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Paradigm Shift: Bye Bye Windows Hello Chrome OS
UPDATE: Two weeks after I started using the Pixelbook….this is the very best “computer” I have ever owned! Period. UPDATE June 27, 2021: I have the Logitech bluetooth mouse working on the Pixelbook Go. Works great. And……I plugged my hard drive into the Pixelbook Go and I could see, and manipulate, all my old files!…
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Rebooting the Sony A8G 65 Inch 4K OLED TV
Your new TV is now a computer. As such, there are times when things go bonkers, and you may need to reboot. This past week, I experienced just such an occurrence. The following diagram shows our current, 2021, TV configuration. The Comcast box is connected to HDMI 1 and the (unused) Blu-Ray player is connected…
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STEM: How the Pfizer and Moderna COVID 19 Vaccines Work (mRNA)
Science is real and the latest result of some really cool science, and lots of really smart STEM / STEAM people, is the vaccine for the coronavirus. That vaccine has just shipped and is now being injected in front line workers and nursing home residents so they will be protected against the COVID-19 coronavirus. In…
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Christmas Gifts For Geeks 2020
2020 has been one messed up year, but, hey……it’s almost Christmas…..so browse this page for a cool gift for your favorite GEEK…..or for yourself. Enjoy! All links go to AmazonSmile where you can select ForCarol.com as your charity of choice. Drive Safe! Never Forget. The Child (Baby Yoda) Bluetooth Speaker This is the way…. Playstation…
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Using the Pixel 5
October 29, 2020 is the day I received the new Pixel 5, and the day I realized….hmmmmm, this phone is small. 🙂 Not that small is a bad thing….for sure it is the lightest phone I have had in 4 years or more, weighing in at 5 3/8 ounces naked, or 6 5/8 ounces dressed…
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