Thursday, February 22, 2018

Mark Your Calendars…Net Neutrality Dies on April 23

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Tech News and Opinions

FCC officially sets execution date for net neutrality

The action starts the clock for legal challenges and last-ditch congressional action to preserve the Obama-era regulations.

Ajit Pai’s Plan Will Take Broadband Away From Poor People

One of Pai’s first acts as chair was to chill competition and innovation in the Lifeline program.

Amazon Prime: 20 benefits every member gets

Here's a look at every single benefit included with Prime -- along with a few Amazon services you might think were included, but actually cost extra.

A major bug is forcing Microsoft to rebuild Skype for Windows

The fix will land with a new version of Skype, rather than a security update.

Microsoft Reveals Windows 10 on ARM Limitations

The ARM version of Windows 10 will run most things, but not everything and you may be disappointed.


Desktop and Laptop Tips and Tricks

How to Disable Startup Programs in Windows 10

Programs that start up alongside Windows not only increase your total boot time, but they continue to run in the background and bog down your computer's performance.

Dashlane review: Why I switched from 1Password password manager

Dashlane tops 1Password in one key respect: a Security Dashboard that makes it dead easy to track your online security and update it as necessary.

How to register your own domain name

Reserve a website name before someone else beats you to it. JRC: I strongly recommend hover.com

Photoshop Without Photoshop: The Best Online Image Editors

None completely matches Photoshop's features, and some are definitely better than others.

Best Free File Manager software for Windows 10/8/7

Fortunately, there’s no shortage of File Explorer replacements that do the same job much better than Explorer itself.


Mobile Computing

Facebook Now Lets You Join Voice and Video Calls Already In Progress

If you want to start a voice or video chat with someone, it’s as easy as clicking a button. Adding a new person to that chat was less easy, until now.

Microsoft Launcher with Cortana is truly great on Android

While many of you have seen screenshots of Microsoft Launcher for Android, you may not have seen it all in action and today we change that.

Top Android apps for productivity: Get more done with your Android phone or tablet

Regardless of the manufacturer name on the back of your Android device, you can install any one of the following apps and use it as your primary means to surf the web, manage email, or keep tabs on your agenda.

Samsung set to overshadow LG, HTC, Huawei, Motorola at MWC

The S9 is the sole headliner of the Mobile World Congress trade show, with LG, Huawei and HTC among the big players holding back their best phones for later.

Use Makeovr to help build a custom Home screen on your iPhone

f you've ever wanted to exercise more control over your iPhone's Home screen, you can use a web app to gain that control.

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