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#BlackLivesMatter hashtag surges on Twitter: Pew study
In the aftermath of George Floyd’s killing, the #BlackLivesMatter hashtag has been used roughly 47.8 million times on Twitter or just...
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- Jun 10, 2020
- 3 min
Are you in favor of facial recognition? IBM, Microsoft and Amazon heat up toxic debate
Update: Tech giants are facing up to the controversy around facial recognition. First it was IBM, when CEO Arvind Krishna sent a letter...
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- Jun 9, 2020
- 2 min
Google Maps adds features to help you travel safe during the pandemic
You’ve been careful during COVID-19 to wear a mask, practice social distancing and whenever possible stay at home. But the fact is...
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- Jun 5, 2020
- 1 min
What family treasures have you found decluttering during COVID?
With no place to go and extra time on their hands during the coronavirus pandemic, more and more adults finally tackled those long put...
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- Jun 3, 2020
- 3 min
Google to honor Black lives lost with 8 minutes and 46 seconds of silence
Stating that nothing this week "feels like business as usual," Google and Alphabet CEO Sundar Pichai said the company plans to honor the...
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- Jun 2, 2020
- 2 min
Apple Music message: `Speak and act against racism and injustice'
It was deeply gratifying to open Apple Music on my computer this afternoon and to see the words pictured above: “In steadfast support of...
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- Jun 1, 2020
- 2 min
Keep Face ID on the iPhone after we stop wearing masks
One of the hassles iPhone users with the Face ID unlock feature, um, face during a pandemic is that it doesn’t work when wearing a mask....
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- May 28, 2020
- 1 min
Still don't know how to use Zoom? Start here
Unless you had used Zoom for work, I'd venture to say that many of you who've turned to the increasingly popular video conferencing...
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- May 27, 2020
- 3 min
HBO Max launches with an edge for success: "Friends"
My teenage daughter Sydney put it all in perspective for me. “When are you going to get HBO Max so that I can watch "Friends” again?” To...
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- May 26, 2020
- 1 min
Guide to iOS and Android smartphone accessibility
It will be 30 years this coming July since the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) was signed into law. Few folks back then could have...
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- May 21, 2020
- 2 min
Samsung unveils outdoor TV called The Terrace
For better or worse, those of us stuck at home during COVID-19 have been passing the time by binging on television. And frankly there’s a...
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- May 18, 2020
- 1 min
Welcome to my blog!
Hi there. Consider this a dummy post since I haven't really set up this blog yet. Hopefully the next time you are here--or the time after...