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On review here is Fitbit's ChargeHR activity tracker, one of its most popular models which provides heart rate monitoring in addition to steps taken, calories burnt and eyes shut. Designed for "active fitness", it's aimed at those people who take control of their fitness level rather than simply walking 10,000 steps. That's me then. On a good day. Let's take a look.
Despite seemingly endless complaints from customers, it still isn't gone even though the free period has passed. Now the company is finally relenting and removing the nagware from both Windows 7 and 8.x. Let's face it, you're either already on Windows 10 or you're sticking with version 7. people never saw much middle ground with 8.x. Now those sticking with
Ebooks and ereaders have come a long way since I first purchased novels from Peanut Press to read on my Palm III. Neither Peanut Press or Palm are in existence today - the former eventually disappeared into Barnes and Noble, and the latter was wasted by HP - but nearly two decades on, ebooks are part of everyday life, largely
Been locked out of your iPhone? There's a way to bypass that lock screen, but it will cost you a bit of money. It's still going to be a lot cheaper than buying a new phone or taking the queue of the FBI, who paid $1.3 to have the phone of the San Bernardino shooter unblocked. That should renew the
After 80 hours of Facebook Puragtory I was granted access to my account again after I provided 5 forms of ID. Totally crazy I talk about it at length on the show today. Big thanks to anyone that may have intervened. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: Town Looses Muni Broadband. No Pardon for Snowden. Nikon Action Cams. GoPro
As a freelance human, I have to track my own time when working on projects for clients. This is crucial if I want to get paid for the work I've done (and I definitely do want to get paid). I've explored a number of different systems for doing this. And while I have yet to find one that I absolutely
So this morning I got locked out of Facebook for reasons unknown. They asked for a security check and I had to provide a Government ID! During the security check, where I provided my ID to get my account unlocked, they said my DOB did not match. I think when I set my FB account up years and years ago
Ohana No tech this show, I take sometime to share the details of Shoko's mom passing and what has been happening here. Apologize for no tech news tonight, just did not have the heart for it. Download the Audio Show File
The ever-versatile media-management Plex app launched a new DVR service earlier this month. Plex DVR works with any standard HDTV antenna and the SiliconDust HDHR series of digital recorders to create a true DVR experience on your favorite screen. Just use the Plex app to tell the hardware which shows you'd like it to capture, and the system will record
In news reported by the BBC, it seems that Swatch's opposition to Apple's application for an iWatch trademark in the UK resulted Apple's smartwatch simply being branded "Apple Watch". Overall, the ruling from the UK's Intellectual Property Office upheld Swatch's complaint that iWatch was too similar to iSwatch and Swatch, and shouldn't be used for watches. Although we can't be
You are not going to believe how much OPM did not spend on Security. It is no wonder they where hacked, and two stupid to realize that true security does not come cheap. Plus a host of other things happening in the tech world... Rant On. Download the Audio Show File Show Notes: OPM Hacking Report. Day Late Dollar Short.
Ölens Technology was founded by Ron Meritt and Paul McCloskey III. Their mission is to invent products that help people live better lives. They have created LampChamp, a simple tool that will make it much easier for people to charge their devices. There are a lot of people who use a smartphone and who will eventually need to charge it.
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