Oct 17, 2016 | Android, Apple, Dropbox, Google, OneDrive, photos, web_services, Windows10
All the people who have asked me how to manage their photos on a computer are over 40. If you’re under 40 (“young’un” is the technical term), you take several hundred photos a day and it never occurs to you to “manage” them. If you want an old photo, you scroll...
Oct 13, 2016 | Android, Chrome, Chromebook, Google, laptops
Chromebook sales are steadily increasing. In the third quarter, Windows PC sales were down 5.7% and Mac PC sales plummeted by 13%, while Chromebooks dominated back to school shopping and continued their long-term climb. Chromebooks now outsell Macs in the US. Part of...
Oct 10, 2016 | Android, Apple, remote, SBS, Server 2012
Splashtop is the best choice for remote access to office computers in small businesses. Splashtop is an alternative to LogMeIn and TeamViewer, each of which have their own problems. Splashtop is affordable, works well, has an easy learning curve, and works on...
Oct 6, 2016 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Chrome, Cortana, Google, hardware, search, web_services
You have a vague idea that Google knows a lot about you. You’re right. Google has nothing to hide. It’s prepared to show you everything it has collected about you. Are you sure you want to know? It’s a bit . . . creepy. A few months ago Google created a tool named “My...
Sep 15, 2016 | Android, Apple, network, wireless
“Before we begin our banquet, I would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit! Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!” – First words spoken by Albus Dumbledore in the Harry Potter series Before we begin our article about Wi-Fi mesh networks, I would like to say a...
Sep 11, 2016 | Android, Chrome, Google, IE, Microsoft, WinXP
As we move quickly into a post-Microsoft world, Google Chrome is the program where we spend most of our time on our computers. Last week Chrome was updated in a couple of small but significant ways, with a cleaner look based on Google’s “material design” aesthetic,...
