When Apple announced the latest Apple MacBook, some were astonished by the new USB 3.1 Type-C port while others were flabbergasted by only having a single port. For those in the latter category, third parties are bringing USB Type-C docks to market to increase the number of ports and take advantage of the USB 3.1 capability. Satechi Type-c USB 3.0 3 in 1 Combo Hub Satechi's hub … [Read more...]
Hewlett Packard Enterprise and HP Inc. officially two separate companies
It seems that large companies see the agility of startups and wish that they were small again. As their core products reach small profit margins, these companies are separating to allow their enterprising potential grow. Symantec split into Symantec and Veritas, PayPal and eBay split up, and effective today, HP has split into two companies. Announcing the change last year and … [Read more...]
YouTube Red launches, promises Creators same or increased revenue
As promised, YouTube has launched their new subscription service, YouTube Red. The membership costs $9.99 per month and allows additional functionality across devices with no ads such as the ability to save videos offline and keep your videos playing in the background. You can find all the details and start a free 1 month trial at youtube.com/red in the … [Read more...]
ASUS launches their version of the Google OnHub wireless router
In mid-August, Google and TP-LINK announced a new wireless router called the OnHub. It was also stated that ASUS would be manufacturing an iteration of the OnHub as well. Yesterday, Google and ASUS announced that their OnHub is available for pre-order. The idea behind the OnHub router is to improve your Wi-Fi reliability and make the infrastructure more user-friendly. … [Read more...]
Identify what last woke your computer
If you regularly put your computer to sleep to save power and money, it can be very frustrating when you return to your computer to find it powered on. To troubleshoot why it's awake when it is supposed to be asleep, you can run some commands to try to identify the cause. The Power Configuration command built into Windows allows you command line access to set your power … [Read more...]