Technology

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Headphones: Get Bluetooth On Almost Any Device

JOIN THE BLUETOOTH PARTY WITH EASE luetooth is here to stay. It’s fashionable, practical, and it’s polite. One thing to think about. Will the Bluetooth headphones pair with any device? I’ve had trouble in the past, until I acquired this [...]

The Circle Of Confusion Continuity

Acircle of confusion is an optical spot caused by a cone of light rays from a lens not coming to a perfect focus when imaging a point source. Life sometimes seems out of focus, and you sometimes wonder what the [...]

Quick Baofeng UV5R Program Guide

New out of the box—one must learn to program your Baofeng UV-5R radio. This guide is useful especially for newbies. I’m mostly interested in programming simplex type applications, along with local emergency frequencies. Sometimes I forget this simple process because [...]

Turn Your Smartphone Into A Security Camera

Do you have a spare or an older smartphone that you are not using? You can turn that into a security camera you know. There’s an app for that and it’s called WardenCam. Installation is a breeze. Access remotely 24/7 [...]

Tracking Employees With Fitbit

Just what will corporate think of next? Will corporate resort to tracking the fitness of employees with Fitbit smart wristbands? What’s the purpose? Maybe Fitbit will allow the boss to track employee exercise to cut insurance costs. Wearable trackers display [...]

iPhone 4 Makes A Great Music Player

We walk, we jog, we run, we mow the lawn, and we enjoy nature. (And we are all together.) I’ve always enjoyed hand held electronic devices. Why not get a used iPhone 4 smart phone and listen to music? Well [...]