This digital Blockbuster clone is a beautiful nostalgia trip (PCWorld)
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Jared Newman
Shop talk, nerd stuff, other ephemera
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My favorite tech tools, wireless plan picker updates (Advisorator)
Updates to my personal tech setup, wireless plan picker, and ultimate app list. Read more › The post My favorite tech tools, wireless plan picker updates appeared first on Advisorator .
How to watch the NFL without cable—and spend as little as possible (PCWorld)
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Beware of Apple Upgrade (Advisorator)
While spreading out the cost of Apple hardware may look attractive, it'll likely cost you more in the long run. Read more › The post Beware of Apple Upgrade appeared first on Advisorator .
Amazon limits access to customer reviews for some users because it thinks they’re AI (FastCo)
Affected users must file an appeal via email and wait several days for a response. As Amazon tries to keep AI crawlers off its website, human customers are becoming collateral damage.
Here’s the live concert connection Spotify and YouTube Music are missing (FastCo)
Relisten is the best-kept secret in live music. There’s an entire universe of great music outside the confines of Spotify and YouTube Music, and you don’t need a subscription to access it.
YouTube is eating TV, and Peacock is the next course (PCWorld)
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Sell your old electronics already (Advisorator)
Over the years I've amassed a bunch of ways to get rid of them, usually earning some cash in the process. Read more › The post Sell your old electronics already appeared first on Advisorator .
Ozlo’s Sleepbuds 2 are the start of something bigger (FastCo)
The biggest name in earbuds for sleep is out with a more dependable upgrade. A couple of years ago, I started falling asleep with Apple’s AirPods Pro in my ears. I’m a side sleeper, so this involves trying to carefully tuck my head into my pillow in a way that minimizes ear pain. It also means being jolted awake by low battery warnings during the night, then waiting for enough charge to pop them…
Google promised not to show ads based on your emails. AI could undo that (FastCo)
Connecting Gmail to Google’s AI gives the company a much more detailed look into your life. Google only says that it’s not mining those insights for ads today. Since 2017, Google has promised not to show ads based on users’ Gmail messages.
Can’t stand Google TV? Make it look like Roku instead (PCWorld)
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Did you know Spotify can do all this? (Advisorator)
While Spotify aggravates me in some ways, it's also full of features that make listening to music more enjoyable. Read more › The post Did you know Spotify can do all this? appeared first on Advisorator .
8 ways you definitely shouldn’t use AI (FastCo)
The more you use AI, the more crucial it is to avoid its privacy, accuracy, and social snafus. Here’s how. If you’ve spent any amount of time using ChatGPT, Claude, or other AI assistants, you’ve witnessed some of the ways it can go wrong.
Netflix’s plot to become cable hits a wall (PCWorld)
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Your library’s overlooked tech features (Advisorator)
You can spend a lot of money on a printer, but why should you? Read more › The post Your library’s overlooked tech features appeared first on Advisorator .
I turned my Plex library into 24/7 streaming channels with this free app (PCWorld)
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Just buy the cheapest printer (Advisorator)
You can spend a lot of money on a printer, but why should you? Read more › The post Just buy the cheapest printer appeared first on Advisorator .
Fubo quietly raises prices. Is it still worth considering over YouTube TV? (PCWorld)
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How to avoid AI in as many places as possible (FastCo)
AI can feel inescapable. Here’s how to turn off most of it. It’s not easy wanting nothing to do with AI these days.
How Jeremy Caplan plans his day (Advisorator)
The apps and gadgets that carry a CUNY journalism professor through his day. Read more › The post How Jeremy Caplan plans his day appeared first on Advisorator .