Have you ever been annoyed by a default setting in OSX? Let’s say for example you take a screenshot; the default for a long time (maybe it still is) was to save the shot in TIFF format which is HUGE. You wish it would save it in a more manageable format like jpg or png. […]
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#487 Roker Sound Cube Bluetooth Speaker, How to Turn off Facebook Auto-Play Videos, Find Command in Taming the Terminal
Correction from Security Lite last week – it was UPS not USPS that got compromised. My AppleTV continues to fail…sort of. Donald Burr reviews the $23 Roker®Sound Cube Portable Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Speaker and gives it a thumbs up. I created a tutorial on how to turn OFF auto-play on Facebook videos. In Dumb Question […]
Continue reading$23 Roker Sound Cube Portable Bluetooth Speaker by Donald Burr
Roker®Sound Cube Portable Wireless Bluetooth Stereo Speaker review Link: http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00H3JTT30/?tag=otakunocast-20 The problem to be solved I like to listen to podcasts while doing chores, relaxing in the poul, etc. iPhone 5 has a fairly loud speaker, but it’s not quite loud enough to cut through the noise when doing certain chores (washing dishes, laundry, yard […]
Continue readingAppleTV Continues to Fail…Sort Of
I’ve complained about my AppleTV for a long time and I thought it would be good to do an update. If you haven’t been playing along with our home game, it might be fun to do a review. Steve and I bought the original AppleTV ages ago, and I pretty much hated that thing. It […]
Continue readingHow to Turn Off Auto-Play Videos in Facebook
If you’re as sick of auto-play videos in Facebook as I am, you might appreciate a little tutorial I created (guess what tool I used?) to show you how to shut the darn things off. It’s not too hard to find in the web-version of Facebook but oddly the fix is only available in Chrome, […]
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Tom and his producer Jennie punished me by making me be on DTNS on Samsung announcement day. The good news is that I get to be on DTNS next Tuesday on Apple announcement day! Check it out at dailytechnewsshow.com on Tuesday, September 9th at 1:30pm Pacific Time.
Continue reading#486 Windows Phone Nokia 635, Another Vote for Jabra BT Headphones, Avantree BT Headphones for $38, Play an Alert Sound with Automator
Would you believe I actually like the Nokia 635 Windows 8.1 Phone for only $92 off contract? Charles Gousha comes on with a second vote for the Jabra Sport+ Bluetooth earbuds, and I come back with a positive review of the $38 Avantree Jogger Sports Bluetooth headphones. Last time with Bart he taught us how […]
Continue readingCan a $38 Pair of Bluetooth Headphones Be Any Good?
We’ve talked about the $130 Jaybird Blubuds, and then the Jabra Sports+ $60 headphones, but what if even that price is too steep for you? This week I’ve been testing the Avantree Jogger Sports Bluetooth headphones that will run you a mere $38 on Amazon. To review my requirements – I want something for running […]
Continue readingAnother Vote for the Jabra SPORT+ Bluetooth Headphones
Hello Allison, this is Charles Gousha from the Silicon Valley Mac User Group. I heard your recent review on episode number 485 of the Jabra Sport+ Bluetooth earbuds and since I recently bought my second pair of them I thought I’d give you my own findings.
Continue readingNokia 635 – A Windows Phone Even an Apple Fan Can Like
You may be thinking I’m having a psychotic episode, but with malice aforethought, I knowingly bought a Nokia Lumia 635 running Windows Phone 8.1. I learned from Chris Ashley on the SMR Podcast that Nokia (aka Microsoft) was selling the Nokia 635 off-contract for only $100. He said it was a decent phone and I […]
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