I have two Desktop computers with Bluetooth USB dongles installed. They are listed in Device Manager as “Generic Bluetooth Radio”. Recently, I bought a pair of “MonkeyMax” Bluetooth headphones. This is how I got them working. In your search box type “Bluetooth” and click on […]
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I’ve been trying out portable Bluetooth speakers for quite some time now and have been largely disappointed. Portable Bluetooth speakers have their uses but almost always disappoint in terms of bass and volume. Plus, of course, for those spur-of-the-moment times when a little background music
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Cut The Cord Adding a Bluetooth transmitter and receiver is a great way to upgrade an older TV or a newer one not fitted with Bluetooth. Living in a condo or an apartment often means listening to your favorite movies in a subdued volume so
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Bluetooth On Your PC When I purchased my desktop computer several years ago, the thought of not having Bluetooth capability did not even enter my mind. At the time, there wasn’t anything I was doing with Bluetooth on my computer. I was using Bluetooth earbuds
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You’re getting warm, warmer, you’re getting hot, you are sweating … BINGO there it is! I own a Samsung Galaxy S4 smartphone. There have been times when I have set it down for it’s own protection and later when I remembered about it, the phone
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I’ve been listening to the radio for as long as I recall, perhaps because I can still remember life without TV when radio was all we had. Back in the old days, radios were valve-driven and were often housed in huge wooden cabinets, much like
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As I mentioned in Choosing A New Laptop on July 30th, I tasked myself with the delicious job of choosing a new gaming laptop. This also coincided with a five-week trip to the UK, which explains why DCT hasn’t seen much of me recently. As
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In a recent article in a major tech magazine, the author mentioned the benefits of using 3rd party Antivirus or Antimalware applications, even free versions over the use of Microsoft Defender claiming they were all better. What bothered me was the article did not have
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When Microsoft removed the HomeGroup feature from Windows 10 (version 1803 and on) a lot of users complained, and rightly so – yet another useful feature gone by the wayside. By way of supposed compensation, Microsoft introduced another method for sharing files across local PCs
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It’s been years since I bought a new laptop and the only reason I’m considering buying one now is that I’ll be travelling for several weeks in the near future. Added to this, there are dozens of tasks that need to be done on a
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