Aug 22, 2021 | Apple, iPad, law, phone, photos, Privacy
Two weeks ago Apple announced that iPhones would begin scanning for photos involving sexual abuse and exploitation of children. Sounds like a good thing that makes the world a better place, doesn’t it? I’m sure Apple execs expected a burst of good will. Instead it...
Nov 3, 2019 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Echo, Google, Google Home, hardware, home assistants, photos, Privacy, web_services
Part 1: Ambient Computing – Buzzwords That Are Changing Your World You don’t notice an automatic door when it opens. Google, Amazon, and Apple want to make it so natural to interact with their devices that you don’t even notice that you’re...
Sep 4, 2019 | Microsoft, photos, Windows 10 S, Windows tips, Windows10
Microsoft has gorgeous collections of photos that you can use for free as your Windows wallpaper. A typical theme rotates through ten or fifteen photos; when you get bored, it’s easy to switch to another theme with new pictures. I’ll tell you where...
Apr 22, 2018 | Chrome, Google, photos, Windows10
If you’re looking for a picture to use in a project – a Powerpoint presentation, Word document, blog post, whatever – you probably do a Google image search. Google has made that a bit more difficult. A few weeks ago Google removed a button that made it easy to...
Mar 12, 2018 | bruceb, photos
We’re safely back from a trip to Australia – walking on the beach on the Bay of Fires in Tasmania, shopping at Salamanca Market in Hobart, exploring lanes and arcades and alleys in Melbourne, and getting lost after a wrong turn in a rental car, all the more...
Oct 19, 2017 | Android, Box, Chrome, Chromebook, computers, Dropbox, Google, Google Drive, Office 365, OneDrive, Outlook, photos, web_services, Windows10
Chromebook series Why Your Next Laptop Might Be A Chromebook Who Should Buy A Chromebook? Which Chromebook Should You Buy? How To Set Up A Chromebook If you read the last article about Chromebooks, you know that the virtual store shelves are lined with lovely laptops...
