If you speak Spanish, you’ll be pleased to know that your Google Home can now understand you. At least in part. Google Assistant has been able to understand Spanish for some time, but now Google Home can speak Spanish too. Muchas gracias, Google. Obviously, your Google Home is powered by Google Assistant in the same […]
Continue ReadingMom got her day in May, and now it’s Dad’s turn! Father’s Day is almost here, leaving many scrambling to find the perfect gift in time. Dads can be notoriously difficult to buy for, but no matter whether he’s a technology genius or just beginning to learn, any dad can find a way to use […]
Continue ReadingEveryone’s being flooded with emails about privacy policy updates thanks to a new data protection law (GDPR) that went into effect in late May 2018. The GDPR has affected almost every business that exists online, even those that mainly operate outside of the EU. While it’s still unclear how large the ramifications of the GDPR […]
Continue ReadingYouTube recently rolled out a new feature to its Android app that can get pretty annoying: auto-playing videos in the home feed. You may have noticed that as you scroll through your YouTube home feed in the Android app, videos automatically start playing while muted. The feature is similar to when you hover over a […]
Continue ReadingPowerline adapters are truly wonderful. While Wi-Fi frees us to walk around with unbroken internet access, sometimes we need the stability and speed of a wired connection—and that can be difficult when the router is at the opposite end of your house. Instead of running a 100-ft Ethernet cable from room to room, consider using […]
Continue ReadingYou’ve been using it for playing music, calling your friends, or just checking the weather. But your Amazon Echo is far more powerful than that. Not only can it form the hub of a smart home, your Amazon Echo (Dot, Spot, Show, whatever) can also act as the control point for a number of home […]
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