I find the Windows Hello login very useful. It is quick and generally very accurate. There is one complaint I have that is really a bit of a mystery — how the heck to you pick the camera that you want to use for Windows Hello? There does not seem to be a way to…
I got a Nike+ Apple Watch 3 with LTE for my birthday last year. As a very longtime Fitbit user, I was skeptical of losing access to the social component of Fitbit. I have always said that the back end of Fitbit is their greatest resource, and still believe this. I liked my various Fitbits…
The big Nor’easter hit Connecticut the other day and we lost our power for a few hours. We also lost out cable too: phone, internet and TV. This was and is annoying, but I can understand how much work is involved to fix these things. One new think I learned is that you lose your…
For the last several months, I have been testing both Siri and the Google Assistant as voice controllers for my home automation products. While neither product is really very good at this point in time, I have less overall problems with Siri than I do with the Google Assistant. In this post I will outline…
If there’s one thing that frustrates me about owning an Apple Watch, it’s the lack of freedom to create and use truly custom watch faces. Apple has built one of the most advanced smartwatches in the world, but at the same time, it has locked down one of the most personal aspects of the device:…
The other day I was notified of an update to Android Auto on my phone. I had seen some online news that a new version would be released that would allow the app to be used without a compatible in dash head unit. My first thought was “why did this take so long?”, but I…
I think we can all agree that excitement is dead for the smartphone market. Except, of course, for the occasional exploding Galaxy Note 7 joke. From personal experience, iPhone users tend to upgrade every other year. For Android users it seems to be even less frequent, except for users like me who buy a new phone…
Last week, somewhat unexpectedly, Donald Trump became President-elect of the United States. Despite the outrage and protests, he will take office in late January. Ever since the victory, his future administration’s impact on topics such as M&A transactions and food production have been the focal point of many articles published online. While many tech sites have been doing double…
The iPad Mini has always been the perfect balance of portability and power. It’s small enough to throw in a bag or hold with one hand, yet powerful enough to handle most of what you’d do on a larger iPad. But as great as the iPad Mini is, there’s one feature missing that could make…
For years, Apple Wallet has been an incredible convenience. I can pay with a credit card, board a flight, and now even carry my driver’s license in some states (not Connecticut). But here’s a question I keep asking: why can’t I tap once at a point-of-sale terminal and have multiple items authenticated? Think about the…