Tech News Digest for September 28, 2018
Between travel and some technical upgrades in the office, it has been three weeks since my last Tech News post. This one will be a little bit long and will include some news from prior to the last week. I have far more to share and it will come in...
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Jump Start Your Vehicle With Genius Boost
Just recently I noticed the battery going dead in one of my vehicles. The desert is brutal on batteries and their lifespans aren't as long as elsewhere. When batteries die, there often is little to no warning. If you aren't prepared, you'll need to...
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Control the Power Strip With Alexa
I've written a number of posts about Alexa devices and things you can control with them. In each previous article, only a single thing could be controlled. Today I'll share a device that can control multiple devices. There will be a link for which...
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My Huge Road Trip and First Few Days of Photos
Before I move to the Baja, I wanted to take a road trip to get to a variety of famous spots and to get to the last two states I had yet to visit. My first stop was fairly close to home and I'd been there once before. Now there is a statue of Glenn...
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Backup Power for a Smooth Shutdown
How often do you have a power outage in your home or office? How many of those power outages are less than five minutes in length? I'm going to guess that I've had to deal with around ten of those short outages a year. Some only last a few seconds....
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Tech News Digest for September 7, 2018
As a kid I remember getting to see Dorothy's red slippers. Now I found out they were missing for years and recently found. Will Samsung release a folding phone? What's coming in Apple's new watch? Beware of a WordPress phishing scam. Don't put...
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Samsung 970 Pro NVMe SSD Drive is Smoking Fast
I've long been a proponent of SSD drives and got my first one nine years ago. Since that time, the sizes have grown, the speed has increased and the prices have come down. Today I'll look at one of the best options today. Yes, I'll post links so...
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The Dumbing Down of Technical Support at DirecTV Now
I've spent a lot of time of both sides of technical support. When I am the one providing support, it can often be difficult to get the information needed to find a solution. If I am asking for help, I try to have the details needed and yet we get...
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You Shipped It Where? What Were You Thinking?
Loyal readers know that I recently moved. Part of that move was selling the home where I had resided the previous 22 years. While I've provided a new address to more than 100 places, I'm sure there are some I've missed. Today I have a story about a...
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Tech News Digest for August 31, 2018
I liked last week's format of breaking headlines into two separate blocks so I'm gonna stick with that format going forward. Don't forget to scan both blocks to catch up on all the tech news and fun headlines from the past week. Mercedes' Silver...
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NVIDIA Releases “20” Series of Video Cards Loaded with Speed
I did a lot of research to find the right parts for my Want a Really Fast Computer? These Parts Will Do It post. Of course the computer industry never stops and new NVIDIA video cards were announced right after the post went live. I've not yet...
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Tech News Digest for August 24, 2018
Each week I build a list of articles that I will include in Tech News. This week that list grew out of control in the first few days. Therefore you'll see I've broken the headlines into two separate chunks below so the list doesn't seem quite so...
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