One of the great things about Amazon Prime Music and Amazon Music Unlimited is the ability to download music to your smartphone or tablet for offline listening. That means downloading your favorite tunes so you can listen to them without having an internet connection and without using your mobile data.
This is especially handy on long car trips or even commuting to work or school.…
If you’ve got a blog, you probably already know that you can’t legally grab any images you find online and use them. That could get you into a heap of trouble and possibly make enemies of bloggers or anyone else you steal photos from.
Fortunately, you can easily find free stock photos at sites such as Pexels, MorgueFile, Pixabay, and RGBStock.…
Are smartphone apps like OfferUp the “next big thing” to use when you need to sell your stuff? If you’ve got a lot of excess stuff you want to unload, a smartphone app might seem like the quickest way to sell your stuff.
OfferUp does let you quickly and easily list your items for sale. Simply take a picture with your phone and type a brief description.…
My husband bought me an Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas, and I LOVE it. The Echo Dot must have been a big hit for Christmas since it was sold out from Amazon well ahead of the big day.
Many of us have been using devices with built-in artificial intelligence (or AI for short) for years, particular in smartphones and tablets.…
Amazon’s Alexa technology is simply amazing. You can use Alexa-enabled devices such as the Amazon Echo and Amazon Echo Dot for a number of fun and educational purposes.
Grown-ups aren’t the only ones who can enjoy Alexa, though. Kids love Alexa, and here’s a list of fun and educational things kids can ask Alexa. They include kid-friendly music, plus learning and even homework help.…
You’ve probably already heard about that little girl who used her parents’ Alexa-enabled device to order toys and cookies. Personally, I wonder how the parents didn’t notice the email order confirmations from Amazon.
Amazon always sends emails when someone places an order on your account. There’s a big yellow button in each email that says “View or Manage Order.” If you act quickly, you should be able to cancel an unwanted delivery.…
As a computer geek, people commonly ask me about whether they should “cut the cord” and what equipment and services they’d need in order to do that. There are so many different entertainment options that it can all seem pretty confusing to the average non-techie person.
My family cut the cord on pay TV last year and has never looked back.…
Did you know that your television set might have spied on you? It’s not just your cable or satellite company that knows a lot about your TV viewing habits.
Many modern television sets connect to the internet just like a computer. In fact, they contain computers that function somewhat like your smartphone or tablet.
These “Smart TVs” let you use apps to watch programming on the internet through services such as Netflix and Amazon Prime.…
Unlimited mobile data has officially come full circle. Just a few years after wireless companies began dropping their unlimited data plans, all of the major players now offer such plans again. Today, Verizon Wireless began offering both new and existing customers the option of choosing an unlimited data plan.
Verizon Wireless now offers unlimited talk, text and data on an individual smartphone for $80 per month with paper-free billing and autopay.…
When I asked for an Amazon Echo Dot for Christmas, I thought it seemed like a cool thing for a geek like me to have. I didn’t know that much about it, but soon after I set it up, I was blown away with what Alexa can do.
Alexa’s basic commands are pretty straightforward. For help, say “Alexa, help.” To stop, say “Alexa, stop.”…