Lightweight Speed Test From Netflix

Netflix America’s favorite use for Internet bandwidth has created a free speed test at Fast.com that is very light because it contains no ads. The results are very similar to SpeedTest.net but the site is much faster.

Let Others View Your See Your Phone Remotely With Inkwire

is a free remote access application for Android from ClockworkMod, creators of the very popular ROM Manager. Inkwire enables you to share a phone with an other Inkwire user on a phone or in a browser on any computer by going to Inkwire.io

Google Fi, Reasonably Priced Cell Phone Service

Google Fi is a cell phone service that only charges you for the data you use. It cost $20 a month for unlimited talk and text. WOW! Data is only $10 per gigabyte and you get a refund for the data that you don’t use. Say your plan is for 1 GB per month and you…

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Chromebooks Are Best For Noobs

I’ve said it many times but I’ll say it again. Most “normals” (non-geeks) should not be using a full on multi-purpose computer. They are far to complicated. Most non-geeks just want to get on Facebook, check email and order stuff from Amazon. There is no reason to get a computer that can do anything including…

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What is Sway?

Office Sway is a presentation program and is part of the Microsoft Office family of products. Generally released by Microsoft in August 2015, Sway allows users who have a Microsoft account to combine text and media to create a presentable website. Users can pull content locally from the device in use, or from internet sources…

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What After Your Windows 10 Upgrade

So, you got the Windows 10 free upgrade. What do you do now? Here are a few things you can to improve your experience: Make sure that your activated. Go to Settings, Upadate & Security and Activation. Once your machine is activated you can reinstall anytime you wish. At the time activation the activation servers record…

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Linux Mint 18, Cinnamon

The latest Linux Mint “Sarah” is a sleek and stable OS. It is a long-term support release which will be supported until 2021. Here are some of the new features that come with this release: Linux Mint 18 features the latest Cinnamon 3.0. Here’s a video showing some of its new features. New themes X Apts –…

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Last Few Days For Free Windows 10 Upgrade

If your running Windows 7 or 8.1 and your planning to upgrade to Windows 10, do it now. After July 29th it will no longer be free. On July 30th it will cost you $100 or more. You can also get it on any new device. If you plan to do it do it now….

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Windows 10 Upgrade News – Nag screen finally fixed with one month to go!

Microsoft has finally fixed the Windows 10 upgrade dialog box just in time for the home stretch. The upgrade dialog box has caused a bit of confusion with some users causing them to accidentally upgrade, not intentionally. The dialog box now give you 3 very obvious choices: a big button that says “Upgrade now”, a link that…

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Free Outdoors Games

Geeks are not particularly fond of the outdoors in general but it is good for us to get outside once in a while. Here are four apps that might inspire us to take a walk. Geocaching Geocaching is an outdoor recreational activity, in which participants use a Global Positioning System (GPS) receiver or mobile device and other…

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