Do you get up every morning and go to your phone or tablet to read the latest news and information? If so, do you have those favorite one, two or 20+ sites you visit to get the latest news? There is an easier way to do this without visiting each site individually which you should…
In 2014, I wrote about a newer Microsoft application called OneNote. It was and is still an excellent free program. Even if you do not have Office you can still get OneNote for free. Go to OneNote.com to read all about it. Also note that OneNote comes with a preinstalled version in Windows 10. It…
Over several of the past weeks we have talked about talking to your devices. Whether asking for them to give you directions, the temperature, local movies playing, the time, etc. We also spoke about dictating to some of your devices and word processors. For some it could, and does, make it much easier to type…
Time for Ron to do a little whining as two things have recently popped up that bug me. I figure they may also bother a few of you. They are local phone number calls and Facebook tracking us. This week Phone issues, next week Facebook. I posted to Facebook (this is not about tracking yet),…
Before I start on today’s column I have a little flashback to last week. I mentioned other voice recognition apps like Office’s new Dictate.ms last week. I received an email from a couple of readers last week chatting about Google Docs. Yes, Google Docs has speech-to-text capabilities also. However, I have never tested it. I…
From a column a few weeks ago regarding speaking to voice activated devices, Microsoft came to mind. You are in all likelihood aware of Cortana the voice search that comes built into Windows 10 but there is more. It all started many versions ago in Microsoft Word where you had the ability to speak to…
If you have followed my articles through the past 15 or so years, you’d realize that I have a love/hate relationship with Google. OK, it’s mostly love, but sometimes they really antagonize me. Today, I have two Google changes for you: one insignificant and the other very significant. First up is the one that will…
Some of the big technology devices to hit in recent years are Voice Assistants. The idea first came about on TV with Star Trek in the ‘60s. This was when you could communicate by voice instructions with the computers. In the real world, “Siri” started on the iPhone 4S at its release in October 2011….
Last week I wrote regarding some of the good of email, see “Email Positives, Part 1” if you missed it. This week I will voice some of my concerns regarding this great feature of the computer age. Email has been around forever. Well not quite, as Ray Tomlinson is attributed with devising email in 1972…
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