The capabilities of the Apple Watch© and the Android© wearables is really something from a tech standpoint and after interviewing several people who own them, almost none used the fitness apps. So we dropped all of them from consideration, however…
Read moreCategory: Beach Street Tech
At Beach Street News, we love tech. We are owned by the same company that produces KühlToys so we are always looking for gadgets to make life better. Everything we find that can make life better at the beach or anywhere else for that matter we’ll share here. If you find something, tell us about it. If it makes it down the hall to KühlToys, you might get a free shirt!
HP Printer Cuts off Top on Mac
At Beach Street News, we are 100% Mac and our HP printers occasionally cut off the top of documents. If your HP printer is cutting
Read moreRing or Skybell – Which Is The Better Doorbell?
The monthly fee wasn’t the only difference. A key feature with Skybell is that is requires you to have a working doorbell. I didn’t. So before I could install my Skybell I had to figure out why my doorbell didn’t work. It was the transformer.
Read moreWindows 10 Is Coming, Windows 10 is Coming
Windows 10 is coming. Should Apple and Google be worried? And what happened to Windows 9? Right off the bat, after seeing the “cool stuff”
Read moreSafari Hijacked? Call 877-210-2763 is a SCAM. Free Fix Here!
Safari Browser Hijacking, when a scam-bag gets you to click a link that lets them insert a new start up page for Safari and then
Read more1080p HDMI and Yes Cables Matter! (or Do They)
Before you read this slightly embarrassing tale, (all true) I have to admit that I am a THX Level II Home Theater Installer, and formerly a CEDIA certified installer and designer. That means I (should) know my stuff.
Read moreApple OS X Yosemite v Mavericks, Speed and Compared.
One of the cool features, that backfired on me with iOS 8 and carried to OS X Yosemite is Family Share. Finally we could have two Apple ID’s on the same account! She doesn’t have to get all of the iMessages from other iPhone users intended for me. Talk about living without secrets,
Read moreBluetooth Fix For iOS 8, 8.0.1 and 8.0.2 ?
Just got through to someone at Apple who sent me a link. It didn’t exactly work, I had to add four steps.
1. Turn off iCloud Drive.
Read moreApple Falls Down With IOS 8.0.2 – No BlueTooth?
Sometime ago I posted on a friends Facebook page that I’m sticking with Apple Products simply because they worked. I didn’t want to mishmash of
Read moreThe Amazon Fire TV – Do You Need A Box Hanging Off Your TV?
What does Amazon Fire do that the Apple TV doesn’t do? Google Chromecast? Roku? Sony Play Station? or even the X-Box? As a consumer you
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