By now there’s a virtual assistant in most homes (and hands) with Alexa devices, Siri on iPhones and iPads, and “Hey Google” on Android phones and Google devices. All of these devices have microphones so are they listening to you all of the time? In short, yes. The always-on devices and assistants are constantly listening for their ‘wake word’. Amazon’s…
I love Spotify and Pandora and Apple Music and all of the other streaming music apps. You can hear exactly what you want to hear at any time of day. It’s awesome. Truth be told, it’s a little boring too. That’s why I love a little app that’s flown under the radar for even die-hard music lovers. Radio Garden is…
For many fans, the game isn’t the best part of Super Bowl Sunday. It’s the party. Maybe you’ve always gotten together with the same friends to watch the big game. Maybe your Sunday School class has a chili-cook off/Super Bowl party. Sadly, this Super Bowl isn’t going to be the same as many parties are canceled due to social distancing…
If you’re having trouble falling asleep, you’re not alone. A new study shows 4 in 10 people are up all night due to “next day anxiety”, or fearing the uncertainty of what tomorrow will bring. Sleep disorders are nothing new and the tech industry has been coming up with new gadgets and devices to help people fall asleep and stay…
At 9 a.m. Tuesday morning, Dallas Mavericks’ owner and business shark Mark Cuban answered questions on Reddit. Thousands of members of the sub reddit r/wallstreetbets asked their questions about GameStop, AMC and Nokia stocks as well as questions about the Securities and Exchange Commission and the stock trading app Robinhood. Within minutes, the price of a single share of GameStop…
If you were around during the ‘70s and early 80’s you may have watched family films on…well, film! Instead of the smartphone cameras, we have today many families had an 8mm or Super 8 film camera to capture vacations and family reunions. Once the films were developed your family might have hung a bedsheet on a wall and watched the…
Reddit and the Robinhood stock buying app took over Wall Street but many Robinhood users are not happy with the app they use to purchase shares of stock. After Redditors ran up the price of several stocks including GameStop, Robinhood halted new purchases. Friday the app again restricted GameStop share purchases to just one per transaction. Also Friday users learned…
A band of Redditors took on Wall Street and other investors that resulted in spikes in the value of shares in several companies. WallStreetbet is a popular subreddit where members talk stock market and give tips to other members. Earlier this week members of that sub began talking up shares of stock in GameStop, a videogame retailer. Encouraging one another…
iPhone users like to brag their phones are not susceptible to viruses, malware, and hacks. iPhones may be less vulnerable than Android devices but they’re still vulnerable. Apple released an update to its operating systems after it says someone notified the company of flaws in iOS14 and iPadOS 14 that could give hackers the ability to execute code on the…
You hear about scams all the time but it’s still fairly rare to see one show up in your email inbox or by text. Trying to sell something online through Craigslist or Facebook Marketplace will certainly increase the risk. A couple of weeks ago I posted to both Craigslist and Facebook Marketplace a video camera and accessories I’d like to…
