I am always on my phone. I know you are, too. In fact, stats show that we are on our devices at least 3 hours a day. My fingers, hands and wrists are increasingly agitated because of this. [...]
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Amazon Delivers Real Christmas Trees, Boxed and Carried To Your Door
Still in need of a real Christmas tree ahead of Santa’s arrival? Amazon now delivers 6-foot trees directly to your door, making holiday decorating as easy as opening an Amazon box - though assembly is required. News You Can Use: Getting into [...]
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Apple’s HomePod Tops In Sound, Short in Matching Alexa’s and Google’s Smarts
Apple's debut smart speaker - dubbed the HomePod - unwraps Friday. Even for music lovers, this isn’t the Apple product for everyone. Front page news: Tomorrow, Apple throws its name in the smart speaker game, unveiling its rival product to the Sonos One, [...]
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From Cars to Smart TVs, Common Tech Devices Spying on You
News of Bose Headphones sharing private user information drove me into stealth mode to discover other tech devices exposing you to vulnerabilities. Be careful what you say in front of your TV! You pay a fortune for high quality headphones, TVs [...]
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3 Tips to Manage and Organize Digital Photos More Effectively
One of the biggest challenges for busy people is to actively manage and organize the (thousands of!) digital photos and videos stored on your phone, tablet and other devices. We all know how crisis-inducing those alerts about storage limits being [...]
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Amazon’s Alexa Now Has Over 10k Tricks – Some of Alexa’s Best Skills
Amazon announces Alexa has over 10,000 skills available. Do you have the top ones? I hand pick some of Alexa's best skills for life, work and play. My quick take: Last week, my piece on kid-friendly Alexa’s skills was so well-received by [...]
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Alexa Skills Your Kids and Family Will Love
Did you know Alexa can play math games and read bedtime stories to your kiddos? I tested some of the most popular, kid-friendly Alexa skills that will keep your entire family entertained for hours. Alexa isn't just about the music. My [...]
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Keep Holiday Gifting Going With New Way To Reuse Old Amazon Boxes
Amazon lets you keep the holiday gift-giving going even after Santa returns to the North Pole. Now you can reuse your empty Amazon boxes by filling them with goods to send to Goodwill and get a tax deduction...for free. Ho [...]
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A PEEK INTO AMAZON’S FUTURE: A NEW KIND OF BOOKSTORE
Join me in a tour of Amazon’s new brick and mortar store experience - Amazon Books. With some .com twists, Amazon Books is bringing the bookstore experience back. The future of digital retail involves bricks. My quick take: Last week I took [...]
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It Might Be Time to “Amazon and Chill” Tonight, Netflix
"Netflix and chill" could get reclaimed by true movie watchers. Amazon unveils news that shakes up the game again. For those of us who actually plan to watch a movie, “Amazon and chill” may be the way to go. Catch Shibani [...]
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