As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, many people are learning, working from home, and accessing health services remotely for the first time. Governments, businesses, and individuals are increasingly relying on technology to perform many more everyday tasks. For many who were sitting in crowded offices with coworkers just three months ago, now Zoom calls, Slack messages, Google Hangouts, and virtual happy hours are the new social norm.
Read MoreI recently picked up a new DJI Phantom 3 after looking over a number of reviews for UAV's. I have to admit my only disappointment after taking my new toy out this weekend is that I waited as long as I did. This thing in incredible, the video quality and smoothness is mind blowing and the ease of use was much greater than expected.
Read MoreI had a interesting conversation with a co-worker this past week following the announcement of Apple’s new smart watch. I often forget not everyone has my obsession with tech gadgets and needs to try out every new thing as they come out. Many people have asked me over the past week if I will be ordering the new watch, which one I am getting and why I would want it. Well we all know that I will be awake at 3am on April 10, waiting for the Apple Store to start taking pre-orders. But the other two questions take a little more explaining.
Read MoreGoogle and Apple have both embraced the latest in USB technology. The USB cable has been around since the mid-90's connecting printers, scanners, cameras, phones and most other peripheral devices. One end of this cable has remained pretty standard, the other end has varied greatly depending on the product you are trying to connect.
Read MoreOn Christmas Eve I drove down to my mom’s house in the Blue Ridge mountains. Anyone that has ever been in the car with me or for that matter on the phone with me while I am driving knows how much I hate driving and make it my goal to get to my destination as quick as possible with as few stops as possible.
On this particular day for my drive though, I knew my mom was out and wasn’t going to be back by the time that I would normally arrive. I decided I would get off the interstate, take some backroads with my camera and try to capture some interesting images.
Read MoreWe are quickly approaching one of my favorite days of the year. For me it is the geek version of the Super Bowl. I sit in front of three or four computers with live streams, TWiT coverage and live blog feeds straight out of the Moscone Center. We are just over a week away from Tim Cook taking the stage at WWDC 2013. There are several things that I am expecting to see on June 10th, several things that are rumored I don't expect to hear about at all and there are the things I hope I will see but have my doubts.
Read MoreWhat do you do with that old router lying around your house? HACK IT! Today everything in our house seems to want internet access. It isn’t just our computer, tablets, and phones anymore. Today your TV, Xbox, Playstation 3, and your Blu-Ray player need to get online. One of the biggest challenges is getting internet access across your house or maybe you even need to hardwire your device to a router.
Read MoreThere are a lot of times I find myself in the living room working on my laptop while either listening to music or watching Netflix on my AppleTV. But one of the most annoying things I discovered is when I used my Apple Remote to control the AppleTV my laptop would start going crazy. If I wanted to change songs or videos without starting iTunes or changing the volume on the laptop I would have to cover the Infrared (IR) sensor.
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