Tech - Page 10

I've been an Apple/Mac gut since the days of the Mac, Mac Plus, Se, and SE 30. I still use Mac's along with Android, but I have to say Apple makes the best computers out there. When Tim Cook took over after Jobs, we somewhat expected he would continue along the lines of his predecessor. We were wrong. In fairness to Cook, he faced an insurmountable task, but to date has shown us nothing but updates, and more of the same old, same old.

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Getting a new TV is good thing. Hey, the whole family can gather round and fight over which channels to watch, except on Sunday's when pop-a-roni watches football, and you watch him yelling at the TV. You might think he's yelling at a bad call from the ref, but if you've bnot calibrated your new TV, he's probably yelling at the terrible picture.

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Yesterday was one of those days we all have. The whole thing started Friday afternoon  (the 4th) during my show. My computer started doing all sorts of crazy things, then locked up. Luckily, my engineer was quickly able to get it up and running.

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I ran across an interesting article on CNN, about a lady who became unemployed and decided to do something productive instead of sitting around and collecting unemployment. Kudos to her, she's on to something that could make her a nice income, and serve the public at the same time with her Album Journals.

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Full disclosure:  I dislike automated tellers and self-check out lines.  Why should I ring up my own sale and bag my own groceries without some form of discount off the bill?.  In other words - if the owner of the store is saving money by not paying human beings to wait on me, why shouldn't I be entitled to a discount off the purchase price. I don't want to be used by the stores that I shop at.

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C'mon, admit it -- you Google yourself.

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There are a number of apps available that help you or prevent you from doing something. This one is a good idea and seems to do what it says it will. Stop you from texting while you drive. Hopefully you have pledged not to text and drive, don't trust yourself? Then this is for you.

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There have been speaking computers for years, but now you can call a company and speak totally to a computer. Technology has made it so that it can listen and react somewhat with what you say.

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When you are on a flight going on a trip, the crew on the plane always ask you to shut off your devices before take off, once you are back in the air you may turn them back on. So, what happens when you leave them on. I secretly left on my pad and ipod and tempted fate the lives of everyone on the plane.

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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson had an incredible season last year, earning himself NFL MVP honors, leading his team to the playoffs and earning respect from professional athletes worldwide for his amazing return after an ACL injury, but how did he do it? Well now, there's an app for that!

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When it comes to Siri, we finally have some insight into what makes her work.

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Since the advent of smart computers, people have always said they will take over. Look at the grocery store and some department stores with the self check out. Auto assembly lines too. There are some jobs safe from computer take over.

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