Tag: google

• Control, Alt, Google

  

  There’s a popular keyboard shortcut <Control><Alt><Delete> that, generally speaking, interrupts or facilitates interrupting a function. For example, if a program on your computer hangs or crashes, you press this popular combination to force the program to close. Today I’m coining a new term, <Control><Alt><Google>. In a nutshell, you can now tell Google to delete the…

  BriAlys

  December 2019

  Tech

  data, google, google maps, gps, history, location, locationdata, maps, privacy, security, youtube

• Long Commutes

  

  During the month of July I expect to have long commutes one day a week. Of course my OCD-like behavior (as well the well-known dreadful Atlanta traffic  conditions) has me researching how to best maximize my travel time to/from work. There are lots of services available out there that seek to capture and keep your…

  BriAlys

  June 2019

  Business, Entertainment, Mobile, Tech, Travel

  apple, applemaps, applemusic, atlanta, atlantatraffic, audible, audiobooks, commmute, drive, google, googlemaps, listen, mapquest, music, nyc, read, spotify, sticher, travel, voice, waze

• Feds & Technology

  

  In the last few days, several reports have emerged outlining steps the United States Federal Government is taking in realm of (personal) technology. These accounts are in line with what I recently told you in a post about Smart Speakers. When it comes to technology, privacy/security trumps EVERYTHING and the three (3) reports below are proof…

  BriAlys

  January 2019

  Politics, Tech

  ai, amazon, artificial, cio, cybersecurity, drone, drones, facial, facialrecognition, feds, google, government, intelligence, iPhone, microsoft, passcode, privacy, recognition, security, snowden, tech, technology, voice

• Smart Speakers

  

  The smart speaker industry is expected to grow 63% in 2019 (Deloitte). I have not been an early adopter of smart speakers because I wanted to scope out the market, gauge user adoption and weigh pros/cons for each option. The most popular options being: Alexa (Amazon), Google Assistant (Google) and Siri (Apple). Apple is my go-to for…

  BriAlys

  December 2018

  Tech

  alexa, amazon, apple, applehome, assistant, deloitte, google, googleassistant, home, homekit, privacy, security, siri, smart, smartspeaker, speaker

• Easy Photo Storage

  

            Photo storage has never been easier (and free)! If you’re like me, you often get those annoying pop-ups on your iPhone that say your iCloud storage is full and to fix it you need to purchase more storage. Not so! Google Photos is the answer that provides unlimited photo and…

  BriAlys

  November 2018

  Tech

  android, cloud, google, googlephotos, icloud, iOS, iPhone, online, photo, photos, pics, preserve, scan, sharing, storage, tech, video