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Watching Movies: Streaming vs Theaters
I have said many times on ForCarol.com, that going to the theater to watch movies is at the beginning of the end. Even though a few “blockbusters” have done well recently (the newest one being Super Mario Brothers) if you study the box office, you will see that the latest blockbuster is doing well at…
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Beta Testing Digital Wellbeing
I un-installed Digital Wellbeing and, in addition to my blood pressure normalizing, I had a stroke of creativity (instead of worrying about every freakin minute I was on my phone) and wrote this blog.
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“Grasshopper: Learn to Code in JavaScript” by Google’s Area 120
UPDATE 5/6/2018: After working on Grasshopper for 16 days in a row…..I GRADUATED! Yippeee! Tired of your kids, or grand-kids, having all the fun learning how to code? Well…..here is an app for us “old” folks. 😉 Adult learners, using the Grasshopper app on your Android or IoS phones can now learn how to code…
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Cameras on Smartphones: Photography for Everyone
Call me old fashioned, but, this is the first year that I am really enjoying using the cameras (front and back facing) on my smartphone. My new Samsung Galaxy Note 4 has a camera that is every bit as good as our standalone Sony camera for utility, instant, use. Caveat: I am not a professional…
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Crowd Mics: Audience Participation via Voice, Text, and Polling
UPDATE: May 2019 I guess they are gone. Hmmmm, even great ideas don’t make it sometimes. 😦 In the old days, I gave a ton of speeches at conferences on video conferencing technology. At the end of my talk, during the Q&A session, two people stood in the audience with wireless microphones that they would…
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Using MileIQ: The Smart Mileage Tracker
I saw an ad (I think on Facebook) for MileIQ. In that ad, MileIQ promised to make tracking personal miles vs business mile easy. Since I know a few people who travel by car for business, I thought I’d give it a try. What is MileIQ Figure 1: Trip Displayed in MileIQ MileIQ is an…
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Using the Bose Soundlink Color Bluetooth Speaker
We have several generations of Bose speakers. Unfortunately, they are not portable and Lori wanted to bring her music with her throughout the house or yard. The Bose Soundlink Color Bluetooth Speaker seems to fit the bill. Bose speakers, in general, boast great audio in small packages. For us, all of our speakers / radios…
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Using Chromecast
A year or two ago, I started seeing information on Google’s new streaming video device: Chromecast. The information I initially gathered was sketchy, but, as I studied it, I began to understand some of it’s capabilities. Sufficiently intrigued, I asked Santa for a Chromecast for Christmas 2014, and guess what? I got it! UPDATE…
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Using Google Maps While Driving
Normally I am one of the first to try a technology. There have been a few exceptions over the years, but, overall, I am more than happy to jump in and experience something new. Not this time…. Paper Maps In the old days (before 2012), I used to go to the gas station, or AAA,…
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Home Security & Surveillance Cameras
I am starting a new series looking at home security & surveillance monitoring cameras. My fist blog in this series will be on the Uniden Guardian which we have been using at home (the G755) for a few years now, and I installed a newer version in the office building where I used to have…
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