Affordable tech gifts do exist!Image by Rob SchultzGreat tech gifts don’t have to be expensive. Whether $10 or $100, the best ones improve our lives somehow.With the holidays fast approaching (wasn’t it just summer not too long ago?), we’ve assemble…
Lees meerApp selection should be one of the biggest factors in choosing a streaming media player, because all the fancy features in the world don’t mean much if you can’t watch the movies, TV shows, and other content that you want.The good news is that th…
Lees meerMaintaining proper tire pressure improves gas mileage and the lifespan of your tires, and also cuts down on the likelihood of a blowout or the unexpected flat that may leave you stranded. The Viair 85P is a small 12-volt portable air compressor w…
Lees meerIn the week since we last spoke, Susie reviewed the MacBook Pro models with the new Touch Bar. She finds the Touch Bar very useful, a refreshing change in how we use our Macs, and perfectly in line with technology's recent focus on putting the s…
Lees meerIf you have a new MacBook Pro with Touch Bar, don’t think that putting your ears closer to the speaker grilles will make it sound louder. A recent teardown revealed that the grilles are just for show.According to a teardown of the 13-inch MacBook…
Lees meerAllo is the future of Google’s messaging efforts, and the service has been furiously adding new features to make it a more fun and engaging place to have conversations.The latest update takes advantage of the popularity surrounding the latest Har…
Lees meerGoogle Translate is rolling out a major upgrade that promises more human-like language translations.Google is bullish on its Neural Machine Translation technology, claiming that it’s a bigger upgrade to the service than everything that’s been acc…
Lees meerLets start here: the Hubsan X4 quadcopter is just $37 after the current 29% discount on Amazon, where it averages 4 out of 5 stars from over 500 people (read reviews). So if you've been thinking about buying a quadcopter, you don't have a whole …
Lees meerMicrosoft’s Connect developer conference kicked off Wednesday with some expected news: The next versions of the Visual Studio IDE have arrived on Windows and Mac. (Yep, you read that right.)After a set of leaks from MSDN Magazine on Monday, the c…
Lees meerf you’ve not yet used or created any IFTTT “recipes,” the holiday season is as good a time as any to start. After all, who wants to take valuable attention away from a New Year’s Eve celebration to post a greeting to your social media followers?I…
Lees meerPreviously, we started the the Wiki service and created two groups that will have access to your Wiki. This week we’ll create and edit a Wiki and add calendar and blog services to it.Create a new Wiki Before we create a Wiki, let's see what the …
Lees meerWith travel photos—and even everyday snapshots—location is almost always the defining factor that stokes visceral memory. For anyone walking around with an iPhone, location services are your best friend, and paired with Streetography (free on th…
Lees meer“I need Apple advice,” My sister texted me last week. “I got a message that my computer is blocked due to an unexpected error. It gives me a number to call to fix it. Does that sound legit?” No. It did not sound legit. What’s worse, the error me…
Lees meerI was naive and thought that a lot of the issues surrounding Web browser/server security would be resolved with some significant changes agreed to by operating system makers, non-OS browser developers, and the parties that provide verification, …
Lees meerThe CyberPower Professional Series CSP600WSU Surge Protector is ideal for Home/ Office protection with 1200 joules, 6 swivel outlets, 2 USB charge ports (2.1 Amp shared), and a convenient wall tap design. The surge protector is ideal for protect…
Lees meerThis extremely soft, high-quality 6x7 microfiber cloth from MagicFiber absorbs and safely removes dust, oil smudges, fingerprints, and dirt from eyeglasses, camera lenses, computer screens, televisions, and other delicate surfaces without any har…
Lees meerSexting has been saved thanks to iOS 10.2 beta 3. The first developer preview of iOS 10.2 redesigned every emoji to look more realistic, with more detail that would look better super-sized on macOS and iOS 10. But it turns out that people didn’t …
Lees meerGoogle is offering a new solution for turning your old prints into digital photos.A new app called PhotoScan enables you to scan your prints with a smartphone and then save them to your Google Photos library. Google says the app will even detect …
Lees meerA consumer protection group in China is asking Apple to investigate problems with iPhone 6 and iPhone 6s units automatically shutting off. Recently, iPhone customers in the country have been complaining about the problem to the China Consumers A…
Lees meerTwitter is bulking up its tools to combat online hate and harassment. In recent months, critics have called out Twitter for not doing enough to stop online abuse. Now Twitter is fighting back against the growing impression that social the networ…
Lees meerApple is releasing a product this week that isn’t a phone or a watch or a computer. It’s a 450-page book documenting the past 20 years of Apple design, or, in other words, a book of photos of Apple devices. At $300, it costs more than some of th…
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