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Do you know how we always tell you to delete the history on your web browser on your computer? Well, you need to delete browsing history on your smartphone too. It helps speed up your interactions with the servers. But it also helps keep your data more secure too, since it deletes any installed … Continue reading 5 Easy Steps To Delete Browsing History On Your iPhone
Chris and I had a conversation this morning about the pesky news sites that limit the number of articles you can read each month. There are some newspapers that I won’t even read online because I get that nasty error message that says: “You’ve reached the limit! Subscribe now!” He told me that when he … Continue reading 5 Easy Steps To Delete Cookies On Your iPhone
Every year there are new developments in the Technology world, and 2015 was no exception. Here are just a few: VR Headset – At the CES 2015 show in January, no one expected Virtual Reality for the masses to be available this year. They were wrong! Announced in time for Black Friday, Oculus as released a headset that … Continue reading A Look Back at 2015 in Technology
Have you ever wondered when different components of the modern computer were invented? Me too! Mouse – The mouse was invented in 1964 by Doug Engelbart in his research lab at Stanford. He had been looking for an accurate way to plot X-Y coordinates on the computer screen. He and his team went through several … Continue reading When Were They Invented?
I’m up next for a new laptop at Geek For Hire, so I’ve been thinking about all the computers I’ve had. Here’s some laptop trivia. HP Luggable: I remember carrying my first laptop through the Pittsburgh airport. At the time it was called a “portable computer”, and technically it was, although Chris called it a … Continue reading Laptop Trivia (Portable and lug-able computers)
We get calls all the time from people who say “I’ve had this problem for a week, but my regular geek isn’t getting back to me.” When people say that, it always makes me wonder. How can you expect your customers to treat you with respect when you have a sub-standard level of professionalism? We … Continue reading The Geek That Calls You Back – and Other True Stories