Saturday, January 28, 2017

My cheap Roku TV records up to 90 minutes of OTA TV

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My new  $160 32” 2015 720p Roku TCL TV records up to 90 minutes of OTA TV.  This “Live TV Pause” was added to Roku OS in Nov 2016 — just 3 ...
Thursday, January 26, 2017

Upgrading Office 365 from Personal to Home - it could be easier

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I like Office 365 Personal. The Mac version has bugs of course, but it seems to improve with each incremental release. For $70 a year I have...
Saturday, December 10, 2016

Delete all images from iPhone: there is no efficient method if you have iCloud Photos enabled.

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There is a lot of incorrect web advice on iPhone image deletion. Some of it is dated, some of is recent regurgitation of old methods that no...
Saturday, December 03, 2016

iOS 10 bluetooth problems: repairing with Pioneer DEH-X6800BT

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After the iOS 10 update I lost bluetooth connectivity to my Pioneer DEC-X6800BT car stereo. I tried the usual remedies . I think the real f...

Reset network on my iPhone also reset network on my El Capitan box

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The joys of enabling keychain sync: “Reset network" on my iPhone also reset network on my El Capitan box. Had to reenter the WiFi pw o...

Reusing old phones -- reset all before you put them in the storage.

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We've accumulated several old iPhones - 4 and 4s. We find a use for them periodically -- as alarm clocks, media players and so on.  Tod...
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

Congratulations Apple, Music.app is now incomprehensible.

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[I figured out what Apple was doing in the latest iOS Music.app mess. I’m leaving my original confusion in place, check for the last update....