Looking for gadget ideas to add to your own Christmas wish list or looking for gift suggestions for a techie on your list? This list has some of the hot products of 2014 across different budgets so you will be able to find something for everybody. Cameras Looking to take great action shots? Check out the GoPro Hero4 Black for a durable video camera that makes for great YouTube … [Read more...]
Reversing image burn-in on an iMac
Earlier this week, I ran into an issue copying Adobe Creative Cloud package files from my iMac to a server share. The copying process ended halfway through with an error -36 "The Finder can't complete the operation because some data in (filename) can't be read or written." I rebuilt the package, in case it was corrupted, which were several GB in size. I let the copy process … [Read more...]
Microsoft Health and company’s first wearable Microsoft Band launched
Earlier this week, Google announced Google Fit, an Android app for tracking your activity. Not far behind, Microsoft is announcing Microsoft Health and their first wearable to utilize Microsoft Health, the Microsoft Band. The band comes in three sizes: small, medium, and large. You can use Microsoft's sizing guide to print a PDF to see what size writst you have before … [Read more...]
Amazon announces Fire TV Stick available for pre-order
Fittingly, on the day I post about the Amazon Fire TV, the company announces a new product in the line-up. The Amazon Fire TV Stick is closer to the Roku Streaming Stick than the Google Chromecast. It seems to offer all of the functionality of the full Amazon Fire TV set top box in the convenient form factor of a stick that can plug straight into an HDMI port. The Fire TV … [Read more...]
How to sideload Android apps to Amazon’s Fire TV
I bought Amazon's Fire TV when it was announced and my review of the set top box has been very positive. It is easy to navigate, very responsive, and is helping me take advantage of the streaming video part of the Amazon Prime subscription. I have taken advantage of Amazon Prime video, played some games, and explored some apps. The Plex app started off as an easy way to play … [Read more...]