Bringing Technology out of The Cloud and Down to Earth…
Advertisements This article and its photographs were written and taken by Chris Gavula, iTechGear.org Editor. I’ve been feeling a bit nostalgic lately. In a mobile world dominated by Android and iOS, I fondly remember what “could have been.” I remember the brief few years we had a third option – Windows Phone. And it’s come …
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Advertisements The recent announcement of the Raspberry Pi 5’s availability excites me as a long-time lover of single-board computers like the Raspberry Pi. And I preordered mine right after the information was announced, and I am waiting for a shipping notice. However, it has come to my attention that some people and businesses also buy …
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Advertisements This story is evolving, and updates will be posted as they become available. In an update announced on 2021-09-09, Microsoft stated that it has removed its timetables for its employees returning to any office (at least in the US) for work. “We had planned for Oct. 4 to be the first possible date to …
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Advertisements Please note that both News and Editorial can be found below. Both are clearly marked, indicating which is news and which is my personal opinion. Please also note that my personal opinion is simply that – opinion. Please also note that while our opinions may (or may not) differ, I respect your right to …
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Advertisements Both news and editorial (my personal thoughts) on this subject can be found below. News Early in the month of June, in a note to Apple employees, CEO Tim Cook said that Apple would begin welcoming back the missing ingredient to its corporate campus – its employees – in September of 2021. Apple wants …
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Advertisements I have NO idea where the industry is going with this… Ok, kids. Sit back. I’ve been cooking up a rant on the direction that consumer/ prosumer computing has been going for a while; and given that the Holidays are here, it’s time to let this one loose. There’s some background that I feel …
Advertisements All this… and it’s only THURSDAY! There are two big stories that I want to cover quickly, as I really don’t want to stretch these out any longer than they need to be. Both are significant, however, and really do deserve some commentary. Samsung Officially Discontinues the Note 7 Despite what anyone may think, …
Advertisements Sometimes, you can be your own worst enemy… A while back, I posted an article about how anybody could get a computer virus. It was telling, because the anybody was me. I ran afoul of a bad ad network somewhere and picked up something that caused me to, I thought, pick up a key …
Advertisements Yeah… Speaking of malware… Introduction With all of the email problems I’ve been having over the past month or so, I’ve had my hands full. I’m nearly certain that I’ve got some kind of malware. Removing it, has been a real chore; but at least I don’t have any ransomware. Yeah. That would really …
Advertisements Am I missing something, or has the whole world gone out to lunch..? Ok… if you haven’t guessed by now, I am a tweener. I sit firmly in between both the Apple and Microsoft eco systems with my feet firmly planted in the middle of the pool. I’ve got a boat load of Apple …
