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I’m Jim Barr, and jimstips.com is one of my little corners of the Internet–my voice for all things tech. I love riding on the bleeding edge of technology, and I love exploring new gadgets, services, Web sites, programs, and anything interesting! Here you will find all sorts of tips and information about those things that interest me.
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Jim
Recent Tips
Wow, What a Wild Ride!
It is now 10 years later, and I sit here typing this very relaxed and unburdened. I just completed a year of serving as the Most Illustrious Grand Master of the Grand Council of Royal and Select Masters of South Carolina, the fourth year as a Grand Officer in the
Machine Embroidery: I caught the bug!
The Geek finds (another) hobby I’m a geek by hobby and profession with some experience in Web design, image conversion, desktop publishing, electronics, etc. I’ve always had a love for processes that can take a virtual design on a computer and result in a physical item. So I looked looking into
The Pebble Time Smartwatch
I really like the Pebble Time Black. It provides everything I need in a smartwatch, and the long battery life makes it worth it. Why I Bought It I was having issues with my LG G Watch running Android Wear, so I bought a Pebble Time, and I have zero
The Kindle 3G+Special Offers edition
I just purchased a Kindle 3G+Special Offers ebook reader, and I have to say that it has far exceeded my expectations. To me, when assessing a device like this, it is always important to put into perspective just exactly what such a device can and cannot do. First, what the
Vonage: Revisited and loving it!
In an earlier post, I moaned about how though Vonage was a great service, it just didn’t fit our needs due to several significant shortcomings. Well times change, and so have my views about Vonage. We recently got a faster, more reliable Internet connection through Charter Cable, and decided to
CR-48 and eyeOS – a match made in Heaven?
Many years ago, I played around with an “online desktop” site called eyeOS. After playing around with the CR-48, it got me thinking that a virtual, online desktop just might be useful on the CR-48. Remember, the CR-48 is a completely Web-centric device. It is truly a “cloud computer” because
CR-48 Important Security Tip
I love the CR-48’s fast bootup, and I absolutely love its instant-on feature: Leave it powered on, close the lid, and when you re-open it, it’s instantly on where you left off. This standby mode is easy on batteries, and it is extremely useful to me. BUT… I just realized
Advanced sign-in security for your Google account
Posted by Nishit Shah, Product Manager, Google Security(Cross-posted from the Google Blog)Has anyone you know ever lost control of an email account and inadvertently sent spam—or worse—to their friends and family? There are plenty of examples (like…
News from around the 'net
Gmail
- How to stop third-party apps from scanning your Gmail inbox - Khaleej Times
- Personal Finance Queries For The Day (22-04-2019) - Outlook India
- Spring Holidays and New Leaves Aplenty - Vermont Public Radio
- Get Back Some Of Inbox's Features With Darwin Mail - Lifehacker Australia
- Pets of the Week: April 21 - The Herald-News
- How to schedule mails on Gmail - Gadgets Now
- RIP: Inbox by Gmail is now officially dead as app workarounds stop working - 9to5Google
- Email Aliases Are an Incredible, Sanity-Improving Hack - Gizmodo
- How to declutter your inbox and unsubscribe from unwanted emails - The Verge
- Gmail Suffers Two-Hour Global Outage: Reports 04/18/2019 - MediaPost Communications
Windows 10
- Microsoft Sets abandoned in Windows 10 - The Indian Wire
- Intel Graphics drivers get updated with support for Windows 10 version 1903 - MSPoweruser
- How to uninstall Programs quickly on Windows 10? - Gizbot
- Windows 10 for better or worse - Tamahere Forum
- Chuwi delivers their first mini-notebook running Windows 10 - MSPoweruser
- Microsoft's Massive Improvement To Its Windows 10 Surface Hardware - Forbes
- 4 steps to fix Windows 10 error 0x87af000b for good - Windows Report
- How to backup Windows 10 - PC Gamer
- Here's how to fix error code 0xa00f4271 on Windows 10 - Windows Report
- Microsoft Discontinues Windows 10 Sets Tabbed Window Feature - BleepingComputer
Chromebooks
- Cloudready USB maker: Download to install Cloudready Chromium OS - H2S Media
- Global Chromebook Market Top Players 2019 – 2025 : lenovo, Dell, Samsung, HP, Acer, ASUS, Hisense, Toshiba, LG, Haier, Google – OperaNewsNow - Operanewsnow
- HP Chromebook x360 14 First Impressions - Thurrott.com - Thurrott.com
- Dell Inspiron Chromebook 14 available on sale for $499 - About Chromebooks
- On Computers: Goodbye old Windows, hello Chromebook - Worcester Telegram
- Asus Chromebook Flip C434 vs. Flip C302CA: Should You Upgrade? - Laptop Mag
- What’s New in Chrome 74, Arriving April 23 - How-To Geek
- Google Assistant buttons may come to more Chromebooks and accessories soon - Android Police
- Samsung Cuts Corners On New Chromebook Plus V2 Model - Android Headlines
- [Update: Working, possibly] Reminder: Grab your Chromebook freebies, including INKredible Pro and Noteshelf - Android Police