Below, a complete guide to prepping your iPhone 6 or 6 Plus , for both first-time owners and longtime residents of the Apple ecosystem. 1. Follow the leader. After you’ve thoroughly Instagrammed the pretty white box, take the phone out and turn it on. (You’ll notice that the power button has moved. Past models featured it on the top of the phone at right; now it’s down on the upper-right side . What will Jony Ive think of next?) You’ll be introduced to the Setup Assistant , who’s been doing this for years and won ’ t lead you astray. It ’ ll ask you to pick a language, connect to a Wi-Fi network, and sign in to iCloud. If this is your first time hearing that word, you ’ ll likely have to create an account. Buzzkill, I know, but this ...

You knew it was coming. The voice-activated, WiFi-connected oven is here. At the Consumer Electronics Show, Dacor introduced its IQ Discovery line of ranges. The version I saw, the 36” wide model, has Dacor’s fancy hand-built body, its super-controllable dual-fuel burners, and a big touch screen to control the oven. It’s $9,000. Geeks, your oven is here. (Photos by Rafe Needleman) For that price, roughly five times more than you can spend on a lesser range, you get nerd features like a screen that can display recipes and perform other computery functions. More interesting is its WiFi connection, which lets you control the oven from Dacor’s smartphone apps (Android and iPhone). In fact, you can speak to the app, and, for example, ask it to pre-heat the oven for you as you pick up ingredients for a casserole at the grocery store. It will talk back to you in turn, just like Siri. And, of course, is something goes wrong in the oven, you’ll get diagnostic info on...

No more lost photos. (Thinkstock) So you’ve set out to purge your Camera Roll of all those blurry cat pics. And maybe, while caught up in a whirlwind of power, you overzealously deleted the best of the batch. You ’ re not alone. Luckily, iOS 8 has a safeguard for such situations. Here ’ s how you can recover (or permanently delete) those images. 1. Go to Apple ’ s native Photos app. 2. You ’ ll see your Moments section, full of all the photos you ’ ve taken recently. At the bottom of the screen, tap Albums . 3. You’ll see a list of albums. Scroll down until you reach Recently Deleted . Apple ’ s iOS 8 automatically stores away everything you ’ ve deleted in this folder for 30 days. Once that time passes, it ’ s gone for good. This is helpful to know, because you may want to find a photo you accidentally axed. But perhaps even more important, you may want to erase an incriminating image so no snooping eyes can find it. 4. When yo...

'I Am Grateful' Mercy Johnson Okojie writes in her new year message to fans. Read below... One of the best feelings one can have is the feeling that some people who have never met you in person have your back. I have experienced love from unimaginable people; Ghana, Liberia, Paris, UK, USA, Seychelles and all over the world. Some met me crying, gave me gifts, took pictures, asked questions, and some, not so pleasant. But in all of these, I have no complaint because being where I am is a gift and privilege by God. A privilege and a place I never thought I would be, a few years ago.  This level has its own attendant consequence, as I take in the blessing; I appreciate the not-so-pleasant side as well.   For this, I am grateful to God, my fans, and stakeholders in the industry who love me just the way I am. I want to also say a very big thank you to my husband for giving me room to fly. Some men out there would probably have clipped my wings but Odi is not...