I started teaching again this week and have been thinking a lot about a Tik Tok I watched in which a psychologist said, “As children your job is to abandon your parents a little bit at a time, and Parents, your job is to let them.” For some reason this year I am feeling that e...
Download Snap for Alfred Powerpack extension to take a picture using your iSight / FaceTime camera. Just type snap into Alfred and you’ll have your picture taken and saved tp the desktop in the same format as screenshots are – Something like “Snap 2011-11-23 at 00.43.51.png”. Updat...
Withschools, stores, restaurants and theaters closed-- and "social distancing" a top contender for Merriam-Webster's word of the year -- we all need lots of ways toentertain ourselves. Since most of us still have a lot of time at home ahead of us, andmoney is already growing tightfor ...
On top of it all was … of course … COVID. I found myself in such an eerie world those first days of Mom’s fall and transfer to hospice care. I spent much of my time with her at that facility in the city where every day more businesses closed … rules about where you could a...
Most of us have smartphones with built-in cameras, and easy-to-use video chat apps like Zoom and FaceTime (or WhatsApp and Snapchat if you prefer), so why on Earth would you want a separate webcam? Some people still prefer to do things the old fashioned way. With a smartphone, all...
One of the best Facetime alternative Price: Free The duo is Google’s answer to Apple’sFacetime for android, which is focused on one-to-one video calling alone and is very user-friendly in this respect. It’s simple to make a video call; all you need to do first is log in and ...
And it’s even easier to directly call someone with Skype, Facetime, and other services that are free. But in 1985, that was some primo tech. If businesses wanted to talk to other branches face-to-face, they needed to pony up some serious cash for a lackluster picture, spotty service,...
There’s another likely update that should please the millennials an Gen Z’ers too. You’ll be able to use Animojis in FaceTime, turning your talking face into a talking poo or a cat that animates as you speak. However, this will be one for the iPhone X and the new iPhones only....
I use both FaceTime and Skype. What would be your dream setup?Anything smaller and lighter, with a longer battery life.Actually, what I really want is a second screen for my laptop. I want a thin Bluetooth screen that I can sync with my computer and use as a second screen. That ...
but even it can’t compete with the Motorola DROID MAXX and LG G2. According to Engadget, “the Maxx died after 18 hours and 54 minutes” of real-world use. Engadget said the talk time on the Droid Maxx lasted for 24 hours and 15 minutes.Engadget added, “these numbers are great, ...