Chromebase

How would you like an all-n-one computer with a 21-22 inch monitor that never gets viruses and starts in an instant. The Chromebase is like the Chromebook and the Chromebox but has an all-n-one form factor similar to an iMac.

Run Android On Your Windows

American Megatrends the popular maker of BIOS firmware has created the ability for you to run a full Android installation on your Windows machine. Called DuOS it is an Android emulator for Windows.  Sorry DuOS is only free to try for 30 days but it is very reasonably priced. $10 for Jellybean and $15 for…

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GParted, A Free Partition Editor

GParted is a free partition editor for graphically managing your disk partitions. With GParted you can resize, copy, and move partitions without data loss, enabling you to: Grow or shrink your C: drive, Create space for new operating systems and attempt data rescue from lost partitions. GParted is very similar to “Partition Magic” a commercial…

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LastPass, Good For Now

October 13th on Security Now Steve Gibson and Leo Laporte had Joe Siegrist of LastPass to talk about the acquisition of LastPass by LogMeIn. Looks like for now Joe will remain at LastPass to run things. Joe said that LogMeIn had no plans to change things, at least for now. I gather from this conversation that…

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Chromecast Streaming Player

Chromecast is a  media streaming device that plugs into the HDMI port on your TV. Simply use an Android phone, tablet, iPhone®, iPad®, Mac® or Windows® laptop, or Chromebook to cast your favorite entertainment and apps right to the big screen.

Kodi

Kodi (formally known as XBMC) is an award-winning free and open source (GPL) software media player and entertainment hub that can be installed on Linux, OSX, Windows, iOS, and Android, featuring a 10-foot user interface for use with televisions and remote controls.

Extend Your Home Network On The Cheap

Do you have trouble getting the Internet in your home to where you need it? Did the cable guy put your modem in the basement where it is hard to get wireless and you don’t think you would be able to or don’t want to run ethernet cable to the other parts of your house….

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Roku Streaming Video Player

The Roku Streaming Player (or simply Roku) is a series of digital media player set-top boxes manufactured by Roku, Inc. Roku partners provide over-the-top content in the form of channels. A Roku streaming device gets data (the video stream) via a wired or Wi-Fi connection to an Internet router. The data is output via an…

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Other Streaming Players

Amazon Fire TV is a digital media player and microconsole developed by Amazon.com. It is a small network appliance and entertainment device designed to stream digital audio/video content to a high-definition television. The device also allows users to play video games with the included remote, via a mobile app, or with an optional game controller….

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Amazon Prime Video

Amazon Prime Instant Video is the streaming-video component of Amazon Prime. Like Netflix and Hulu Plus, Amazon Prime offers unlimited streaming of tens of thousands of movies and TV shows. The user interface on the web and on the apps are quite horrible! Something else that is horrible is the amount of buffering on the apps. On…

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