~ Or…Windows 8.1, Part 1 ~ Since the beginning of the now infamous Windows 8 in the last quarter of 2012, I have pooh-poohed the notion of ever installing it on any of my computers. Well, I have fought the good fight and have now succumbed. I did test W8 several times throughout its premiere…
Last week I told you I had a better idea than using Google Cloud Print. That feature of Google’s Chrome browser allows you to print documents from any of your computers to your printer in any location. There is one other way to print using this feature. That is by connecting directly to a networked…
Several weeks ago after a column about Google Chromebooks, I received a great question from a reader and friend of mine, Joe. Joe asked about how he could set up Google Cloud Printer on his Chromebook. After I researched and set it up I started receiving many other emails concerning the same question, so here…
A month or so ago Google made a change to Gmail. This change would allow users to send email messages to anyone from their Google+ profiles. In case you are like me and are not a user of Google+ let’s take a look. Google has said that, "Google+ has a ‘social layer’ that enhances many…
Adobe makes many products which are used on Windows computers today. Every now and then you are reminded to update Adobe Flash. If you are the normal computer user you probably just click the “Install” button and continue on. First, let me provide a quick history of Adobe Flash. It started out in the 1990s…
Last time we looked at some of the neat features in Google’s newer device called "Chromecast." I liked the column so much I went out and bought one for my household. (Wow, I am easily persuaded.) It works as described with new features and applications being added all the time. I did have several reader…
This is a very popular way to convert your "almost" smart TV into a fairly intelligent one…at a very low cost. If you have not heard about it yet the item is called Chromecast which was developed by Google. It is a dongle…STOP! Some of you may need to know what a dongle is so…
Welcome to the show for January 2014 and Happy New Year to you and yours! Below are links to the sites we talked about today and here is the podcast if you missed part of the show. Have fun looking around. Tech NewsTablet ownership in U.S. surges Thirty five percent of Americans own a tablet…
Hey there I hope you are ready for a very Merry Christmas and Happy New Year! Today we discussed some presents you may want to put under the tree in a week or so. You can listen to the podcast here and check the actual links below. I hope your families are able to get…
Since I get many questions about Smartphones here are some interesting statistics which may answer some of your inquiries. The top five smartphone operating systems, according to comscore.com stack up like this. Android is number one with 52.0% of the market followed not very closely by Apple with 39.2%. Next were Blackberry, Microsoft with 5.1%…
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