Recent content by jacksmith21006

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    Chromebooks May Soon Boot Windows 10 Alongside Chrome OS

    Only site that indicates the way it needs to be. Along side and NOT dual boot. Theoretically this is already possible and wish Google would implement it how it can be done but make easier and more secure. We have Crostini which enables the KVM on ChromeOS. You can boot a Windows ISO using...
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    5 Reasons to Buy the Google Home Mini (and 3 Reasons to Skip It)

    We started with an Echo but since purchased a Google Home and then more Google Homes. The biggest difference is the Google Home is just a lot easier to interact with. The Echo is very rigid in the language you have to use. Versus the Google Home you can talk to it more like how you would...
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    Google Could Be Hit With A Large Fine In Android Antitrust Case

    Google made it so people that could not afford an iPhone can have a great smartphone by giving Android away for free. Google just needs to start charging for Android and problem solved. Then credit back when include the Google Services.
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    Google Home Just Beat Amazon Echo for First Time

    Not at all surprising. We started with the Echo but then purchased a Google Home. The Google Home is just a lot easier to interact with as it is much more forgiving on how you word things. But then also the Google Home is just a lot smarter. Perfect example is earlier this week. Sons...
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    DirecTV Now Gets Massive Update: How Does It Stack Up?

    Started with DirectTV but since switched to using YouTube TV and could not be happier. I had a Tivo for years and needed a cloud based DVR that felt as responsive as a local Tivo. Plus how in the world YouTube can give you unlimited recording I do not know but it makes a world of difference. I...
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    How to Beat YouTube TV’s Price Hike

    Once you get YouTube TV it will be very difficult to go back to the old way of watching TV. It gives you TV on demand, finally. So I set ours to record all the channels I watch 24/7. This allows me to then jump in any point and rewind. So when a story like yesterday with the high school...
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    Google Assistant Will Soon Beat Alexa in One Big Way

    To keep up with the Amazon Echo? We started with the Echo in late 2014 and now have several Google Homes. Google passed Amazon awhile ago. The biggest difference is that fact the Echo requires rigid language or basically commands you have to memorize to get it to do things. Versus the...
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    Apple’s HomePod: Too Little, Too Late?

    Hard to see gaining traction. But hopefully in the process they will improve Siri which is desperately needed.
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    Amazon Fire TV Losing YouTube on Jan 1

    This really took too long. Amazon started this anti-competitive behavior over 2 years ago and Google should have pushed back hard at the time. Google should have removed Amazon app from the Play store day 1 and we would not be where we are at today. Amazon has now also removed Twitch from the...
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    Roku Ultra vs. Apple TV 4K vs. Nvidia Shield: Face-Off

    You forgot the best part by a mile on the Shield. The Google Assistant.
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    Google Working To Remove MINIX-Based Management Engine From Intel Platforms

    Good on Google to do this. But honestly MS should be taking the lead on these types of things and making us more secure. I saw at Pawned 2017 MS Edge was basically hacked at will. Penetrated over and over again. While Chrome was the only browser unhackable in the time allotted.
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    Google Home Mini vs. Echo Dot: Which Cheap Smart Speaker Wins?

    This is a pretty whacked review. In the end these devices are about their assistants, I purchased and Echo late in 2014 and now have several Google Homes. The two assistants are not comparable. You memorize and use commands with Alexa and the Google Home you just speak naturally. This...
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    Chrome Continues To Be The Most Secure Browser, Confirms New Research

    Edge was hacked at will at Pawned 2017. Penentrate over and over again and should be avoided. Chrome unhackable in the time allotted.
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    Help Me, Tom's Guide: Should I Get Amazon Echo or Google Home?

    Have zero clue why Google Home (GH) is even compared to the Echo. We had the Echo since it launched and now several GHs. The Echo has commands that you memorize. The GH has no commands and you talk to it like you would a human. So for example the Echo has the command "Song goes like ..." so I...
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    YouTube TV Review Roundup: Unrealized Potential

    You are completely missing why this is so incredible. You do not even touch on it. This is cable TV on demand finally! You get unlimited tuners and unlimited storage. That means you set ESPN to record 24/7 then CNBC the same and so on. It is 2017 and we FINALLY have TV on demand which...