Mar 6, 2017 | Apple, business, Chromebook, computers, iPad, laptops, Microsoft, Windows10
These two things are true. Apple’s revenues in fiscal 2016 from selling computers were more than twenty billion dollars. That makes Apple’s computer division almost as big as HP or Lenovo, and far more profitable than either of them. Apple’s revenues in fiscal 2016...
Mar 1, 2017 | Android, Apple, mobile, phone, search
Have you started swiping instead of typing? Old news for some people, perhaps an eye-opener for others. Sure, your thumbs can dance like hummingbirds over your phone keyboard but there’s an even faster way to type messages. Let’s talk about phone keyboards, then take...
Feb 27, 2017 | Apple, augmented reality, Google, HoloLens
Smart contact lenses are coming. There are no products on the market today and no one can predict how quickly the technology will be ready for public use, but it may be sooner than you think. If the technology can be developed, smart contact lenses have the potential...
Feb 20, 2017 | Android, Apple, audio, Chrome, Chromebook, Google, remote, video
Google Chrome is a web browser. I kind of vaguely knew that it could do other cool tricks. I stumbled on a pretty amazing Chrome app that I’ve been overlooking for five years. Sometimes it seems like Google is having all the fun with new technology. With Chrome Remote...
Feb 8, 2017 | Android, Apple, Chrome, Chromebook, Google, IE, LastPass, software, web_services
This is a tip that is basic, elementary, beginner level. Unless you don’t know it, in which case this will help you feel centered and peaceful – slightly radiant, really. Google Chrome syncs open tabs, bookmarks, and browsing history to all your devices. That’s...
Jan 16, 2017 | Apple, computers, Dell, Lenovo, Microsoft, shopping, Surface
Computer manufacturers are letting us down. Computers are being sold with specs that appear to be perfectly fine, but buried in the small print is a detail that means they are deliberately hobbled. They will disappoint you from the first day they’re turned on. Beware...
