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COVID-19 Shutdown – My Pros and Cons
You are probably like me right now: torn over the “should we or should we not?” question to open up our country during this pandemic. That question made me think deeply about my own views and what are my pros and cons: PRO SHUTDOWN On the one hand there were,…
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Virtual Backgrounds Online Can Be Cheesy, Professional & Fun
After I wrote the post Effective Green Screen Gear You Can Buy Inexpensively, many people asked me about where I get my virtual backgrounds for usage in Zoom so I’ve added links below. I thought I’d toss up a few screenshots of me using a few of the backgrounds I’ve downloaded.…
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It Sure is Great to Have ‘Hair on Fire’ Internet During a Pandemic
Check out the speed of our Cox Gigablast service in the image above. The speedtest on the left was a server on the Cox network close to my home, and the one on the right is a connection to a test server all the way across the country in New…
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COVID-19 and the ‘Wheat and Chess Board Problem’
I’m seeing so many people struggling with understanding why our nation (and other nations) are essentially in lockdown, especially when “more people die of flu” and “just a tiny few have been identified so far“. Do you understand how quickly the growth of a virus can move throughout humans? The…
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As Always, Be *Extremely* Cautious About Installing Browser Extensions
Browser extensions are fraught with danger — which is why I rarely use them — especially those extensions that request your permission to: Access your data for all websites Access browser tabs Access recently closed tabs Read and modify bookmarks Download files and read and modify the browser’s download history…
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Google Can Track Your Individual Chrome Browser Install ID
As I take steps to extract myself from Google (and others) ubiquitous tracking, I’ve been paying attention to anything related to Google’s Chrome browser. In my news feed yesterday, I came across this threaded discussion in Hacker News: Google tracks individual users per Chrome installation ID. I was stunned to…
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Take a look at CNET’s CES 2020 Coverage … It Is The Best
It’s been years since I’ve gone to the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, so had considered doing so this year as I could grab a cheap airfare or would likely just drive there as I’m only 4.5 hours away! With other commitments I found myself unable to go…
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SNL’s Holiday Gift Guide
Thought I’d be helpful since the holidays are approaching quickly. Enjoy this compilation of Saturday Night Live holiday skits with several I’d never seen before:
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The Premiere Issue of Wired Magazine 1.1 Changed Tech Reporting
In January of 1993, I was attending the MacWorld expo in San Francisco. At a furious pace I was hustling down a hallway to get in to a ballroom presentation when, out of the corner of my eye, I spotted a magazine that looked pretty dang cool. It was the…
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Need Tech Help? Give ‘Pocket Millennial’ a Go
This was amusing and thought you’d like to watch it … especially if you get flummoxed with technology!
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Why I bought an iPhone 11 Pro Max Instead of a Camera
Admittedly I’m a technology snob. I’ve always purchased relatively good DSLR cameras, high end computers and devices, excellent microphones and sound editing gear, and have tried to find the sweet-spot of best quality vs. price. When it comes to cameras, however, I’m always torn about taking a bag with the…
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Want to Learn How to Anger Supportive Customers? Bury Offending Support-Community Posts and Then Don’t Help Them
In just eight months I’ve had three pair of the $250 (now $199) Bose Sleepbuds. The first pair ‘lost’ connection in the right sleepbud after a few months. I brought the complete product back to the Bose store in the Irvine Spectrum Center in Irvine, CA, and the staff not…
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