Ah! The dreaded wire clutter – the safe-haven for dust balls, the sanctuary for spider webs, and possibly the most hated of first world problems. Our viewer (reader?) Sharath wrote in to us complaining about the tangled ball of wires at his laptop desk, wondering if there really was a solution. Is there? We got […]
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Google Home vs Alexa
The Google Home or the Amazon Echo. We pit the two against each other, to see which one gets your money. Watch the video to find out! Amazon Link: Website: talkingStuff Network Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/talkingstuffnet talkingstuffVinayak Nair is a self-confessed geek from the days when computer memory was measured in Kilobytes. I create YouTube videos on […]
Apple at the cross roads
The iconic keynote when Steve Jobs unveiled the ‘3-in-1’ device – the iPhone to us was 10 years ago. Steve was prone to hyperbole, but when he said that the iPhone unveiling was a ‘once in a lifetime’ kind of deal, it was truer than we anticipated at that moment. The smartphone as we come […]
Unity Game Engine – A Quick Look
We’re going to take a look at Unity, which is an IDE (Integrated Development Environment) / game engine which lowers the game programming learning curve quite a lot, so that almost anyone can get into game programming. Watch the video to find out how. Unity Game Engine: Today we’re going to talk about unity, which […]
talkingTech News Dash
Google has released a new Backup and Sync app for Windows – This will let you automatically backup and sync your folders to your Google Drive. Remember that they offer unlimited storage for photos in standard resolution. If you have unused storage space, might be a good idea to backup your documents online. In the […]
Quick look: Resonate RouterUPS
The one calamity, that brings the family together these days, is when the WiFi suddenly shuts down. The kids are off their tablets, the parents off their laptops and phones, and Netflix on the TV stops working. How do you avoid this tragedy? The WiFi failing that is, not the family coming together. Here […]
talkingTech 1st Anniversary Giveaway
This July we blow out the lone candle on the birthday cake for talkingTech podcast. And what’s a birthday without gifts? You our dear viewers, listeners, and readers have give us your gift by being there (and growing every day) over the year. Allow us to say thanks. Our first contest is here, and one […]
Google Photos Shared Libraries rolling out now
Last month during its annual developer event Google IO, the company had unveiled a slew of new features across its entire range of services (We discussed them on talkingTech.) One of the most anticipated ones was suggested photo sharing and shared libraries. The premise for this feature was very real. All of us take many […]
talkingStuff E32 – Crickets Chirping
Broken News Microsoft announces Windows 10s to counter ChromeOS Microsoft also launches Surface Laptop pre-loaded with Win 10s OnePlus next phone is OnePlus 5 – with dual camera, snapdragon 835 coming this summer Feature: Q & A Selecting a backup power for your Wi-Fi router [amazon_link asins=’B017NC2IPM,B017NC2E6U,B017NC27H6′ template=’ProductCarousel’ store=’talkingstuff-21′ marketplace=’IN’ link_id=’7c14f4c2-33fd-11e7-a3ac-8bcd285f0bf6′] 2. Lost your phone? […]
Travelling with Tech
I just returned from a much deserved family vacation to God’s own country. My duties for any vacation include planning the ‘tech’ part of it – this includes ensuring that all the required gadgets are with us along with chargers, adapters, cables and doodads that are needed by these gadgets. Over the years, I believe I have […]