Governor Pat Quinn and Senator Dick Durbin get to headline today's Amazon press release: Governor Quinn, Senator Durbin and Amazon Announce Plans to Create 1,000 Full-Time Jobs in Illinois. Amazon.com is proving itself quite forgiving while also providing a few political favors to Illinois politicians in an election year. The timing of the announcement is very convenient for … [Read more...]
Amazon announces Fire TV Stick available for pre-order
Fittingly, on the day I post about the Amazon Fire TV, the company announces a new product in the line-up. The Amazon Fire TV Stick is closer to the Roku Streaming Stick than the Google Chromecast. It seems to offer all of the functionality of the full Amazon Fire TV set top box in the convenient form factor of a stick that can plug straight into an HDMI port. The Fire TV … [Read more...]
How to sideload Android apps to Amazon’s Fire TV
I bought Amazon's Fire TV when it was announced and my review of the set top box has been very positive. It is easy to navigate, very responsive, and is helping me take advantage of the streaming video part of the Amazon Prime subscription. I have taken advantage of Amazon Prime video, played some games, and explored some apps. The Plex app started off as an easy way to play … [Read more...]
Avast updates free Windows and Mac clients to 2015
Avast has pushed out an update for the free antivirus clients, updating them to a 2015 version of the popular antivirus. The install comes bundled with Dropbox as bloatware but you can uncheck a box so it doesn't get installed at the end of the setup. Regarding new features in 2015, Avast describes SecureDNS (premium only), HTTPS scanning, Smart Scan, and Home Network … [Read more...]
Windows 10 Technical Preview gets its first new build
Microsoft announced the first new build to the Windows 10 Technical Preview that Windows Insiders have access to. This update will bring the operating system under development to build 9860. To clarify expectations, the Windows blog stated that builds could come frequently or with large gaps between them. The build will come automatically via Windows Update. Alternatively, you … [Read more...]