Articles by larry

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Over the past three decades I’ve experimented with do-it-yourself home automation systems to control lights and appliances. But now, instead of a DIY system, I accepted Vivint’s offer to lend me a professionally installed system […]

Even though I helped write the Parents’ Guide to Snapchat, I’ve never been a heavy user of the service. Sending a picture that disappears in 10 seconds isn’t high on my priority list. But thanks […]

The most obvious difference between the two phones is size and price. The iPhone SE starts at $399 and has a four-inch screen compared to a starting price of $649 for the 6 S with […]

Just about everyone now knows that iPhones are encrypted but that’s not the case for PC and Macs, including the laptops people carry around. Those laptops are vulnerable to theft and loss and even if […]

Facebook-owned Instagram has announced that its changing the order of the posts people see “to show the moments we believe you will care about the most.” In this regard, it’s following in the footsteps of […]

A number of people have posted on social media that Microsoft has automatically upgraded their Windows 7 machines to Windows 10 without their permission. Here’s the story from The Guardian and here’s Microsoft’s explanation

You’re heard of IQ but did you also know that you have a CQ? That’s your “Curious Quotient,” which, according to Curious.com CEO Justin Kitch can be measured and expanded via the company’s new game […]

I’ve been a big fan of the Amazon Echo — that cylindrical shaped speaker that you control with your voice to play music, online radio stations, listen to Kindle or Audible books, control home appliances […]

I have mixed feelings about Facebook’s new Reactions product. On one hand, I applaud the company for offering users a wider range of emotional responses they can easily make to other people’s posts but I […]