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MKBHD Video – USB-C Made Interesting?

This isn’t the first time that I’ve discussed USB-C on my blog, (see here, here, and here) but this may be the first time that someone has managed to make this tiny connector interesting! If you don’t know about MKBHD but are a fan of tech, you really should check out his Youtube channel!…
Tired of Facebook Bubble? Break Free With RSS Feeds!

If you follow the news at all, you’ve heard about the problem of social media “news bubbles”. This is especially true for people who primarily get their news (real or fake) from social media. Since social media sites value user engagement above all else, it’s in their best interest to keep users on the site.…
Google Pixel Phone Initial Reviews Released

The Google Pixel and Pixel XL phones announced earlier this month at Google’s latest hardware event aren’t quite out yet (they will be in stores and arrive on doorsteps on October 20th), but the first wave of review are out, and right now, the overall opinion is positive but with a few caveats Review Highlights…
Google’s Pixel C – Better With Android 7.0?

I wrote a little bit about Google’s supposed top-of-the-line tablet, the Pixel C, several months ago. In that post (which you can find here) I wondered aloud what Google was trying to accomplish this tablet. The Pixel C hardware was clearly ahead of Google’s Android software, and the overwhelming response from Google was “wait until…
Requiem for the Headphone Jack: An Android User’s Perspective

The new iPhone was unveiled yesterday, and with it, one of Apple’s worst-kept secrets was finally made official. The iPhone 7 will finally do away with the 3.5mm headphone jack. This isn’t the first time Apple has “added” features to its hardware by removing them, but this one may be the most controversial. Apple’s previous…
USB Type C Chargers Reviewed: Charge into the Future (Safely)!

With the transition to the new USB Type C connection, there’s been a stark difference in the quality of the new USB Type C cables and chargers. I’ve covered quality USB Type C cables in a previous post, but you also need a USB Type C charger to make full use of those cables. Fortunately,…
Android Apps on Chromebook – Video

Last month I wrote a bit about an exciting development for Google’s Chrome OS laptops – the upcoming ability to access the Google Play Store and use Android apps – and now that ability is here. Sort of. Android Police has published a Youtube video of some of their first impressions of these Android apps…
How Much Does Google Know About You?

If you use Google search, Chrome web browser, Gmail, or an Android phone, Google knows a lot about you. Now, Google has made it easy to see just how much that is, with Google’s new My Activity page. This page, although certainly a bit creepy, also makes it easy to delete whole blocks of activities…
OK-Google: A Complete List of Google’s Voice Commands

OK Google is, as you probably know, Google’s voice assistant, similar to Apple’s Siri or Amazon’s Alexa. However, like all voice assistants, it suffers from one major UI problem – it’s very difficult to know what commands will or will not work without trying them, and no one (well, almost no one) wants to spend…
Google Prompt Makes 2-Factor Authentication Easier

Two-factor authentication (2FA) is a somewhat new concept to many people, but with the wave of passwords thefts from popular sites (32 million stolen from Twitter, 117 million from LinkedIn, and over 270 million from various email services), it is almost a necessity nowadays. Google has provided 2FA for your Google accounts, for several years, and I…