STREAMING TV
Posted on March 21st, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
PRACTICING SAFE PHONE
Posted on March 20th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
If you’ve ever been in an airport or cafe, you’ve probably been tempted to use their free Wi-Fi connections. After all, that’s what it’s there for. This is dangerous without a shield, experts say; it’s a perfect situation for identity theft.
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A COASTER FOR KIDS
Posted on March 19th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
PBSkids.org/catinthehat-– “Marvel Coaster” allows kids to create their own kinetic sculpture (like we’ve seen at some museums), but with artwork by Dr. Seuss. Arrange springs, racks and funny items on a grid, then pull a string to watch a ball roll and bounce along a track until it reaches its destination. You can extend or change paths at any time.
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COMPARING GADGETS
Posted on March 17th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Engadget.com/compare lists every gadget category you might think of, such as printers, computers, fitness devices, game machines, phones, speakers, you name it. When you click on a category, you get a list of the brands with the best reviews, and comparisons between them, as well as user comments. Here we learned that “Jambox” speakers get the same high rating as “Sonos,” but are cheaper, at $132 to $220, compared to $200 to $300.
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35 GIFs THAT WILL MAKE YOU SAY “OH NO!”
Posted on March 16th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
“35 GIFs that will Make you Say ‘Oh No!’ –” If you type those words into a search engine, you’ll get some amazing video clips. Our favorite is the guy towing an enormous truck on a snowy cliff. Both trucks start going over the edge; our hero has about one second to get out and escape his doom.
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XP AND BEYOND
Posted on March 16th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
We heard from several readers who said they have no intention of giving up their Windows XP machines when Microsoft support ends (neither does Bob), and others who asked, “What about Vista?”
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DRIVERLESS SHIPS
Posted on March 15th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Driverless cars are moving up fast on the outside and in California there is even legislation being proposed to make them legal on the roads. But just when you thought it’s safe to go out on the ocean, here come captain-less ships. Actually, they’re supposed to be safer that way.
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APP HAPPINESS
Posted on March 14th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
BACKING UP AGAIN
Posted on March 12th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
When we wrote about online backup from Backup Blaze, we heard from readers who said they couldn’t possibly use an online service. They have too much stuff to back up, like movie and photo collections taking up a terabyte or more. So we turned to “Seagate Central.”
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WHAT’S THE FUSS?
Posted on March 11th, 2014 by Joy Schwabach
Facebook paid 19 billion dollars to buy “WhatsApp.” What’s up with that? “WhatsApp” is an app, and it works with almost any smartphone to let you exchange an unlimited number of text messages for free. The app itself is free for the first year and a whopping 99 cents a year after that. We don’t need or use WhatsApp ourselves because we’re on a $30 a month unlimited plan from T-Mobile (with just 100 voice minutes). But we installed it anyway to try it out. A message appeared immediately warning us to uninstall two of our favorite apps, Battery Doctor and Mobile Care. Both are so-called “task killers” to prevent battery power loss. For us that’s a deal killer. Because […]
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