Articles about mobile technologies
By some kind of divine cruelty I’ve ended up with the iPhone referred to in my article Apple iPhone 6s vs Samsung Galaxy S3 because my wife’s Motorola finally bit the dust and I felt obliged to rescue her by handing over my much revered […]
Netflix Downloads These days, when it comes to my choices for evening entertainment, its all about the streaming services – Netflix, Hulu, Amazon Prime, iTunes, etc. I personally use the first three in that list regularly on my smart TV. The ability to watch the
I was at work today and my Mother-in-law texted me about an issue she was having on Facebook. Issue: She accidentally posted the same thing more than once on someone’s Timeline. The question she had was, “How do you remove a duplicate comment on someone’s
Apple iPhone 6s 64Gb vs Samsung Galaxy S3 16Gb Purists would tell you that comparing three year old tech with today’s offerings is like apples and oranges, or in the words of that great justice warrior John McEnroe, you cannot be serious! But why not,
iOS 10 vs iOS 9 While there is much to like about iOS 10, the most annoying feature for me has been the ‘Press home to unlock’ feature. Back in the good old days (iOS 9), you just rested your finger over the Home button.
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Alexa – Change Home Address I recently wrote about having to change my home address on my iPhone. Yesterday, I asked my Amazon Echo, whose voice control system is named Alexa, for the weather forecast. Lo and behold, Alexa gave me the weather for our prior
One of the features that I like about my iPhone’s Notification Center (found by swiping down on the iPhone screen) is the Today view. We recently moved about 15 miles to our new home. One afternoon, I was looking at the Today view. I was
Over a year ago I wrote an article on “My Top 5 Wallpaper Websites.” It was a big hit so I have now decided to share what my top 5 Android Wallpaper Apps are. If you can add wallpapers to your computer, why not your Android
I’m a photography buff and while I don’t take a ton of pictures on my phone, (mostly because my HTC One M9 has a mediocre camera), I can certainly appreciate a camera phone’s use when you’re in a pinch and without a real camera. The good
iOS 10 New Stuff At this year’s Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC), Apple revealed ten new or improved features that are coming to iOS 10. Improved User Experience The lock screen in iOS 10 has been redesigned to allow for rich notifications and the ability to quickly
Domain Name Servers (DNS) In a previous article, Faster DNS – Improve Online Experience, we discussed improving your internet experience by customizing your computer’s DNS settings. But did you know you can do the same with your Android mobile devices? Android, of course, is the
Pictures vs “Mystery Man” Avatars Just recently I decided that I would like to associate the Contacts on my cellphone with pictures, hopefully their faces. Yes, the silhouette is nice, but it makes it a little hard to quickly identify who is calling. Like most
The Windows Store The problem… The Windows 10 Store has been prone to problems since its inception. Crashing, freezing and sometimes even refusing to run. I’ve known toddlers who are better behaved. Sometimes Apps won’t download and/or update at all. Brat! Resetting the Store Cache
The Rise… The smartwatch is not actually a recent phenomena. No, no. The history of the smartwatch arguably began with the relatively primitive Seiko RC series back in 1984. The computerized watch didn’t become famous until the Timex DataLink was introduced in 1994. It was
