Android's fragmentation and carrier-delayed updates are the mobile platform's biggest drawbacks. That's the reason why I went with the Nexus line for my latest smartphone. A couple months ago I was able to update my Nexus 6P to Android 7.0 Nougat with an OTA update. While I enjoyed most of the new features of Nougat, I began to notice a problem whenever my battery would get low … [Read more...]
Cordcutters can tune into YouTube for their election day coverage
The presidential news cycle that has been ongoing for the past two years will end tomorrow with the US Presidential elections. In addition to the presidential election, there are also many important races for Congress and local offices. If you have a traditional TV with broadcast, cable, or satellite, you might just flip to any national broadcast channel or CNN to watch … [Read more...]
18 days until Black Friday and retailers are full steam ahead
If you are looking forward to starting the holiday shopping season after Thanksgiving with some deals, you are not alone. The retailers are even more excited than you are. In particular, some tech-related retailers are working on building that hype up further. This round-up should help you plan your Black Friday and Cyber Monday shopping for others and creating your own holiday … [Read more...]
Book Review: Growing Up Social: Raising relational kids in a screen-driven world
I recently listened to the audiobook version of Growing Up Social: Raising Relational Kids in a Screen-Driven World by Gary Chapman and Arlene Pellicane. Gary Chapman is the author of The 5 Love Languages. I thought Growing Up Social did a fairly good job at trying to be reasonable rather than just saying "technology = bad". It did not take the approach of trying to get rid of … [Read more...]
Adobe announces Creative Cloud 2017 at MAX conference
Adobe's MAX conference is ongoing and included the announcement of Creative Cloud 2017. This includes updates to Photoshop, Dreamweaver, and After effects with new announcements of Project XD for designers and Project Felix for 3D design. A new Creative Cloud Packager version was also announced on the Adobe Installation and Licensing blog. For more details about the new … [Read more...]