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SOLVED: 3 Easy Ways To Send a Text Without A Cell Phone

If you don’t have a mobile phone, or like in my case, you need your cell for something else (like shooting a video) at the same time you need to send a text, you are in luck.  There are 3 simply ways to send a text without using a cell Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsFebruary 23, 2021 ago
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SOLVED: How To Disable Popup Text Window on Android Text Messages

If you have an android device you have likely noticed that new inbound text messages have a round head icon appear on top of any program you are currently running, and that when you click that head icon it pops up a small texting window. Here is a video explanation Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsFebruary 23, 2021 ago
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SOLVED: Rich Communication Settings Greyed Out Disabled

If you have an Android device, you likely have notice the enhanced texting capabilities that were widely released in 2020.  These new features, like: deliver confirmation attachments sending/receiving through WiFi larger attachment sizes (i.e. 10MB!) … are named Rich Communication Settings (RCS) and detailed in our article: The Top 10 Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsFebruary 23, 2021 ago
How to Make a YouTube Short From the Mobile App

SOLVED: Everything You Need To Know About YouTube Shorts

What Is YouTube Shorts? YouTube Shorts is a new service from YouTube, launched in September 2020, that is intended to compete with TikTok.   They are just short videos that viewers can endlessly scroll through in a feed. Where Are YouTube Shorts Available? If you are in most parts of the Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsJanuary 19, 2021 ago
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SOLVED: How To Fix Samsung Galaxy Voice Text Bad Quality

Does your voice to text not work like it used to? We found that recent updates to our Samsung Galaxy S9 S10 S20 and S20FE‘s are switched to the Samsung voice keyboard. Typing with your voice used to be easy, accurate, fast and used to learn from its mistakes. The Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsDecember 28, 2020 ago
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SOLVED: How To Change the Layout on an Amazfit Band 5 Fitness Tracker

This is part of a larger series on the Amazfit Band 5 .  In this video we explain how to change the order of the icons and shortcuts on an AmazFit Band 5.  These are the same instructions as for a Mi Band 5 or an Honor Band because they Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsDecember 19, 2020 ago
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SOLVED: Amazfit Band 5 Gold or Garbage? 2 Week Review

We needed by corporate Christmas presents and decided that it was enough of the chocolate and wine baskets.  It is time to encourage some healthly living.  Given the currently work-at-home requirements many of us have, our staff decided that a fitness bands / watches would be the best category.  After Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsDecember 5, 2020 ago
Microsoft Lists vs ToDo vs Planner vs Project Whats the Difference

SOLVED: Microsoft Lists vs ToDo vs Planner vs Project Whats the Difference?

If you are a Microsoft 365 user you know there has been an explosion of new apps including three that plan things todo in lists (see what I did there!).  There are definitely similarities between the products but they each have different use cases. Lets start with the similarities. What Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsNovember 27, 2020 ago
Change Strength -- Alert Vibration Pattern on AmazFit Band 5

SOLVED: How To Configure Advanced Settings on AmazFit Band 5

If you have an AmazFit Band 5, there are several buried settings you are likely to want to change.  Here are the top 10 advanced setting we think most consumers will want to modify: 1 – How To Change Watch Faces on AmazFit 5 Swipe up or down on the Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsNovember 20, 2020 ago
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SOLVED: Amazfit Band 5 Unboxing Setup & Review Video: From Alexa to PAI This Has It All

We unbox, setup and provide complete review of the AmazFit Band 5.  We discuss everything from Alexa, to AI used for heart heath monitoring, to the parent company (Huami) privacy risks

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsNovember 20, 2020 ago
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SOLVED: A Complete Comparison of Fitness Tracking Bands Under $175

We were interested in sourcing a few fitness tracking bands for staff Christmas presents, corporate client give-aways and our personal use.  Nearly all of our staff have used some sort of tracker in the past so we had some considerable experience with them but no one had bought a new Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsNovember 7, 2020 ago
Samsung Galaxy S20FE and Note 20 Ultra 5G Unboxing and Comparison to S9

VIDEO: Samsung Galaxy S20FE & Note20 Ultra 5G Unboxing and Comparison to S9

We unbox a brand new Samsung S20 FE (aka Fan Edition in Canada and the US, and Lite Edition in Parts of Asia) and a new Samsung Note20 Ultra 5G.  We contrast it to a Samsung S9 for comparison sake. If you want full specs of all the entire Samsung Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsOctober 22, 2020 ago
S20 FE Review

SOLVED: VIDEO: Unboxing & Review of “The Best Phone Ever” Samsung S20 FE

If you are looking for a new cell, you are in the right place.  Samsung just released its new “FE” or Fan Edition of their Galaxy S20 line. Compared to the “real” S20, the S20 FE is missing a few features: Lower resolution screen (2400×1080 VS 3200×1440 Lesser cameras (8mp Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsOctober 22, 2020 ago
Samsung s9 vs s20 specs

SOLVED: The Differences Between a Samsung Galaxy S9 and The New S20 Lineup

Because one of our clients wanted us to source new cells to replace their Samsung Galaxy S8’s and S9’s we created the following specification grid. As you can see, the Samsung S20 FE (aka the Fan Edition or Lite model) is the natural replacement for the S9 and that is Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsOctober 21, 2020 ago
5G cell technology differences explained in simple terms

SOLVED: In Simple Terms: 5G Differences Explained

A few days ago Apple released its delayed 5G lineup of cell phones and while many other companies have had 5G devices for more than a year, the Apple announcement did create a buzz.  This is because now there is a full spectrum of choices as all major device manufacturers, Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2020 ago
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SOLVED: 2020 Real Life Comparison & Simple Explanation of 5G Low Medium & High Cellular Technologies

There is soooo much talk of 5G cellular technology today we decided to put together a simple infographic and chart explaining the differences. Click to Expand Graphic This information was gathered from many different sources and people will argue over the details presented here.  For instance AT&T has what they Read more…

By Ian Matthews, 2 yearsOctober 16, 2020 ago

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