Technology

On July 6th of this year, I officially ended my three-year-long experiment with trying to organize my life using a physical bullet journal. I know the exact date because I’m looking at my discontinued notebook as I write this. Apparently, five months ago, I needed to take photos of the …

While speaking with a good friend Steve recently, he shared how frustrating it is to reach a human being for help with your needs at giant retailer Amazon.  Sometimes it’s just a question about an order, trouble with delivery, or you want to return something and for an unexplained reason, …

Back in 2018 I managed to nab a physical Steam Link when Valve was flogging them for £2.50 here in the UK ($2.50 in USD). I was actually buying a Steam Controller for my then-partner and spotted the bargain while browsing through the Steam website, so I purchased the gadget …

Wireless earbuds are an essential add-on right after the perfect charger for our tech devices. We all have different needs for wireless earbuds. Maybe you want a pair that will last through your grueling workouts, or you just need them for your Zoom meetings when you’re working from home. That’s …

If there were gamer commandments, not expecting too much out of Nintendo would probably be chiseled onto it. Still, I was hopeful that on November 18th, it would surprise launch a Switch version of the Metroid Prime Trilogy. Nintendo did no such thing on that day, the 20th birthday of …

It takes seconds for someone to compromise privacy and security on your Android phone.  Though compromise from strangers such as hackers and other cybercriminals are more commonly discussed, sometimes it is the snooping by those near you that can be the most shocking.  Detecting that your phone has been tampered …

A Microsoft employee appears to have accidentally announced that Windows 11’s Notepad app is getting a tabs feature. The employee, a senior product manager at Microsoft, posted a photo of a version of Notepad with tabs, enthusiastically announcing “Notepad in Windows 11 now has tabs!” with a loudspeaker emoji. The …

Cookies may sound deliciously appealing on the surface. Allowing cookies on your devices and browser have a sweet side and occasional bitter aftertaste if not managed properly. First, the basics of how cookies work with browsers will go a long way to helping know when to accept or reject them. …

YouTube is starting to test out its queueing system on iOS and Android. The feature has been available on the web for years now, and shows in the YouTube apps under certain circumstances — users who control their Chromecast with their phones might recognize it, as will those who use …

Did you know someone could be using your iPhone to track your precise location without your knowledge or permission? Fortunately, Apple now provides a feature called Safety Check for us to discover and stop these unauthorized trackers.  What’s great about this new tool is that it automatically detects what you …