Thursday, June 15, 2017

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Tech News and Opinions

Everything you need to know about the Internet of Things in less than four minutes

Now you can learn everything you need to know about IoT by watching the latest episode of Explanimators from Microsoft Story Labs

Microsoft's 'Office in the Windows Store' release is coming June 15

The full versions of Microsoft's Office apps, brought to the Windows 10 Store using the 'Project Centennial' bridge are set for imminent release.

Google Drive To Let Users Backup Their Entire Computer To Cloud

It was only a matter of time before a popular cloud-based storage stepped out of the shadows of that particular industry and attempted to play its hand to monopolize the market

Windows 10 S Review: Faster, Simpler -- and Incredibly Painful To Use

It joins Windows 10 Home and Windows 10 Pro as the three versions of Windows aimed at consumers. However, confusingly it is not an upgrade to either, but a class of Windows in and of itself.

US internet company refused to participate in NSA surveillance, documents reveal

The company, which wasn't named, quietly pushed back in the government's secret court against the National Security Agency's surveillance program, but ultimately failed.


Desktop and Laptop Tips and Tricks

How best to change your display settings in Windows 10

Use Window 10's built-in tools to tune your display.

The 5 Best Free VPNs to Maintain Your Privacy Online

There are both paid and free VPN services. Free VPN services will likely use your data for their own commercial goals or bombard you with ads. They’re also slower and less reliable than paid VPNs. Here are a few free VPNs that you might want to consider signing up to.

Windows 10 tip: Manage your saved Wi-Fi networks

Every time you connect to a wireless network, Windows saves your connection properties. Here's how to trim unwanted networks from that list and how to prevent metered networks from blowing up your monthly bill.

Firefox 54 is out: 'Faster but no memory hog like Chrome'. So is it time to try it again?

Mozilla says its thrifty multi-process architecture delivers speed and stability without hogging memory. JRC: I am using the new version and it is definitely faster.

How to Change Your Display Name on Twitter

There’s a long tradition of people changing their names to a joke or pun because it’s Christmas or Halloween, or just for no reason at all. Here is how to do it.


Mobile Computing

How to Use a Cell Phone for Dramatic Night Photography

Whether you’ve packed your camera bag light or are simply looking for a creative way to make a picture work in extremely dark conditions, your mobile phone flashlight is a surprisingly capable and adaptable lighting tool.

Microsoft Updates iOS Photo App 'Pix' With Artistic Filters Powered by AI and Deep Neural Networks

The company said that the Pix team used neural networks to browse massive datasets of classic paintings in order to "learn the essence of what makes a given style of painting recognizable."

6 super YouTube tricks for Android and iOS

You'll get an eyeful once you watch your first YouTube video in virtual reality. Also: browse videos in private, double-tap to skip ahead, and more.

5 steps to make your own in-flight entertainment system

Plane trips can be long, but it's now pretty easy to take entertainment with you to pass the time.

Should you be excited about the Essential Phone from the co-creator of Android?

When the co-creator of the Android operating system announces a smartphone, you pay attention. Andy Rubin recently introduced the Essential Phone, a bid to give the iterative smartphone market as much of a jolt as Android itself did.

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