Targeted at Boomers and Gen X but mostly aimed at my wife. As technology evolves, the line between devices blurs, making the choice between a laptop, tablet, or smartphone more about personal usage patterns than ever before. This shift is particularly relevant for those who have tried to evade the technology surge of the last couple of decades – Baby Boomers and Generation X – , who are now increasingly integrating digital solutions into their lifestyles. While this group is not spending time in social media sites watching video or other junk, there are needs for  daily conversations, entertainment, the few remaining tasks like banking and taxes or staying connected while traveling. The Drive Toward Portability and Integration During recent family discussions about an upcoming…

We have all heard the advertisement about 5G but do you know what this really means or what’s in it for you? I will try to expand on this a bit. The 5G stands for the fifth generation of mobile network roll out. Early networks started in the mid-1980s and supported early devices such as the Palm Pilot, car phones and such. Quality was inconsistent and slow. 2G started replacing the first generation in the early 1990s and introduced features such as SMS and basic data services. 3G didn’t come around until 2003 and took a few of years to get fully installed. 4G was introduced in 2009 and 2010 as was a big step up in reliability, speed and services such as video streaming,…

Most of my friends have heard about AI (artificial intelligence and have decided that this is something they do not have to pay much attention to. It is too confusing, too complex and does have much day to day applicability. I would suggest in many cases this is probably true but on the other hand I would suggest that they look into GhatGPT. This is a easy to use AI tool that can provide many opportunities. It can be used as a search alternative to Google. As an example, I asked Google where the SF Giants ranked in home runs yielded and received back a listing or total home runs by team from last year. So I asked that same question to ChatGPT and received…