Google Home Review: Good, Bad, Promising, Confusing
I was intrigued by Google Home since its introduction in early October of 2016. I loved the idea of a voice assistant, but it had one huge flaw that had me holding-off on the purchase. Initially, it only supported one … Continued
My First Three Days With Google WiFi
I needed a new WiFi router, and decided to try the latest offering from Google, “Google WiFi.” After a few days of playing-around with it, here’s what I think about Google’s nifty little networking gadget. Google’s WiFi is a system that supports … Continued
A Most Unusual Supper Club
Shortly after my wife and I moved to San Diego, she took to leaving food out for the neighborhood cats. We lived on the edge of a canyon, and it wasn’t long before the raccoons down there discovered the feast, and invited … Continued
Google Photos – Rediscover This Day
There are a lot of things to love about Google Photos, not the least of which is the (free) unlimited storage of all those smartphone pics we take. One of my favorite features is the automatic “Rediscover this day.” Today, … Continued
Hacking TV
Growing-up, do you remember your folks worrying about the TV being “hacked?” Neither do I. Today, the picture quality of our 55″ HDTV blows us away, but I’ve had to update its firmware four times in the last six months, … Continued
You Don’t Miss Flying Pests in San Diego
My wife and I have lived here for more than 15 years now, and while the list of things we love about the area is long, one of the things that still most pleases us is the almost complete lack … Continued
The Crows
Over the last 20 years, crows, which were never native here, have been completely inundating us. Unfortunately, this guy didn’t have the sense to hold his phone horizontally, but still.. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yab4UxRXwcg And from From our local CBS affiliate: “Crows flocking to … Continued
The Minimalists Are on Netflix
I’ve been a fan of The Minimalists for quite some time. In fact, Joshua & Ryan are the guys who first got me to thinking about “Digital Minimalism” — ways I could leverage technology to digitize & preserve the things that … Continued
The Epson WorkForce WF-3620 & Printing From a Chromebook
I’m not a fan of printers, Never have been. I rarely need to print anything these days, and in fact, have been trying to go paperless, so the whole notion of committing something to paper seems counter-productive. For me, it’s … Continued
Crap… It’s Cold!
The coldest day of the year here, so far in San Diego (don’t laugh — upper 50s here IS cold), and wouldn’t you know it… The old furnace decided to take a sabbatical. The blower motor was replaced a few … Continued