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1/19/2021: 11 must-know smartphone tricks

Posted on January 20, 2021
Plus: WhatsApp’s privacy scare, Samsung’s new gear, and a better Windows file browser

Even if you’re a seasoned smartphone user, some fundamental tricks may still have escaped your attention.

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1/12/2021: Tech to expect (and not) in 2021

Posted on January 12, 2021
Plus: A simpler weather website, unified multi-room music, and the case of the missing privacy labels

Even though CES is an all-remote event in 2021, I’m still going to try and push on with annual tradition and offer some predictions for the year ahead.

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1/5/2021: Clean out your photo folder

Posted on January 5, 2021
Plus: The end of Adobe Flash, Apple’s app privacy labels, and a year of great apps

With unlimited Google Photos storage going away in June, I decided it was time to stop being complacent about my picture backup folder.

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12/22/2020: Jared’s favorite tech things of 2020

Posted on December 22, 2020
Plus: More free Zoom time, Skype’s neat new meeting mode, and a big sale on eBay

Some of these I’ve mentioned in previous newsletters, and others I haven’t, but they all made 2020 a bit more bearable.

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12/15/2020: Big screen video chat, revisited

Posted on December 21, 2020
Plus: Apple’s new fitness program, a mini-Chrome scandal, and a simple source for news

With lots of folks hunkering down at home during the holidays this year, the state of TV video chat is starting to change at just the right time.

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12/8/2020: A weekend Raspberry Pi project

Posted on December 8, 2020
Plus: Apple’s fancy headphones, a $20 smartwatch, and voiceless voice assistants

This week’s issue of Advisorator was brought to you in large part by a Raspberry Pi running Android.

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12/1/2020: An even better way to bookmark

Posted on December 1, 2020
Plus: Amazon’s home network intrusion, a powerful screen recorder, and full-page screenshot tools

If you want a better way to manage the links you find on the web, Raindrop is worth a look.

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11/24/2020: Six ways to shop smarter

Posted on November 28, 2020
Plus: Microsoft’s unlimited video meetings, new tricks for Chrome, and Black Friday highlights

Let this be known as the week that I finally gave in and started using Honey.

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11/17/2020: It’s the end of Google Photos as we know it

Posted on November 17, 2020
Plus: The Mac’s big leap forward, Big Sur tricks (and troubles), and early Black Friday deals

How can Google afford to give away unlimited photo storage for 1 billion users? Turns out, it can’t.

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11/10/2020: Intercoms everywhere

Posted on November 10, 2020
Plus: New iOS tricks, the downside of small phones, and data storage deals galore

If you ask me what are the best uses for smart speakers other than playing music, I’d put intercom functionality near the top of the list.

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