“Tech” collection
Stay informed on the rapidly evolving world of consumer electronics, high-performance hardware, and digital innovation. This central tech hub provides a deep dive into the physical components and software ecosystems that power your modern life.
April 15, 2015
How To Fix: Billing Problem with Family Member’s Purchase in iOS/Mac OS X
How to fix iTunes error "There is a billing problem with a family member’s previous purchase."
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March 26, 2015
How To Restore a Previous Version of an iOS App
Steps on how to restore a previous version of an iOS app in case you want to roll-back or revert to the previous version.
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March 20, 2015
NETGEAR Arlo Security Camera – Look Ma, No Wires and It’s Super Easy to Install
Review of the NETGEAR Arlo video security system, an easy-to-setup, no-wires, HD camera security system for your home or business.
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March 6, 2015
How To Fix Repeating Black Boxes in a Row in Microsoft Word
How to fix repeating black boxes that appear in a row on Microsoft Word. What causes them and how to stop them from happening.
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March 2, 2015
iPhone 6S & 6S Plus Rumor Round-up
Curious about what the Apple iPhone 6S or iPhone 6S Plus features may be? Here's a round up!
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February 27, 2015
The Epson XP-820 is a Tiny “Small-In-One” Printing, Scanning, Copying & Faxing Powerhouse
Review the Epson Expression Premium XP-820 - a Tiny “Small-In-One" Printing, Scanning, Copying & Faxing Powerhouse, with tons of connectivity features.
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January 19, 2015
The NETGEAR AC750 WiFi Range Extender Solved My Yosemite WiFi Problems
Review of the NETGEAR AC750 WiFi Range Extender which can help fix Yosemite WiFi issues.
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December 30, 2014
How to Reset the TeamViewer ID After Cloning a Mac
Recently, I set up a new MacBook Pro for my step-mom where I used Apple’s Migration Assistant to easily copy over all of her data, applications and preferences. One of the applications that I actually use on her machine is TeamViewer which is fanstanstic if you need to provide remote assistance to a Mac or PC (you can actually set up a…
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December 24, 2014
Kids on Cell Phones Too Much? “Lock” Them in a Book #LifeHack
As like many other parents out there, my wife and I constantly battle with our kids about their cell phones and when it is ok to use them. If left to roam freely, I’m sure our kids would be glued to the tiny glowing screens 24/7 with bits of their mushy brain running out of their ear as they turned…
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December 22, 2014
How To Replace a MacBook Pro Keyboard after a Liquid Spill
Liquid and laptop keyboards are not a match made in heaven in any way. In fact, if you don’t act quickly, a liquid spill will fry out the circuitry in your laptop very quickly. I recently received a mid-2012 MacBook Pro (MBP) 15” with Retina display from a family member who spilled some coffee on it. A row of keys…
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December 15, 2014
20 Things to “Jump” About DISH TV, Hoppers & Joeys
Uh, this review is a bit overdue. Originally, I was going to write about DISH's "new" Hopper and Joey hardware I actually started this review back in September 2012. But for one reason or another, I kept holding off. Part of me wanted to really use this new hardware for a while in order to fully understand it. Another part…
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December 8, 2014
Connected Working (or Playing) on the Go with the AT&T Unite Pro
I started writing this review sitting on the sand at Stinson Beach, CA. I had the football game streaming on my WiFi-only iPad, my MacBook Air was connected to the Internet where I was uploading and downloading photos I had taken for this review, and I was synching my article with Evernote as the waves crashed in the background. My…
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