Wireless Charging, a cup warmer of the future
Fads come and go. Just go to a garage sale and the “must have” of yesterday is selling for a penny or two. When wireless charging of cell phones was announced, I thought what a great idea. Then I imagined charging mats and furniture to charge cell phones in future […]
Four ways to cut down on spam
Most of us get way too much spam. I am talking about unsolicited email. I do get a ton of this junk mail and I must delete hundreds of spam emails every day. Would you like to know more about how to control your spam? Here are some facts: You […]
Another Torrent site is dust
The site Pirate Bay is dust and in their exit they fail to redirect traffic to Mobile Bay. If you are not familiar with torrents, they you may not have heard of Pirate Bay unless it included Johnny Depp.The idea of a torrent is to download files from several anonymous […]
Apple Gets Camel Audio
It looks like Apple has acquired popular music plug-in and effect maker Camel Audio. What will Apple do with this company. Apple is pretty strategic, so this must be part of a plan. See: http://www.macrumors.com/2015/02/23/apple-acquires-camel-audio/ xx
One Cable Cord Cutting Quest – part 3
It’s now a couple of weeks after considering cutting the cord. I do use Netflix, Google and Amazon to watch shows. But here is another revelation after taking my rented equipment back to Comcast. They offered me yet another deal and I took it. It was the “Blast Plus” package. […]
One Cable Cord Cutting Quest – part 2
Here are some followup thoughts to my previous article – http://www.vividmix.com/?p=5806 Have you cut the cord — in other words, do you get your television programs by means other than cable or satellite? Would you cord-cut if it were cheaper than your current bill? The truth is, whether or not you […]
One Cable Cord Cutting Quest
The number of pay-TV defectors is steadily rising. I had a mid-range priced subscription with my cable company Comcast. I have been thinking about cutting the cord to save money. I have Amazon Prime and Netflix, but can I live without the cable shows I watch regularly? About 6.5 percent […]
Chrome now has a remote desktop
Here is an app worth talking about. Google Chrome now will allow you to access other computers or allow you or another user to access your computer securely over the Internet. Chrome Remote Desktop allows users to remotely access another computer through Chrome browser or a Chromebook notebook. Computers can be made […]
App developers are watching you
How do app developers track their success? That is where App Annie comes to the rescue. They offer the newest Audience Intelligence product to helps app developers better understand their user’s demographics, preferences and, starting next year, feedback by user reviews. App Annie already offers Store Intelligence services to tracks trends across the app […]
Cutting the Cable?
Years ago I had Google TV, enabling me to watch movies and shows without cable. Unlike cable TV, which provides multiple channels to your TV set for a monthly fee, streaming allows you to receive shows on your TV, computer, or mobile device over the internet without cable. Yes, it […]
IT’S TIME FOR A NEW SECURITY STRATEGY – PART 3
The words Malware, Virus and Adware are irritating and scary! I recommend you install a good antivirus program, make sure it also scans for malware and keep it updated for you mobile and desktop computers. Yes even mobile devices get infected. Ask your IT person at work what program they recommend. […]
Too Much Spam? – Unroll
Here is an innovative company – Unroll.me. Great idea they give you a chance to clean up your email inbox by unsubscribing to all of the commercial email newsletters and lists with just a click. Once you enroll, you can unsubscribe from lists with a click. They only support Outlook.com, […]
The word is DRONE
We know the military and Government has peeps running scared they are being spied on. Or worse being targeted by drones. But drones are so common. Just go to your local mall. Retailers like Brookstone, Radio Shack, Sharper Image and even kiosks carry the flying toys. But are they toys? […]
Creating Branding with photography
At Vividmix we create branding for our clients. We use different media in the process. Photography, video, sound and web design can be combined according to need and the clients target market, goal and budget. We have set up a custom view so you can see a sample of our […]
IT’S TIME FOR A NEW SECURITY STRATEGY – PART 2
The headlines this weekend were full of enough security stories to raise the hair on the back of your neck: US Justice Department is using Cessna planes to scan cell phones of citizens. Apple downplays that fake apps can siphon off personal information. It’s unclear if Russia is hacking the […]
It’s Time for a New Security Strategy – part 1
Ok, so every day in the news we hear of some website that was compromised. Retailers in the last year have been hacked in alarming numbers. But what are you doing differently today to protect yourself, company or customers? I recommend you start with yourself. When was the last time […]
Facebook technology to give Android performance
Facebook has developed something called ‘Class year’ to tune it’s software supporting the growing number of Android phone models for performance. There is more to consider with Android than iPhone with the large variations in hardware. Perhaps web development can learn something from Facebook. Source: gigaom.com – read more