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  • Adding cute GIFs to your Google Slides

    If you want to add cute GIFS, GIPHY is a wonder tool for finding the URL and then you just choose Add Image and away you go. It is a nice IOS application as well 🙂

  • Home storage either a NAS or a USB driver

    Well, if you laptop fills up with stuff, what’s the easiest way to handle the overflow? Well, for most folks, the simplest thing remains some that is physical. That is, a USB drive. Now a USB flash drive is nice but a little scary in terms of reliability but is better than nothing, the more…

  • Wifi problems with Sierra

    OK some Macs are having trouble with wifi connectivity, then it looks like some preference issues where you need to delete some plists.

  • Kitting out the rest of your home theater

    If you aren’t going to spend a boatload, then wirecutter.com is a great resource got good modest prices stuff. If you have an older system, then you only need upgrade your AVR really for the video signaling (that is support for UHD signaling) and to handle digital audio via HDMI. Net, net, replace your AVR…

  • When your UHDTV has a blue line in it

    You better hope you bought it from Amazon. Got a UHDTV and it did have a defect. It is literally a one click call on the site, they call yo instantly and schedule someone to pick up a gigantic TV and return it.

  • Wifi Access Points and a Decoder ring

    Now that Apple is out of the business, it’s time once again to look for a reliable and fast wifi network for home and small business. But it is really hard to figure out what is going on without at least some background in wifi and how it has evolved. So, this is a huge…

  • 4K Content

    Wow the world has really improved. Three years ago you had to get a dedicated 4K playback thingy from Sony to watch UltraHD content. Now life is way simpler. Let’s start with the easy stuff and then move on to the tougher stuff Movies (a first start) There’s a great movie guide at 4K.com, but…

  • Google Fi Group Plan single Pause glitch

    Ok, we’ve been using Google Fi for a while when we are away traveling because they have the T-mobile wonderful feature where they do not charge for roaming. However beware if you try to use their new group plan. We put two numbers on a group plan thus saving $5 on the second line (Instead…

  • Storing high resolution photos backup on Amazon, share on iCloud

    Well Facebook sharing is cool but limited in resolution. What if you want to share the high resolution images? TL;dr Amazon Prime now offers unlimited high resolution storage for five family members. It’s sort of free if ur amazon anyway  Two sort of good choices: Apple iCloud (for low resolution only but essentially unlimited) and…

  • Black Friday is all about 70 inch TVs and 40 inch monitors!

    Well the price of UHD (aka 4K) has just collapsed. Three years ago a 4K monitor cost $5K now a basic one is more like $500. But if you want a monstrous 70″ one what’s a person to do. Rtings.com is really helpful with detailed reviews and buying guides. They even tell you the best…