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Using the Pixel 8 Pro and Pixel Watch 2
UPDATE Nov 17, 2023: The Pixel 8 Pro is great….the Pixel Watch 2 took a couple of updates to “Fitbit” and the Watch itself to get it ALMOST right. I have been using it since the last update (a couple weeks) and it is MUCH BETTER than I describe below. It is usable as long…
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Moving Domains from Google to WordPress
A few months ago, I got an email from Google telling me that Google Domains has been sold to another company. Oh, crap. That means the domains I had working out of Google Domains would be subject to another companies technology, pricing, etc. Not sure what to do…..I did nothing…… Until…… A few days ago,…
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Replacing our 30 year old Pool Pump
As you might remember, in 2021 I replaced our very old DE filter with a new cartridge filter…..link here. Since then, everything was working fine….until…..the hottest day of this cold 2023 year hit…… my also VERY OLD pool pump croaked. One look at the featured image (above) and I was shocked that it lasted this…
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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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Trying Google BARD Artificial Intelligence
I was invited to try Google’s BARD artificial intelligence chat thingy a few days ago and I had a chance to try it this morning……. Pretty cool! I suspect my work as a blogger just got a whole lot easier, or irrelevant! 🙂 Here is my first question for BARD: What is the difference between…
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Disney+ Color Variations Related to Internet Speed
I may be the only person in the world who has experienced this, but, I’ll write about it anyway, just so I can remember it. 😉 I’ll get to the Disney+ issue in a minute, but, first some background…. Netgear Cable Modem Being me……I purchased and installed (both very easy) my own cable modem….a Netgear…
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Learning How to Read an Eyeglass Prescription then Order Glasses Online
…..at Zenni Optical. Background I had new progressive glasses prescribed in February 2022. This prescription was MUCH stronger than previous prescriptions prompting the technician to question the Optometrist, just to make sure he did not mess up. He did not, but, the technician told me to let her know if I experienced any issues……and to…
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Testing YouTubeTV: Part 3
This blog was orginally posted on ForCarol.org. UPDATE May 19, 2023: I had heard Youtube TV made some technical changes so I tested it for the 4th time. It works MUCH better than ever but you have to learn the quirks of each recording (DVR or VOD) as it seems to relate to the channel.…
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Google Search Algorithm Change
I read on this Google blog, that starting the week of August 22, 2022 Google will be changing their search algorithm to find blogs and web sites written by real people. Being a real person, I decided to grab some screen shots of all the blog stats that matter to me: ForCarol.com, TechyMike.com, and TracyReaderDad.com…
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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…
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