April 21, 2017Alexa, Amazon Echo, Connected Home, Home Automation Change Hue Light Colors with Alexa Hue and Lifx bulbs have been supported with Amazon’s Echo/Alexa ecosystem for a long time. One of the missing elements, the ability […]
March 22, 2017March 23, 2018Latest News, Security Using MS Authenticator for 2FA Everywhere Two Factor/Multifactor Authentication can help keep you safe. The bad guys are out to get you. They’re phishing in your email, they […]
March 16, 2017Connected Home, Latest News, Microsoft, Windows 10, Windows Insider Get Hue or LIFX light alerts for Dona Sarkar Build Tweets If you’re a hard core Windows Insider, you’ll want to be one of the first to know when new Insider Builds are […]
March 6, 2017Latest News, Networking, Technology Turn Off Cloud Access to your WD My Cloud Device NOW The technical press (like Engadget https://www.engadget.com/2017/03/05/wd-my-cloud-security-exploits/) is publishing info about a vulnerability that impacts WD Networked devices that have cloud access enabled. […]
February 9, 2017Windows 10 Bluetooth Setup Work Around for 15031 Insiders Build (Use Dynamic Lock) If you didn’t pair your cellphone before installing 15031, there’s a work around using the legacy control panel. Many want to test […]
September 12, 2016Surface Did the SP3 Simplo battery fix negatively impact LGC? If you have a Surface Pro 3, you probably received a firmware update on or around 8/292016. This firmware update is a […]
September 10, 2016iPhone, iPhone 7, Technology Verizon’s Unrelenting Hard Sell for iPhone 7 Device Plan Let me first state that I’m getting an iPhone 7. I’m going to buy it from Apple. My prior “contract” which I […]
August 6, 2016Microsoft, Surface Surface Pro 3 Batterygate Continues While Microsoft’s response to the SIMPLO issue has been restricted to “working on a possible software fix”, customers are starting to report […]
July 16, 2016Surface Surface Pro 3 SIMPLO Battery Issue? As a Community Moderator on the Microsoft Surface Forums, it’s pretty easy for me to pick up trending hot issues (unlike the […]
July 14, 2016Surface, Windows 10, Windows Hello Add a Fingerprint Reader to Surface 3 You read the title correctly. I’ve added a fingerprint reader to my Surface 3. (And you can do this with any Windows […]