I started puttering with Smart Home tech a few years back, when we got our first Google Home. Since then, Google Assistant (the “brains” behind the Google Home as well as Android devices) has come a long way. One thing … Continued
I began outfitting our RV with some new tech last year, and recently discovered an issue I hadn’t considered. We were sitting-around outside when I fired-up Google Maps, looking for directions to a restaurant we were wanting to check-out. I … Continued
In the spring of 2017, Google introduced YouTube TV. The name confuses a lot of people, who associate YouTube with user-uploaded (often amateurish) videos, but despite the name, YouTube TV is a completely different thing. Think of it as a … Continued
Back in June of 2011, I became one of the first to test & use Google’s (then) new social media network, Google+. I immediately fell in-love with the platform as a way to connect with intelligent users, and have meaningful … Continued
Last week, almost four years to the day I bought it, my trusty old Nexus 7 (2013) tablet had to be put-down. I loved that device, used it daily, and though newer, and more “state-of-the-art,” the Samsung Galaxy Tab I … Continued
Back on June 14, all the tech media was writing about the forthcoming “Backup and Sync” utility from Google, intended to replace the current Google Drive sync utility for Windows & Mac, adding-in Google Photos backup, to boot. The new … Continued
If you’re an audiophile, you know one of the best tabletop radios money could buy back in the day, was the original Tivoli Model One, designed by the legendary audio engineer, Henry Kloss. The thing sounds absolutely stunning, but the … Continued
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
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
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