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How to use macOS Sierra Picture-in-Picture in YouTube
The Picture-in-Picture feature was touted by Apple as one of the benefits of macOS Sierra and it surely is, but in YouTube it is very difficult to find. YouTube dominates video viewing and so it makes sense for it to… Read More ›
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Smart watches are not killing watch sales, watches are
A recent report released by the Federation of the Swiss Watch Industry (FH) reveals that exports for precious metal-cased watches plummeted during August 2016. It is true that the entire industry is seeing export declines but, interestingly enough, there are… Read More ›
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Broken Jawbone?
Jawbone, the richly valued maker of wearable gadgets and wireless speakers, appears to be on increasingly shaky financial footing as it struggles to pay vendors and keep inventory in stock. Jawbone abruptly ended its relationship with the customer-service agency NexRep… Read More ›
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The iPhone 7 never crossed my mind
For the first iPhone release in many years, the iPhone 7 was never going to be a phone I would buy and the reasons are numerous. By some distance the main reason is the size of the device because the… Read More ›
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J.K Rowling listens to Violent Femmes for the first time
I’m not quite sure how the Violent Femmes passed me by. I turned 18 the year this album came out, but I was obsessed with The Beatles at the time. Of contemporary bands I really loved, the standouts were the… Read More ›
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500 million Yahoo! user accounts stolen, in 2014
We have confirmed that a copy of certain user account information was stolen from the company’s network in late 2014 by what we believe is a state-sponsored actor. The account information may have included names, email addresses, telephone numbers, dates… Read More ›
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The Circle review
I’m terrible for actually finishing books and I admit that it only happens about 50% of the time. I read a lot, but it is very easy for me to lose interest, but now and then a book will grab… Read More ›
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The Leica Sofort instant camera
The Leica Sofort is a £215 camera from Leica. Yes, that is extremely cheap for a camera with the famous red logo on it, but it is also merely an instant camera which is somewhat similar to the FUJIFILM Instax… Read More ›
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What’s new in macOS Sierra?
The folks at 9to5Mac have detailed what to expect in macOS Sierra, and the list includes a set of very useful features. Once your Mac is backed up and your data is safe if anything goes wrong, it’s time to… Read More ›
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Philips OneBlade review
I have tried electric shavers in the past and they never quite worked for me. They tended to leave uneven cuts and were a hassle to deal with, and so I have been a wet shave man forever. Buying razors… Read More ›
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