CHROME CASTING

Posted on January 19th, 2015 by Joy Schwabach

When we wrote about Roku and Amazon Fire Stick for bringing in extra movie channels, games, and apps on your TV, we neglected to talk about Google’s Chromecast, which is cheaper: $35 online or $30 at Walmart. The $49 Roku stick easily won our test against the $39 Amazon Fire Stick. But we didn‘t have a “Chromecast.” So last week we went out and bought one and tested it thoroughly. The results were disappointing. Chromecast sounds great in theory: just about anything you see on your phone can theoretically be mirrored on your big TV. They call it “casting.” In our tests, however, it didn’t always work and was highly frustrating to handle. Now we’re sorry we gave two Chromecasts […]

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A WRITER’S GIFT

Posted on January 19th, 2015 by Joy Schwabach

SheWrites.com is a site with lots of advice for writers. One suggests giving your writing as a gift. Instead of buying a toaster oven as a birthday present, create a short story or write a note of gratitude, put it on a scroll or frame it.

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