I stopped watching TV on a regular basis about ten years ago but have now returned to it with a vengeance thanks to Netflix. I clearly remember when having a television in your house was considered a luxury and most of them were set in […]
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As an IT, I have many clients, friends and family calling me asking for help with computer issues. This can sometimes be hard to do if I’m not right next to them, or cannot remote connect to their computer if we are separated by distance.
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First off, I should point out that I am not particularly into media players myself. I work with video a lot but it is all manipulating and previewing rather than actual viewing, and a 5.1 surround sound system takes care of my music needs. I
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I’ve had my Amazon Echo for not quite two months. If you read my earlier post, you know that I’m a fan. But, apparently, it got even better. Amazon sent me an email last week (January 30th) to let me know that their Echo has
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The start of a new year and it’s resolution time again. Frankly, I don’t really know why I bother, I never seem to be able to keep to them anyway. I just don’t possess the requisite will or won’t power. Quit drinking alcohol – not
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I love tech. Gadgets, in particular. When I saw on November 6th that Amazon was going to release Amazon Echo, a kind of Siri-meets-Sonos device, I had to have one. As an Amazon Prime member, the cost “for a limited time” would be $99;
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Updates to Apple’s Mac operating system has always required user intervention to install the update through the Mac App Store or intentionally allow updates to occur automatically (Apple Menu –> System Preferences –> App Store). Apple has had the ability to perform automatic OS updates
Hey, Wait! Did My Mac Just Do A Security Update All By Itself?? Read More »
Those who tend to keep up with the latest security news will be well aware of the recent increase in webcam hacking. This most invasive form of spying appears to be right in vogue at the moment, where hackers take advantage of poor designs, security
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The folks at drone company DJI recently trekked to Iceland to capture the massive Bardarbunga Volcano erupting, and the result is nothing short of amazing. The team used Phantom 2 quadcopter drones with GoPro cameras attached, and DJI’s Lightbridge wireless high-definition remote video system to
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Nostalgia Warning!! We’ll start off with a young(ish) Steve Ballmer screaming the virtues of Windows 1.0 in his own inimitable style, proving once and for all that he was always a nutcase…. but wait, there’s more! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tGvHNNOLnCk There was no shortage of big
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