Author Archives: Glen

Fitness Tracker, Amazon Alexa built-in, hi-res screen, customizable color watch-face, heart-rate tracker, sleep monitor, notifications, alarms, water-resistant, and 10-14 day battery that recharges in a little more than an hour (special charging cable provided). Wyze’s Wyze Band does all this … Continue reading →

For those who are not yet Google Chromecast fans, here’s what you have been missing: the ability to ‘cast’ content from your Mac, PC, Chromebook, or smartphone to your TV. The original Chromecast models plugged directly into the HDMI input … Continue reading →

More specifically the Lenovo – Chromebook Duet – 10.1″- Tablet – 128GB – With Keyboard – Ice Blue + Iron Gray available from Best Buy for $229, which is a very good price! So, when one already owns 6 Chromebooks … Continue reading →

I already had a pretty good PC with a pretty good camera, a nice headset with mic and some lights I scrounged for additional lighting, and my Zoom presence wasn’t terrible, but I knew it could use some polish. So … Continue reading →

Below are 3 videos I created for instructors that are new to teaching using the on-line Zoom platform. For those familiar with the classroom instruction experience, the transition to Zoom could be problematic due in part to the way Zoom … Continue reading →

Let’s say for sake of example that there’s some piece of video that can’t be downloaded or ripped, but you still gotta have it. Well, of course there’s an app for that (really, Apple trademarked this too?). Anyway, let’s take … Continue reading →

So let’s start with the basics: What’s a NAS? According to Wikipedia: “Network-attached storage (NAS) is a file-level (as opposed to block-level) computer data storage server connected to a computer network providing data access to a heterogeneous group of clients. NAS is specialized for serving files either by its hardware, … Continue reading →

In preparation for my new Cheapskate Tech class, I research inexpensive tech options which often leads me back to Linux platforms. My current record for ‘how low can you go’ was reported in this post (What was I thinking?) when … Continue reading →

To be exact, this is what I bought: Lenovo Chromebook S330 Laptop, 14-Inch FHD (1920 x 1080) Display, MediaTek MT8173C Processor, 4GB LPDDR3, 64GB eMMC, Chrome OS, 81JW0000US, Business Black for the low, low price of $161.85 (incl. tax, no … Continue reading →

Why have I been ignoring you? Well, my best excuse is ‘we moved this Summer’ to a new home. And as you all know, that takes time and effort. My plan was to NOT teach any CLR courses this Fall … Continue reading →