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How to speed up home internet

November 10, 2022

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News One of the most common complaints I get from readers and friends is that their home internet is slow or unreliable.  Like a chain, […]

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New phones have amazing cameras

November 3, 2022

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News If you’ve ever seen me in a Zoom call or on TV from my home office, you may have noticed that my backdrop includes […]

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Google releases first smartwatch and new Fitbit models

October 27, 2022

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Fitbit, which is now owned by Google, recently released its long awaited successor to its popular Sense and Versa 3 fitness watches, just as […]

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The Metaverse is getting real, but it has a ways to go

October 13, 2022

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Late last year, the company formerly known as Facebook changed its name to Meta. It was a signal that the world’s largest social media […]

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How Elon Musk might impact Twitter and democracy

October 6, 2022

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Elon Musk’s on again/off again attempts to purchase Twitter appear to be back on track. On Tuesday, the world’s wealthiest person, reversed himself and […]

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Savvy boomer’s take on problems with modern tech

September 29, 2022

By Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News OK, I admit it. I’m a baby boomer whose ideas of what is and isn’t cool and useful are, to some extent, oh-so-late 20th […]

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Microsoft updates features for Windows 11

September 22, 2022

Ever since I got my first Apple II in 1980, I’ve marveled how computers and now phones and even some cars get better over time. Both Apple and Microsoft typically provide major updates on an […]

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Getting a call in the event of a power failure

September 15, 2022

by Larry Magid This post first appeared in the Mercury News Listen to “Getting a call in the event of a power failure” on Spreaker. Larry’s CBS News Radio ConnectSafely Report about iSocket device Twice […]

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Setting up a home office and keeping it cool

September 8, 2022

Because of COVID-19, millions of people are now working from home, and even though many offices are now open, there are many who continue to do so for at least part of the week. I’ve […]

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How Fitbit helped me lose 15 pounds

September 7, 2022

I’ve had a nearly life-long battle with weight control. At one point in my early 20s I lost 80 pounds, reducing my body mass index,(BMI) from 35 to 22.8. Although BMI is far from a […]

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