Author: Mike Pihlman

  • Using Chrome OS Flex to Turn an Old Windows Computer into a Chromebook

    Using Chrome OS Flex to Turn an Old Windows Computer into a Chromebook

    Lets see if this works! Lori’s old Toshiba laptop was the greatest thing since the invention of the integrated circuit at the time we purchased it. Now it is a POS. Well, the hardware rocks, but, the Windows software sucks, and the computer is virtually useless in it’s current state. In fact, it has been […]

  • Using the Pixel Wireless Charging Stand (2nd gen)

    Using the Pixel Wireless Charging Stand (2nd gen)

    I like the idea, and technology, of wireless charging. I like the idea of having my Pixel 6 Pro being a clock at night. Putting those requirements together with a Pixel Wireless Charging Stand (2nd generation) seems like a match made in heaven. Is it? Yes! With Qi wireless charging capability, the Pixel Stand is […]

  • Chasing a WordPress FSE Editing Issue: Possibly Related to Chromebook

    Chasing a WordPress FSE Editing Issue: Possibly Related to Chromebook

    Last Update: July 23, 2022, 11:15 PM Pacific Problem SOLVED! Today (July 23, 2022) I “powerwashed” my Chromebook but still had the problem! Note: I had previously made one of my old computers a Chromebook, and everything worked fine there. WTF???? I went thru the apps on the Chromebook and low and behold, there was […]

  • Beta Testing Android 13 on My Pixel 6 Pro

    Beta Testing Android 13 on My Pixel 6 Pro

    I downloaded Android 13 Beta last night (May 11, 2022) on my Pixel 6 Pro and did some quick testing. So far…… Sudoku from Brainium failed completely (I emailed them), and Xfinity Stream got as far as clicking “Watch” then failed (I let them know as well). Everything else I tested (not all the apps […]