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How To See Your Google History

Have you ever watched a crime related TV show where the detectives find incriminating searches on the perps laptop? It’s usually some google search about specific types of poison found in the victims body, or methods of blunt force trauma. ...

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Google Project Fi Provides Low Cost Cell Phone Service

Google has decided to provide low cost cell phone service on their invite only (for now) Project Fi. What Project Fi offers: Unlimited calls & texting for $20 + $10 per 1GB of data Refund of unused data Automatic switching between ...

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Logitech Wireless Mouse M525 Review

Back in 2008, I got my Toshiba Qosmio Laptop and upgraded my mouse to the Logitech V540 mouse. Since then, I’ve upgraded my laptop three times (my last update to the HP Envy 17t), and upgraded my  mouse as well to the Logitech M525, ...

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Google Express in West Los Angeles – Quick Review

When I upgraded from my Dell Studio 17 (Windows Vista) to the HP Envy 17t (Windows 8.1), the USB driver was not compatible to the Xitel Mp3 Streamer. Xitel apparently no longer sells or supports this sound adapter so I had to ...

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Why I Love & Hate Windows 8.1

After upgrading the HP Envy 700-330qe Desktop and HP Envy 17t laptop, both running Windows 8.1, I’ve come to love and hate this version of Windows. There’s a lot of changes with this version of windows. Let me describe what I did with ...

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HP Envy 17t Laptop (K2Z69AV_1) Review

My old laptop, the Dell Studio 17 (Windows Vista), has been a real workhorse for me since 2009. But it was feeling slower and the low 4Gb of RAM caused freezing that lasted minutes making it unacceptable. It was finally time to ...

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Samsung Galaxy S6 edge Does Not Auto Rotate

After finally getting my Samsung Galaxy S6 from Best Buy, I found that the Auto Rotate did not work on the phone. I spent 2 full days trying to figure out if this was a glitch in the hardware, Android ...

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Drobo 5N Review

Back in 2012, I replaced my Buffalo Raid with the now discontinued Drobo FS NAS from Drobo. Just a few weeks before I got my new desktop, my reliable Drobo died. After contacting their customer support, it was determined that it ...

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Logitech Marathon Mouse M705 Review

After upgrading my desktop to my new HP Envy 700, I decided to also upgrade my mouse to the Logitech M705, which you can get at Best Buy for $39.99 (MSRP $49.99). As  you can see above, this mouse is specifically designed for ...

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How To Fix The Android 5.0 Lollipop Battery Drain Problem

As reviewed earlier, after upgrading my Samsung Galaxy S5 to Android 5.0 (Lollipop), I started experiencing a big battery drain that would cause my phone to die in less than 8 hours, sometimes in as little as 5 hours (see ...

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