Bose Soundlink Plus, printer flaw, anti-phishing training, cancer vaccines, Google Photos, CPU air cooler, iPhone 17 Pro Max, robotaxis and jellyfish stings. A few days ago I was deep into trying to find a bug that prevented me from receiving some email. No, it wasn't...
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GPUs, mini projector, massive password leak, HIV drug, OpenAI Office, 18a process, HDMI 2.2, Liberty phone, Corvette ZR1X and Jaws at 50. I've been reminded this last week about how technology has so drastically changed communication in the recent past. Things as...
Nintendo Switch 2, BrowserVenom, retina implants, Windows 12 rumors, Nova Lake CPUs, Trump Mobile, Honda, Zoox, Monopoly and grumpy from the heat. I use an Uninterrupted Power Supply (UPS) to make sure that my computer and other equipment can be shut down properly...
Earbuds, Bluetooth dongle, bootkit malware, HIV cure, iOS 26, Android 16, outdoor WiFi, WWDC 2025, two SIM cards, robotaxi and moon ownership. Apple's WWDC this week delivered a lot of news and you'll find numerous stories about Apple's updated software below. Google...
Graphics cards, scammers, Fire stick piracy, artificial blood, Firefox, animatronics, Samsung Galaxy S26, dashboard symbols and Pee-Wee Herman. It has been important to me to have my computer equipment plugged in to a UPS so that it doesn't shut down unexpectedly when...
Smart glasses, Coinbase hackers, Bitcoin torture, contact lenses, Windows Update, AI terms, Motorola 2025 Edge, Subaru prices and sounds of dirt. I've been working on some of my own online projects. Some of these projects were completed in fairly short order and some...
Galaxy Tab S10 Ultra, fake AI books, flouride, Google Earth time travel, Alexa+, Motorola Razr Ultra, Waymo, Springsteen and life hacks. The US is about to start Memorial Day weekend which is considered the unofficial start to summer. It also means that the tech...
Robot mower, Siri settlement, 23andMe breach, cancer therapies, AI tools, tariffs, Samsung Galaxy S25 Edge, Kia EV truck, hiking trails and dog breeds. As the temperatures rise in my neighborhood, I find myself focusing on multiple projects to improve Web sites. I...
Star Wars Droid, senior scams, snake bites, screwworms, Android redesign, tariffs, foldable iPhone, Rivian R1S Gen 2 and two-headed snake. I've heard more about security related topics in the past couple of weeks than I have in a long time. Part of that was because of...
Framework Laptop 13, 4chan return, growing teeth, Android update, Powerwall 3, Razr Ultra, robotaxis, summer camp and garter toss. The last couple of days have been extra stressful for me due to Google changing the way email is accessed in Google Workspace. Due to...
Midrange graphics cards, text scams, nonstop beating heart, iOS 19, hard drive recycling, TMO plans, Tesla odometer, wisdom teeth and moths. A few nights ago one of my neighbors had an outdoor movie night and he battled a few technology issues to make it happen. The...
Amazfit & Asus watches, crosswalk hack, gastric bypass pill, GPT-4.1, Android 15, tariffs, Pixel 9a, Trailseeker EV and high altitude hoops. Much of the technology world is in somewhat of a holding pattern due to tariff uncertainty. This is also the week before Easter...
Shopping with tariffs, phishing emails, pacemaker, Windows history, AI shopper, robot mowers, Pixel 10 Pro Fold, EV startup and magic of miniatures. The tech world has been quieter than normal in the past week and I have no doubt some of this quiet is from the...
Samsung in 8K, T-Mobile payouts, 23andMe sale, male birth control, Windows local accounts, Alexa+, Light Phone III, Project Kuiper and octopus in a bottle. I'm really glad that I bought a new computer and a new NAS a few months back as the prices for those types of...
Compact SSD, 23andMe, CRISPR, Excel world champ, mouse cursor, Apple TV+, iPhone Flip, BYD flash chargers, James Bond and horror hotlines. I recently connected with a new client needing a Web site issue resolved. It turned out that they had chosen a really inexpensive...
iPad 11, HP laser printer, chatbot hack, foodome sequencing, Windows 11 changes, DGX Station, Pixel 9a, MT1 truck and music for dogs. We're in the middle of one of my favorite few days of the year with March Madness underway. My focus is on basketball nearly all day...
New iPads and Macs, multitool on a plane, kill switch, Ozempic, Firefox, Apple Smart Home Hub, Xiaomi 15, flying car, maps and common fears. It seems I've been dealing with some sort of technology problem for a long period of time. Knock on wood, this week has been...
GeForce RTX 5070, MacBook Air, vishing attacks, anti-aging pill, Skype, Alexa Plus, Samsung screens, Volvo ES90, Sistine Chapel and Man in the Moon. One of my goals for 2025 was to find more ways that AI can increase my productivity. One of the most visible examples...
Swannbuddy 4K, crypto heist, DNA on demand, free Office, COBOL, Alexa+, Oppo Find N5, Siri's glow, EV charging, literary puzzle and James Bond. Twice recently I had to go through an identify verification that involved scanning my ID and taking a selfie. Yes, both were...
Watch reviews, eero 7, crypto scam, migraines, Dragonsweeper, humanoid robots, iPhone 16E, Honda Nissan merger off, Sealand and killer asteroid. Based on some of the misinformation being shared lately, I've been looking back on my days in high school. It was the...
Powerbeats, Fit3, phishing scams, pig teeth, Apple Invites, LibreOffice, Alexa 2.0, OpenAI, Pixel 9a, Equinox EV and a chonky whale. Each week seems to bring more news about AI and how it is bringing good and bad to the world. Just this week I attended a Meetup to...
USB accessories, passwords, Norovirus, microplastics, Confetti, spreadsheets, The Beatles, Alexa AI, Google Pixel 4a, Viking penny and tennis balls. I have to admit, my focus hasn't been as closely tuned to technology this week as normal. Over the weekend I celebrated...
Nvidia GeForce RTX 5090, Apple chips, calories, Windows 12, DeepSeek, CD-ROM, Samsung Galaxy S25, Boom XB-1, bog bodies and celebrity stage names. There was a big shock in the tech world this week when DeepSeek was announced. It supposedly has more advanced AI at a...
Wi-Fi 7, Chrome extensions, Trepanation, Windows 11 Pro, Samsung Unpacked, Samsung Galaxy S25 Ultra, Toyota Prius Hybrid and the Texas Flapper Bandit. For loyal readers who have been reading about my new computer and getting it up and running, I wanted to report that...