MightyText

Posted on May 15, 2018May 15, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

A co-worker recently enlightened me to a fantastic app that lets you receive and send TXT messages from you PC or Android tablet using your existing mobile phone number. WOW… is this great and clearly my life has gotten busy and hectic, preventing me from keeping up with cool tech and apps like this. MightyText […]... Read More

Fun with Bitmoji

Posted on March 9, 2018April 17, 2018 by jrblack Leave a comment

Emoji icons have been around for quite some time now. We have all used them in messages, emails, Facebook, etc. You know, the smile face, wink face, frown face, red angry face and a slew of others. As the saying goes, THAT is so yesterday. Back in February, my sister (and my daughter) introduced me […]... Read More

Switched to Verizon

Posted on August 20, 2017March 2, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

About 2 years ago we started with Sprint and everyone got a new LG G4 phone. A few months later we learned about the G4’s reboot loop issue, where the phone would suddenly get stuck in a reboot loop and rendered the phone useless. We had 5 of these phones. First 2 of them went […]... Read More

Android Auto

Posted on August 8, 2017 by Jim Leave a comment

I am a fan of Waze, have been for years. I use it for vacation trips and other long drives. But for the every day driving around town, to school, work, etc… I now prefer Android Auto and Google Maps navigation. Maybe some day Google will add support for Waze in Android Auto for the […]... Read More

ReadItToMe

Posted on December 6, 2016March 2, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

I now drive 3.5 times more then I used to. Primarily because my drive to work went form 5 to 7 minutes up to 22 to 25 minutes. Now I drive a 2011 Ford Explorer it has the ability to connect via Bluetooth to my phone so I can do hands free calling and it […]... Read More

Fix: Nexus 7 Refusing to Charge

Posted on January 20, 2016March 2, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

From time to time my Nexus 7 tablet battery will get drained so low that it can’t be turned on and plugging in the power cord will not wake it or even start it charging. So now your stuck with a tablet that cant turn on, and cant be charged. Trying combinations of buttons pressed […]... Read More

LG G4 Camera Review

Posted on December 3, 2015March 2, 2018 by Jim Leave a comment

I recently upgraded phone plans with a new LG G4 smart phone. It was a toss up between Samsung Galaxy S6 and the LG G4, but there was a sweet deal to save $200 off the phone price if you trade in a used smart phone. So, I have been quite impressed with the phone […]... Read More

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