Tag: technology
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Senators to introduce legislation to access your social media data
Let’s file this under, “What could go wrong?” The bill, to be announced Thursday by Sens. Chris Coons (D., Del.) Rob Portman (R., Ohio) and Amy Klobuchar (D.,Minn.), would allow researchers to submit proposals to the National Science Foundation. If the NSF supports a proposal, social-media platforms would be required to furnish the needed data, […]
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Pixel 6 update: I wish I returned it in time
I’m well past the two week return period and I wish I wasn’t. The behind the screen fingerprint sensor is so bad that I disabled it and will now go security free on the lock screen. I’ve grown accustomed to using the fingerprint sensor on the back of my Pixel 3 and going back to […]
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Windows 11 Widgets Won’t Work
Right outta the box! Well… more like right off the upgrade. I just installed the Windows 11 upgrade on my Dell XPS13 and took it for a test drive and right off the bat the Widgets pane won’t open. Yes, I rebooted. I don’t know if I’ll even use the Widgets but I’ll never know […]
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Facebook advertises against its own vision for the future
Facebook sees a world where you’ll make great friends in the virtual world but hate those same people in the real world. Not only that but Facebook will be the source of that rift. For those that dive in wish you all the misery Facebook wishes to provide.
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A regular person’s review of the Pixel 6
I wasn’t going to do it. But I did. I bit the bullet and purchased a Pixel 6 because the battery life on my Pixel 3 is getting to the point where I need to plug it in several times a day and the phone’s hardware feels like it’s getting long in the tooth. After […]
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Technology refugee
This is a rant on computer and phone technology going in a different direction than I need it to be. Nothing fits what I want or what I do. Upgrade to the New Windows 11 OS | Microsoft 5G Google Pixel Phones – Google Store Episode 22 Value 4 ValueListen to this on Podfriend Shownotes […]