A Watch for Christmas I recently had a chance to test out two smartwatches for an extended period of time: The Moto 360 by Motorola which came out in 2014 and the Pebble from 2012. The Pebble was a Kickstarter project which raised over $10 million in 30 days by donations from complete strangers who…
There were a couple of interesting electronic add-ons to our world a few years ago. One called Siri for iPhones/Apple devices and “OK Google” for Google devices. For my Android phone I simply say, “OK Google” and tell it whatever I am looking for. If I need help finding a store I say, “OK Google,”…
Windows 10 is not the perfect operating system and has a few things that annoy me. I figure there are some of you out there who are also annoyed by these things. Today we will look at a few of these and Windows 10 annoyances A nice feature which first appeared in Windows 7 and…
The Taskbar in Windows 10 has some new features some of which we will look at today. First off, right click on your start menu button and get a surprise. There are more than 15 different windows functions available in a list. There you will find "Programs and Features" used to uninstall programs and install…
Welcome to the next in the series…well, ok, one the many radio shows and podcasts we have done over the years. Enjoy, laugh and maybe even learn. Here are some of the things we talked about today. Tech News Windows 10 users back away from the Edge browser Microsoft’s new Edge browser has been largely…
Windows 10, Part 8 – Personalization Today we look at personalizing Windows 10 so that it looks and acts the way you want and not the way it arrives. To start with, how about using another picture or one of your own pictures as your desktop wallpaper? Things have changed a bit regarding this. The…
Today we will see how to change the Windows 10 default browser. I hear many people do not want to use the new Microsoft Edge browser (the replacement for MS Internet Explorer). I have read online how hard it is to install the default browser either Google Chrome or Firefox, the two more popular browsers. …
Last week we looked at the new Start Menu in Windows 10. If you read it you know that we only looked at the left side. Today we venture on to the right side of the menu system in W10. The right side of the start menu may send shivers of fear down your spine. …
Starting today we will look at some of the new features found in Windows 10. The most anticipated addition to Windows 10 (over 8.1) is the Start Menu. The start menu has had a big change between W8.1 and W10; however, not so great between W7 and W10. The start menu is accessed through the…
No Podcast this week as WSVA is still working on the new system. But a few interesting pieces of Tech info today. Take a look at each one that interests you…maybe all of them. Tech News Computers ‘do not improve’ pupil results, says OECDThe think tank says frequent use of computers in schools is more…
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