It appears every company is trying to nudge in on the popularity of Zoom video meetings. Zoom may be the social media network of the Coronavirus pandemic as people work from home and students are taking classes over Zoom meetings. But Zoom has had its problems of late. Many meetings have been interrupted by so-called “Zoom Bombers” not to mention…
If you shopped at Amazon in the past two months, you may have paid too much for some essential items. Some products were as much as 300% higher than before the pandemic. It was namely 3rd party sellers on Amazon. Retailers who list their products on Amazon but handle the fulfillment and often the shipping themselves. The prices in late…
You’ve probably seen old TVs and electronics on the street and wonder if you should be doing something else with them. But what? According to the Department of Energy, Americans trash 255,000 tons of computers every year. That sounds like a lot, but David Ayer of Earth Day Network says, that doesn’t amount to much in terms of total trash….
The consumer technology most people will remember from the stay-at-home orders is, without a doubt, the live streaming media platform Zoom. It has increased its user base by 190 million in the first three months of 2020. Have you noticed some people Zooming look great while yours needs some help? For the most part it has a lot to do…
One of the biggest challenges in flattening the curve of the coronavirus and COVID-19 is information on where it is spreading and who has it or has had it. Social media and more specifically Facebook and its 2 billion users may be able to help. Facebook is asking users to share some health information about symptoms they might have to…
Weeks now into the safe-at-home order you may be running out of things to do. You’ve watched “Tiger King” and binged “Ozark”, well it’s time to do something productive even the kids will enjoy. “Get Rid of It” encourages and motivates users to clean out their closet, drawers and home by giving away or selling things they no longer use….
As more people work from home and kids are in school over Zoom, there’s a shortage of web cameras. On Amazon, the most popular webcam hasn’t been in stock for weeks and the third-party sellers are listing them for hundreds of dollars to make a huge profit. What can you do? I’ve found an app that turns your phone into…
Zoom is one of the big tech stories of the coronavirus pandemic. Over 2 million have people signed up since January. It’s being used by teachers for schoolwork, for business meetings, and families staying in touch. But trolls are bombing many of those meetings, using foul language and displaying pornographic images. How are these trolls gaining access to Zoom meetings…
Apple and Google have a plan to help flatten the curve of the spread of the Coronavirus, but it is raising issues about privacy and security. This plan uses the Bluetooth on your phone and everyone else’s device. If you, or more specifically your phone comes in close proximity with someone tests positive for Covid-19, you’ll be notified. Here’s how…
How many times during this pandemic have you thought “I have got to get to the grocery store. We have nothing to eat”? If you’re like most people though, your pantry and fridge has canned goods, spices, maybe some meat and pasta. But how do you figure out what you can do with all that? The app and website Super…
