In today’s world, we’ve heavily transitioned from physical documents to electronic ones that are stored on electronic media. We’ve become so reliant on our digital lives that it would be near impossible to continue everyday life without it. People can snap a thousand photos within minutes and share them with another person halfway across the world; one single email can get you to a customer service agent, or a document can contain all of your personal notes from a work event. There are limitless items that can be stored digitally, so why are we so careless at how we store…
Author: Justin Vendette
One of my prized possessions is my car. Recall the old car insurance TV commercial where the man is washing his giant baby, taking it out to the park, and doing everything with it. It’s not until the end of the commercial that the giant baby turns into a car indicating that his car is his baby. This is me. Yet, for as much care as I take care of the car, it still has its faults that need to be worked on. Some are common, some make noises before they fail, and other just fail without warnings. One of…
A prized possession of a lot of us is our car and automobiles. To most people its how we commute, to others, it’s their livelihood. Instead of horses, we rely heavily on automobiles to transfer ourselves, goods, and services. Therefore, it’s easy to get into a bind if your car happens to break down. When the dreaded ‘check engine’ light is illuminated in an automobile, the car’s computer detects a fault in the emission system and is attempting to report the problem to the driver. A common fault is an oxygen (O2) sensor failure and such a failure puts the…
Warcraft is well known for its many, many fantastic character quotes and sound effects. The sounds in the game are so iconic that they are still used today in many games outside of the Blizzard universe. One of those sound effects is when an Orc Tauren chieftain is spawned into the game and he softly says “May my ancestors watch over me”. The words to me are so powerful because it’s as if he is asking the heavens to watch his back and protect his actions. In a bizarre way, I relate this quote to a car dash camera. It’s…
I’ve been fortunate enough to have reviewed some of technology’s greatest inventions and some products that are perfect in every single way, though none of them have had a bigger impact on my reviewing process than the eero system. Eero had just started its business in 2014 when I first caught wind of them. When I began to look into the company, everything they had listed on their website sounded right, looked right, and seemed promising. In their story, they mention how “the foundation of home technology has been broken for far too long” and that instantly meant something to…
Another Apple conference has gone by with an all-new iPhone for the next six months and the company still refuses to give back the headphone jack that some claim they stole in the iPhone 7. Almost every single night I listen to music before going to bed because it helps quiet the mind and I’m sure many of you do the same. At night, I grab my Grado headphones and go to plug them into my smartphone, which, luckily, still has a headphone jack. At one point or another, are manufacturers soon going to realize that taking features away for…
A common question I am asked by young Padawans is how do they get involved in the technology field and how do they grow in their field. One of the fastest growing technology industries is the networking side of IT. Networking is a specific skill that few people can learn and want to be involved in. There is complex coding, switch configuration, and network troubleshooting that can take years to learn. A simple mistake in networking can be catastrophic as we recently saw with the Amazon accident where a network employee took down multiple servers just because he typed in…
At one point in my lifetime, I may own enough keyboards that I can have a circular desk and type a different word on a different keyboard while spinning my chair around. From CherryMX to off-brand key switches, the keyboard market is a competitive one that drives constant innovation. Most of my keyboard reviews on Tech Support Forum are based around gamers because we gamers are not easily pleased. Typists look out for ergonomics and practicality, while gamers want keyboards that are fast, stylish, and can take a beating when we get upset at our latest in-game death. For me…
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Not that long ago, a common question to ask one another was ‘Do you have cable at your house?’ It was a question that decided whether or not people hung out at your house or your friend’s house. Nowadays, it’s more about what streaming services you have available. Amazon, Netflix, and HBO have become absolute giants in the media streaming market with original content that keeps customers coming back for more. More and more, including myself, are leaving cable TV behind in favor of the World Wide Web and its endless amount of TV-related content. When you compare cable TV…