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Alexa “Play Apple Music”, A Day I Never Thought Possible Arrives

Very soon I will be able to utter the most exciting words Alexa “Play Apple Music”  It was a long road but we’re finally almost there! Not that long ago many of us got most of our music via the Internet, just not exactly how most companies would have liked us too.  It was Apple back … Read more

I’m Done Browsing, Google Chrome Has Finally Won Me Over.

Google Chrome

It only took 8 years but I’m finally settling down with Google Chrome.  2017 is the year I finally push aside all other browsers and focus on the one that now gives me everything I need.  That need is mostly focused on unification across platforms.  It wasn’t long ago however that Chrome was not only … Read more

Building the Perfect PC (With Someone Else’s Money)

The Perfect PC

This past year I was asked to build the Perfect PC for a someone who would be working with Adobe Premiere, I had two instructions, it had to be fast and cost wasn’t an issue. The parts list ended up consisting of the following:  Cooler Master HAF X – High Air Flow ATX Full Tower Case; CORSAIR RMx RM850X 850W Power … Read more

Apple TV: Is it Finally Time for Apple’s Hobby to Shine?

No one knows how to promote an upcoming event like Apple and as we get closer to September 9th all the hype seems to be surrounding the Apple TV.  What was once Apple’s “hobby” may soon become their latest big innovation.

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Video Blog Post: 2 Guys Tech’s Intro to Windows 10

It’s our fist video blog post, this week we look at what Windows 10 has to offer.  It’s a nice little primer if you’ve recently upgraded and need to find out what exactly Windows 10 has to offer.  If you have questions let us know in the comments and look for more upcoming video blog posts!

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Whoa! Stop! Backup! Learning to Backup Your Data Before You Lose it!

I love fixing people’s computer problems.  The joy that I get when I’m able to solve someone’s technology issue is fantastic and it feels good to get people back on their way.  However the one thing that I can’t help people with is lost data that they didn’t backup.

In some instances I can gain access to a drive that won’t boot or an OS install gone bad, if the data is still on the drive there is hope.  The problem is when that data is gone, when the drive is toast (or water logged) or “gasp” lost it’s something that I can’t help with.  While their are services out there that can retrieve lost data off a bad drive for most people once they hear about the cost they figure they still have those vacation memories in their head who really needs them on the computer.

Backing up your data used to be a tedious annoying process that even people that did do it often didn’t do it enough.  These day’s however data backup is so easy and useful that there is no excuse to not have that data backed up, reliably, all the time.

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Tablet Mode! Windows 10 on the Dell Venue 8 Pro

It’s finally here, Windows 10 and it’s on my tablet!

I don’t recall there ever being a time when an operating system was launched that both the media and consumers were this excited (and generally positive) about something that Microsoft was launching.  It’s not that much of a surprise however to those of us who have been using Windows 10 preview for the past few months.  Windows 10 is here and it’s time to upgrade.

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Waiting a Little Longer for Time with my Apple Watch.

Yesterday I finally received my Apple Watch.  The Apple Watch went on sale on April 24th of this year but at the time I wasn’t able to purchase one.  Lucky for me June 13th was my birthday and I was celebrating a “milestone” birthday of the forty kind so I hinted for an Apple Watch.  On June 13th I got… a piece of paper with a picture of an Apple Watch and the promise that a few days later it would arrive.

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