Kamis, 29 Maret 2018

What is Firmware or Microcode, and How Can I Update My Hardware?

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How to Pair a Bluetooth Speaker with Google Home

Google Home’s speaker sounds pretty good, but the Home Mini is a little lacking. Now, you can pair any Home or Home Mini with a Bluetooth speaker for a better audio experience.   Read More »


What is Firmware or Microcode, and How Can I Update My Hardware?

Firmware is a type of software that runs on a hardware device, performing low-level tasks. For example, everything from a television remote control to a computer hard drive to an aerial drone runs its own firmware. And microcode is basically firmware for your CPU.   Read More »


The Cheapest Ways to Stream Baseball (Even If You Don’t Have Cable)

Just because you got rid of cable doesn’t mean that you don’t have to go without baseball for the entire season. Here are some ways that you can watch MLB games live without paying for cable.   Read More »




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FYI / Useful Tips and Headlines
This new section contains our commentary on what we're reading from around the web. It's like a daily digest of the things we found interesting in the world of technology.

How Tech Companies Use ‘Dark Patterns’ To Trick You
Websites like Amazon, Facebook, and Google don’t just appear: people make them. Everything about their design is intentional, is serving some kind of purpose—and sometimes those designs deliberately make things hard in order to change your behavior.   Read More »


TV Ad Spending Is Down Because of Cord Cutting
Cord cutting isn’t a fad. Millions of people really are changing their habits, and it’s having a profound impact.   Read More »


2007 Article: Will MySpace Ever Lose Its Monopoly?
It’s easy to think the world as it exists now is the world as it will always look. That’s always eventually proven wrong.   Read More »


Find Out If Your Boss Can Download Your Slack DMs
Don’t say anything on Slack you wouldn’t say to your boss’ face, because there’s a chance he can download everything—even your DMs.   Read More »


Simpler Facebook Privacy Settings Are On The Way
Facebook’s privacy settings are a mess, making it hard to do something like make it hard for someone to find your Facebook account. That’s changing.   Read More »


You Can’t Buy the $50 Logitech Crayon Unless You’re a School
Want to buy the $50 Logitech Crayon for your iPad, instead of forking out $100 for Apple’s own Pencil? Too bad: it’s only available for schools.   Read More »




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Today's Tech Term

OUI

An OUI (short for Organizational Unique Identifier, a.k.a. Vendor ID) is the first “24 bits”/”3 bytes” of the MAC address of a piece of network-connected hardware that identifies the vendor of the device.



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How-To Geek Recommends Running Malwarebytes Alongside Your Antivirus for Maximum Protection
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