Monthly Archives December 2021

Podcast 2150 – Alexa is Santa, Java awareness, Google Drive Policing.

This week on the Internet Advisor we have conversations about Java issues on the back end servers and the security fixes. Google is enforcing it policies on the content that you can have on a Google Drive. Alexa is Santa and how to get Siri to stop listening to everything in your home. Ed tells us about some of the best USB C docks and the advantages of owning one. It’s going to be fun as usual on the Internet Advisor!

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Reported By CNet.

Best USB-C hub in 2022

A USB-C hub or docking station can save you from constantly swapping dongles and relying on Bluetooth. A multiport adapter or powered USB hub has way more to offer than an extra USB port — it can turn a single USB-C connection on your laptop or desktop into the hook up for a monitorkeyboardmouse and Ethernet. It can also let you read and write to memory cards or other external drives.

Narrowing down your many options and finding the best USB-C hub comes down to knowing how portable you need it to be, your desired data transfer speed and exactly what connections you need. …


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Podcast 2149 – Black Friday has past but deals keep coming, Google opens apps to Win 10 & 11, Tails from the Tech Guy Desk.

 

This week Ed gives us another story in “Tails of the Tech Desk Guy”. We find more deals after Black Friday. Google is opening up apps to Win 11 to Microsoft’s joy but also to Win 10 to Microsoft’s dismay. Gary is off but we do have Mike Brennan with MITechNews. Join in.

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Reported By CNet.

CNET names the best tech products of 2021

https://www.cnet.com/tech/best-tech-products-of-2021/

 

Reported By Toms Guide.

Google just opened the door to all Android games on Windows 11

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/google-just-opened-the-door-to-all-android-games-on-windows-11

LIVE: Best gifts 2021 — top sales right now

https://www.tomsguide.com/news/live/best-holiday-deals-2021


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