My first Apple tablet was the iPad 2, and since then, my family and I have been steadily adding these tablets to our arsenal of technology. Now, each member of the family has their own iPad. When it comes time for an upgrade, we play musical chairs and the displaced device gets passed down to […]
I appreciate music. I was one of those people that owned hundreds of CDs in the 80’s and 90’s, then started down the path of digital music in the late 90’s with MP3. By the time the iPhone came out in 2007, I had jumped in with both feet into the Apple ecosystem and had […]
One of my fondest memories as a kid was a cross-country family road trip, Griswold-style, to destinations like the Grand Canyon, Carlsbad Caverns, Petrified Forest, Dinosaur Monument, and stops in between. I must have been 10 or 11; we took our VW mini-bus pop-up camper across our great nation and while I enjoyed it, I […]
Being in IT, I work a fairly sedentary job. I sit behind a desk for most of the day hammering away on a keyboard and running fingers across a trackpad. Sure, my forearms are getting a workout, but I need to incorporate more movement in my daily routine. About a year ago my wife asked […]
In this modern age, technology advances are typically accompanied with some sort of software that makes the technology work. Whether it be an operating system for your computer, phone, or tablet, or software that runs on these devices, there is underlying software that makes it work. It used to be that updating your software was […]
With the recent attacks that took place this past week, the world is aghast at the actions of radicals in their campaign of terror. Officials within the US government are quick to direct attention and blame at encryption software, without which, they claim, they would be able to better prevent terrorist plots. True, without encryption, […]
As a subscriber to several streaming video services, my family and I have a lot of choices for things to watch. Navigating the vast libraries of Netflix and Amazon Prime can take quite a while, especially when you’re trying to find something the whole family can agree to watch together. Thankfully, there exist a number […]
After a recent surgery, I couldn’t crane my neck to my shoulder to hold my iPhone, allowing for a “hands-free” experience. I found it necessary to start using a headphone/microphone solution. I used the ones that came with my iPhone 6, and they work fine, but I really didn’t like the cable getting in the […]
Streaming content over the Internet has become a major player in many homes as a way to watch programming. There are many choices on how you can get Netflix, HuluPlus, Crackle, YouTube, or any host of other online content providers onto your television, and today we’re going to take a look at the Amazon Fire […]
It used to be a “given” that owning an Apple computer meant you didn’t get viruses. It was always a theoretic possibility, but now, it’s a reality and sometimes a commonality. Our computer repair shops, Bayou Technologies, first started seeing malware infections on our customers’ Apple Mac computers starting about 6-7 months ago, and we’re […]