Watch Samsung Test the Galaxy Fold
In case you have not seen this anywhere else….watch this very short video showing how Samsung is testing the Galaxy Fold. Pretty cool stuff as
Read moreTag Archives: Cool Tech
“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 in JavaScript…..for FREE……and have FUN
Read moreUsing the Netgear Arlo Pro Security Camera
UPDATE 5/14/2020: If you have been missing important events, try this: Set the video recording to 10 seconds (don’t use the automatic length). The Arlo is MUCH better at catching events…sometimes multiple times. 🙂 UPDATE 1 year later: Our Arlo Pro is working great! A few minor issues, but, all of them were resolved very quickly. Very cool! Christmas 2017,
Read moreGoogle Pixel Augmented Reality: An Experiment with Blaze
‘Twas the week before Christmas…….and I was working with Blaze on his down-stays while also GEEK-ing out with the newly released Google Augmented Reality (see below the video for a definition) Stickers for my Pixel XL. As Blaze and I were training, I decided I needed help from the “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” crew, and a hamburger, to keep
Read moreUsing Android Pay on My Pixel XL
The never ending battle for truth justice and the…….. Oh well, you know the rest, and now that I have officially used Android Pay for the first time…..I will soon be able to save the world with my Justice League friends, starting with Wonder Woman! Makes me feel 10 again! Love it…..:-) Paying by phone is no big deal for
Read moreGEEK Christmas Gifts 2017
Merry GEEKmas Here is a list of what YOUR GEEK might like this Christmas. HoHoHo Shop on AmazonSmile and support ForCarol.com Drive Safe! (Click the title to go to the product location) Conixo F18 RC Quadcopter with 1080p HD Camera The year of the drone! Grab this fully featured drone (5G, WiFi, 1080p camera, GPS assist, Burger, Fries, and Chocolate
Read moreCutting the Cord: YouTube TV
Read my Introduction to this Series. I signed up for a 14 day free trial of YouTube TV to see if it met my expectations for “cutting the cord”. It did not, but, remember, I am a picky baby boomer (BB) who grew up with TV and still watch TV a lot (but, that is changing, slowly). If you do
Read moreGEEK Christmas 2016
Here are 9 Christmas 2016 gifts your GEEK might like! Buy from the AmazonSmile link provided and support ForCarol.com (Drive Safe!). We love you, Carol. 😦 Happy GEEKmas!!! Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them…the Book I read this and reviewed it…..here. Short and sweet. Blaze loved it! 🙂 Samsung Galaxy Note 7.…..errr, Google Pixel and Pixel XL So funny…..you
Read moreGoogle 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 and bought two for about
Read moreMusic: 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). How can I upload my
Read more