Nov 3, 2019 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Echo, Google, Google Home, hardware, home assistants, photos, Privacy, web_services
Part 1: Ambient Computing – Buzzwords That Are Changing Your World You don’t notice an automatic door when it opens. Google, Amazon, and Apple want to make it so natural to interact with their devices that you don’t even notice that you’re...
Oct 28, 2019 | Amazon, Android, Apple, Echo, Google, Google Home, hardware, home assistants, phone, web_services
(Sonoma County fires: we have evacuated to a safe place and our house is not threatened. All of our thoughts and best wishes go out to those in danger or suffering losses.) Hey Google . . . What time is my flight today? How long will it take to drive to Oakland...
Jun 16, 2019 | Facebook, games, hardware
Oculus released two virtual reality headsets a couple of weeks ago. Doesn’t mean anything to you? Trust me – this is the most fun you can have with technology in 2019. I’ll try to describe it but more important: if you have a chance to get a demo of a VR headset, take...
Feb 10, 2019 | broadband, Google, hardware, network, wireless
Got any Wi-Fi dead spots in your home? You can improve Wi-Fi coverage in your home more easily than ever before. There’s new Wi-Fi technology – “mesh networking” – that dramatically improves Wi-Fi signal strength without requiring any technical expertise. You’re...
Nov 11, 2018 | backup, hardware
Surge protectors wear out. A few thunderstorms, or just day to day use for a couple of years, and they are completely useless for power surges. And you know how you can tell? You can’t. They keep sending power to whatever is plugged into them. But unbeknownst to you,...
Jan 17, 2018 | Chrome, Chromebook, hardware, HP, laptops, Lenovo, Microsoft, mobile, Surface, Windows 10 S, Windows10, wireless
Previously: Looking Forward: Always Connected Computers If you were paying attention during the previous lecture, you know that Microsoft is working with Qualcomm on “Always Connected PCs.” HP, Lenovo, Asus and other manufacturers will soon be selling laptops that are...
