“If, like me and a great many of our readers, you’re in charge of tech support in your family, every tool that can simplify the task of sorting out gadget woes in your home is worth adding to your arsenal. My new favorite: DongleDaddy.com.”
How to download your Flickr photo library and transfer it to Google Photos or iCloud Photo library
“After two massive password breaches, the precise future of Yahoo is uncertain from a couple of different angles. Reports indicate that its buyer, Verizon, may have second thoughts or be trying to renegotiate the multi-billion-dollar purchase price.”
How to Take Screenshots of Anything (Even When They’re Blocked)
“Whether you’re showing off your video gaming prowess, trying to fix a problem, or capturing a badly-spelled tweet before it’s deleted from the web, screenshots are an essential part of our digital lives.”
Is Your Digital Life Ready for Your Death?
“You’ve probably thought about what will happen to your finances, your possessions and maybe even your real estate when you die. But what about your Facebook account? Or your hard-drive backups?”
Game over, man! The NES Classic is discontinued planet-wide
“Well, it was fun while it lasted. The NES Classic Edition (it went by several names, but you know what I mean) was the must-have item of the holidays and pretty much ever since, owing to short supply of the compact retro gaming console.”
Apple Music’s Original TV Plans Now Include Potential Shows and Videos From J.J. Abrams and R. Kelly
“Jimmy Iovine, one of the heads of Apple Music, has given multiple interviews and visions for the future of Apple’s streaming music service over the past few months, mainly detailing how Apple Music will morph into “an entire pop cultural experience” with the advent of original video content.”
Samsung’s Galaxy S8 has no ugly carrier logos to detract from its wonderful design
“Samsung’s Galaxy S8 is a stellar achievement in design — assuming there are no unforeseen disasters to come. You can read all about the phone’s fantastic hardware in both Dan’s review and Vlad’s piece on the S8 Plus somehow being usable in a single hand.”
Apple and Nike Launch New Neutral-Toned ‘Apple Watch NikeLab’
“Nike today announced that it has teamed up with Apple to create a new version of the Apple Watch Nike+, which pairs a Space Gray Apple Watch Series 2 aluminum case with a black and cream Nike band.”
Live TV Streaming Showdown: Sling vs. Playstation Vue vs. DirecTV Now
“Services like Sling, Playstation Vue, and DirecTV Now let you watch live TV over the internet without getting a complicated bundle from your cable company. We took a look at these three services to see how they stack up to each other.”
Snapchat now lets you make QR Snapcodes that open websites
“Facebook gave businesses the Like button connected to their Page, and now Snapchat is giving websites their own QR Snapcodes. With today’s iOS update and Android beta, users can create a unique Snapcode for a website, which will open inside Snapchat when they scan it with the app’s camera.”
