It finally happened to me, the tech "professional." After years of reading, writing, researching, testing and reporting on technology and applications I got in trouble. When I suggest software to you I have always tested the applications or sites that I recommended before telling you about them. In testing software applications I test them in…
Have there been times when you want to sign up for something on the internet but knew once you did you would get "IT?" You know what "IT" is. It is tons of spam from some stupid site that looks like it has something you want or need. Sometimes even very reputable sites will start…
Welcome to the 15th year of "Double Click." It has been a pleasure giving you computer and tech information each week since January, 2002. Each January I review the sites I wrote about during the previous year. If the site addresses are too long for print I have shortened them using a branded short domain…
When work, vacation time and life all work together my wife and I like to go camping. Many times we are camping in areas without electricity. Now do not misunderstand, since I am writing about camping in December. We DO NOT camp, other than in a warm hotel, during the winter. However, it did get…
Last week I introduced you to Smartwatches. I think they are terrific gadgets…especially for the more geeky among us. They provide lots of information as I mentioned last week when I outlined many things the two I have are able to do. We will compare them today. By the way, the prices listed are for…
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…
Cortana? Is it a name to be loved or feared? Cortana is the “Siri”-like and “OK, Google” personal voice search feature found now in Windows 10 for PC. It was previously available the first part of 2015 for Windows 8.1 Phones. If you read last week’s article on linked and/ local accounts this continues that…
Thanks for all of the emails I have received regarding the last few columns on applications and sites I use. I will answer a few more questions today. I am often asked how I check my email accounts. Since I probably have many more than the average user I may operate a little differently than…
For the past two weeks I have answered questions which I regularly receive from readers. There have been more emails so this week is part three of answers I have given and what I have suggested. Many people ask, “What is the best browser to use on a PC?” This is an extremely hard question…
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