Sunday, as you know, is the grand and glorious climax to the football season. But, in watching some tech TV today, I found out you will see the game covered like never before. New technical devices and software will give you amazing views of each play. Not only you, but replay officials can watch any play from almost unlimited points of view. This should be exciting.
And speaking of the Super Bowl, Microsoft released their concept of watching football in the future with the help of their HoloLens headset. It is probably a few years off, but be sure and watch the short video. It gives you a good idea what augmented reality is all about. I hope I am still around when this concept becomes reality. Wow!
And speaking of Microsoft, they are now sending Windows 10 to millions of computers running Windows 7 and 8.1. They announced they were going to do this in October. It won’t necessarily install on your computer, but it will be there. There are mixed opinions on this move and I don’t like the idea of anyone putting anything on my computer that I don’t know about. Of course it won’t happen to me since I already have it on all my current PC’s. But, forewarned is forearmed. It may already be on your computer as we speak.
I’ve included an extra story (for no additional charge) about the newest version of Linux called “Mint.” Now I have fooled around with older versions of Linux over the years and never really cared for it…much less recommended it for the average computer user. It was difficult to set up and use. But the demo I saw today says this new version is quite good and easy to use and set up…it deserves an in-depth look. I am going to try it out on my MAC (running inside Parallels). Will let you know what I find.
Well, that is all for my comments today, but do continue reading as there are some good articles here. If you are going to watch the game on Sunday, I hope you enjoy it. If not, have fun doing something you like. -JRC
Tech News and Opinions
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Mobile Computing
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11 of the best apps for iPhone from January 2016
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Quick Tips to Protect Your New (and old) Apple Devices
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