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Are you sure your website is trendy and responsive enough to attract even more customers in 2018? Maybe you need a new, better one? In this case, you should know at least something about web design and the current trends in the industry. Picture Credit Don’t worry, you don’t need Read more…
Despite Dell’s sales staff statements and promotional material claims the latest update to the Dell Optiplex line the 60 series (5060’s and 7060’s) do NOT have Thunderbolt Dell says that the Optiplex 5060 will not have an Thunderbolt option but the 7060 will at some point in the future. As Read more…
These are the top 10 things you need to know about the Samsung DeX Pad Samsung DeX Pad is NOT the Samsung DeX Station Microsoft Office works quite well on the DeX Pad Take your cover / case off before attaching The DeX Pad has HDMI and NOT DisplayPort Clear Read more…
We have produced four videos exploring the changes the Samsung S9 brings to people that are upgrading from older Android cell’s, like the Galaxy S7, LG G5, Sony Expedia,… The idea is that we are not covering every microscopic detail of the device just because it was changed from the S8; we are explaining and demonstrating the features that most people will or should care about that already have some understanding of Android.
In my case I am upgrading from an S6 to an S9 and there are a lot of useful features that are easy to miss in the S9.
This includes a brief explanation of Bixby, Memory Expansion, Headphone jack, Wireless Fast Charging, Gorilla Glass 5, Edge Alerts, Screen Size and much more.
UPDATED: May 11 2019 – See Year Two: How Does the Ryobi 40V 20″ Lawn Mower Stand Up at the bottom The Ryobi RY40180 40V Electric Lawn Mower is much much better than when I: Expected – from experience with older battery lawn mowers: Old Lead Acid batteries don’t last very Read more…
This video demonstrates the Samsung DeX Pad with a Samsung S9 running Office 365 Mobile Word Excel PowerPoint Outlook as if it were a full ChromeBook. If you want to work from your cell phone all the time, it is now an option. When you are in office or at Read more…
This video unboxes the Samsung Wireless Fast Charger (part number EP-PG950) that was originally built for the S8. We think the S8 wireless fast charger is better than the new S9 wireless fast charger because it folds up and down and the new S9 unit does not. Apparently inside the Read more…
Below is a short video unboxing a brand new Samsung Gallaxy S9, then running through the initial configuration and then migrating data from an older Samsung S6 (but the instructions will be roughly the same for LG’s, iPhones and other cells). This video is part of a series we have Read more…
You likely have heard rumblings about Office 2019 being released this summer. However, you also likely know that Microsoft has been heavily promoting Office 365 subscriptions which provide frequent upgrades (not just updates). So what is new Office 2019 for Office365 customers? In a word, nothing. Office 365 subscribers receive Read more…
UPDATED: June 28 2021 – Step 10 was the big change. We just spent the last hour working through this and I can confirm this updated process is happy. If your a Canadian with a PayPal account with US Dollars in it, you likely will want to transfer it to Read more…
Google Earth for the desktop is a NEAR end of life product, but it is still available. They are replacing the GoogleEarth desktop app with a GoogleEarth Web App. Google said: While rebuilding the new Google Earth from scratch we decided to start with features that are essential for exploring Read more…
“MIC – Imagin@rium VIRTUAL REALITY” (CC BY 2.0) by pallina60 Loon
Following an initial surge of interest in late 2016 and early 2017, the virtual reality market has reduced to a gentle simmer of late. As developers and manufacturers start to evolve and perfect their products, consumers are starting to accept that the future of gaming is here. Indeed, what was once seen as a niche, potentially novel sector of the industry, is now becoming “the industry”. Therefore, the reactionary spending has stopped and the lines of innovation and interest now appear to be levelling off slightly. Of course, the market of virtual reality and its offshoots is still extremely young, but we’re already starting to see early products mature and, in turn, inspire new ideas. Perhaps one of the most intriguing to emerge in recent months is virtual reality casino gaming.
For longstanding critics, bitcoin as a currency has had its day. Following its dramatic rise in 2017 to a value of $20,000 per coin, the market has been spooked in 2018. Following ad bans by Twitter and regulatory moves and security concerns, the price of a single bitcoin was as Read more…
Many people think that using a debit / credit card with a chip that requires them to enter a PIN code is safe. It is not. There are many ways to hack Chip and PIN cards: The stores chip and PIN machine can be hacked to send your information to Read more…
“Screenshot-Microsoft Excel – Book1” (CC BY 2.0) by Collin Anderson In today’s world, everyone is focused on the latest technological innovation and how it will change our lives. However, when it comes to the value of technology, not everything has to be as complex or immersive as blockchain or virtual reality. For Read more…
Google Adsense ‘Auto Ads’ are a new way to place adverts on your website or blog that uses artificial intelligence to figure out where to place ads on your site. For example, it might ad links to words on your site and graphic adverts half way down a page. WHAT Read more…