September 6, 2020
You can buy a stand alone dashcam for your car but if your needs are basic, a dashcam app for your smartphone could work. All you need is a smart phone, a power source, a mount for your phone and one of these apps.
September 4, 2020
Our first, and hopefully last, Christmas pandemic shopping season is just around the corner. What does it mean for holiday shoppers? Kim has the inside scoop.
During this pandemic with time at home, many people are organizing their closets, offices and garage. Afterward, you have a sense of accomplishment and a pile of tech you can sell or donate. Just don’t make this common mistake when you do.
September 3, 2020
If your kids are learning remotely at home, here are three top helpful online resources for you and your favorite students.
September 2, 2020
After another embarrassing failure last year, Samsung will try it again: An all-new foldable smartphone, with a jaw-dropping $2,000 price tag. They’re calling the phone, “a VIP Experience.” But what about the rest of us who need a great phone for less than $500?
September 1, 2020
Instacart is the grocery pickup and delivery service operating in more than 5,500 cities. An Instacart employee will bring you anything from booze to bananas and Aspirin to artichokes. And as it turns out, it’s one of the most demanding jobs there is.
August 31, 2020
If you’re driving a car or truck manufactured in the past eight years or so, you need the new free app to warn you about recalls. It could save your life.
August 30, 2020
Smart speakers can be a privacy nightmare. But Alexa is designed to help in ways you might not be aware of. I’ve got five smart uses for your smart home assistant.
August 29, 2020
You’ve binge-watched “Ozark” and “Westworld.” Now you’re looking for something new but still can’t bring yourself to watch the Netflix reality show “Too Hot to Handle.” How about learning something instead?
August 28, 2020
From the world of new gadgets, today a look at Amazon’s new Halo, a wearable wrist-device that tracks your fitness, sleep, body fat and even your emotions. Think carefully before you hit “buy.”
August 27, 2020
We all know that restaurants, nightspots, the Broadway theater and your local movie houses are suffering in a big way. If they’re not already, most will close and never come back. But there’s another major pandemic causality that most have not yet noticed.
August 26, 2020
We all know online privacy is gone and that Big Tech knows almost everything about us. Even so, here are the top mistakes that take away what little shred of privacy you have left.
August 25, 2020
You know Facebook is full of junk. Misinformation, hate-filled posted, ads that lead to spammy sites … It goes on and on. What you probably don’t know is that Facebook is allowing users to sell firearms — often across state lines and, even more often, illegally.
August 24, 2020
In America, smartphone fans are divided into two basic groups: Die-hard iPhone users and die-hard Android fans. Android fans, today’s story is for you.
August 23, 2020
That smart TV in your home is really smart — maybe too smart. Unless you take steps, it’s probably spying on you and gathering information about your home.
August 22, 2020
With so many people out of work and looking for jobs, online scammers are out in full force. Typos and phony official looking email are the least of the signs you’re dealing with a scammer. They’ve upped their game big time.
August 21, 2020
It was only 10 years ago that the world’s original smartphone, The BlackBerry, was at its peak. But when the iPhone arrived with its sleek touchscreen design, the tide quickly shifted, and BlackBerry failed in 2011. Could it ever make a comeback?
August 20, 2020
This week Apple became the world’s most valuable company, with a total market capitalization of $2 trillion. Let’s put that in perspective.
August 19, 2020
A recent New York Times article focused on frustrated doctors in hospitals and private offices, who are battling not only COVID-19, but also the flood of online misinformation — the conspiracy theories and the outright lies. Are you an unwitting part of the problem?
August 18, 2020
Unless you absolutely need a new smartphone for emergency purposes, say yours was lost or broken beyond repair, wait. I’ll tell you why.