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• Capturing the New Year with an iPhone

  By Shaun on January 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  From livestreaming video to new smartphone features, 2016 brought us more ways to capture and share experiences. And when the ball drops on New Year’s Eve, we’ll all likely grab our mobile devices to do just that. We’re taking a… Read More ›

• Predator 21 X Gaming Laptop: $8,999

  By Shaun on January 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  You knew Acer’s wonderfully overdone Predator 21X gaming laptop was going to cost a pretty penny, but probably not this much. The PC maker has revealed launch details for its 21-inch desktop replacement, and the system will cost a mind-numbing… Read More ›

• How to stop anyone from snoring

  By Shaun on January 4, 2017 • ( 0 )

  I guess this might help with humans, but I mainly posted it because the dog in the video is identical to mine. Cavaliers have the most expressive eyes and are so friendly it hurts. They do snore though.

• Really Bad Kickstarter!

  By Shaun on January 4, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Have just had a second email from the people below. It isn’t really something I would recommend to people. I am not even leaving the link here as I don’t even want to send people to their page… More at… Read More ›

• Prevent Apple AirPods Theft

  By Shaun on January 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  For those able to acquire a set of AirPods, for the most part Apple’s wireless earbuds have surprised and delighted users for a 1.0 release. These things just work (although we haven’t experienced the battery drain issue–yet). Now, it appears… Read More ›

• Those days are gone

  By Shaun on January 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Back in September, a major bug with PDF-handling that led to Fujitsu temporarily warning ScanSnap owners to cease using their scanners with Sierra. The problem was later identified as a bug in the PDFKit framework in macOS 10.12. Take Control… Read More ›

• Is anything better value for money than a book?

  By Shaun on January 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  I was pondering this recently when I finished a book that had taken me 2 months to read. I am not a prolific reader by any means, but I like to catch a few minutes each day and also have… Read More ›

• Couriers are safer than encryption?

  By Shaun on January 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  Speaking to reporters during his New Year’s Eve party at the exclusive Mar-a-Lago club in Florida, Trump addressed the thorny problem of cybersecurity. “I’ll tell you what: no computer is safe,” he said. “I don’t care what they say.” It… Read More ›

• What Could Have Entered the Public Domain on January 1, 2017?

  By Shaun on January 3, 2017 • ( 0 )

  

  Current US law extends copyright for 70 years after the date of the author’s death, and corporate “works-for-hire” are copyrighted for 95 years after publication. But prior to the 1976 Copyright Act (which became effective in 1978), the maximum copyright… Read More ›

• Apple’s AirPods for Android

  By Shaun on January 3, 2017 • ( 1 )

  

  There are plenty of great Android-compatible Bluetooth headphones that are both cheaper and sound better than the Apple AirPods. But there are none that I want to walk around in my ears with as consistently, and that leads to me… Read More ›

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