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Category: Technology

  • Google Pixel & Pixel XL Android Phones

    Google Pixel & Pixel XL Android Phones

    Google decided it was time to develop hardware! Since I am (was?) a hardware developer…this is great news. Google announced several new hardware products yesterday (October 4, 2016), but, I am only super excited about one: The Pixel phones. Note: I will add more information as I get hands-on experience with this phone after I…

  • Google Cardboard Virtual Reality

    Google Cardboard Virtual Reality

    Google Cardboard has been around for a year or two.  Until now, I followed the progress of Virtual Reality with great interest, but, had not yet played with VR of any kind, soooooo, I decided to give it a test drive! Not having a ton of money, I did a search for the Google Cardboard…

  • Music: Google Play and iTunes

    Music: Google Play and iTunes

    I realize that music CD’s are going the way of the dodo bird…..BUT…..we still have a great CD collection, and Lori keeps buying CD’s. As such, I have a TON of uploaded CD music on my Windows computer–in iTunes. But, I want to use Google Play as my cloud-based music storage location (I am Google-fied).…

  • Our Land Line Telephone: End of an Era

    Our Land Line Telephone: End of an Era

    On April 10, 2016 the unthinkable happened……we cancelled our land line telephone service.  209-836-2044 is now disconnected / out of service. Really quick history: Lori and I are both old time Bell Labs employees in Holmdel, NJ.  So land lines and telecommunications services are in our blood…. The passing of our beloved, battery operated via…

  • Cloud Based Computing: Confessions of an Early Adopter

    Cloud Based Computing: Confessions of an Early Adopter

    A few years ago (mainly because I was broke and could no longer afford high-priced PC centric programs like Word, Excel, etc) I decided to start moving my PC-centric “stuff” off of my computer and into the cloud (I happened to choose Google, but, the choice is yours where you end up. Click here to…

  • Fun with Statistics: Do More Blog Posts Result in More Views?

    Fun with Statistics: Do More Blog Posts Result in More Views?

    My math skills are fading, but, I thought it would be interesting and fun(?) to look at some stats of my blogs while re-learning how to do some statistical analysis. I am using Google Sheets, and will add to this post as I figure out more analysis I can do…..while keeping it interesting and fun.…

  • Vidyo and Stampede Introduce Drone Based Video Conferencing

    Vidyo and Stampede Introduce Drone Based Video Conferencing

    OK, this video is COOL!   I was the Chief Technical Office for the TeleCon conference many years ago….these videos gave me MAJOR nostalgia.  Makes me want to get back in there and do it!  🙂 —- — Here is the Press Release: Stampede and Vidyo Introduce Drone Based Video Conferencing Solution at InfoComm 2015…

  • Coworking = Life Balance for the Entrepreneur or Telecommuter

    Coworking = Life Balance for the Entrepreneur or Telecommuter

    In 1990, I was one of two people responsible for writing the “Telecommuting Plan” at Lawrence Livermore National Lab. Little did I know then how much “telecommuting” would change my life. In telecommuting I saw the perfect solution to many issues confronting society (and my own life).  Chief among them is what I always strove…

  • Cameras on Smartphones: Photography for Everyone

    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…

  • Test Your Web Site to See if Google Thinks it is Mobile Ready

    Test Your Web Site to See if Google Thinks it is Mobile Ready

    I found this link recently and gave it a try to make sure my web sites are approved by Google to be “mobile ready”.  They are! You should do the same….. — TechyMike.com   — TracyReaderDad.com   — ForCarol.com   — Conclusion Change your web sites to mobile friendly because the world is going mobile…