Spotify now has 30 million paying subscribers
As I wrote about recently, Spotify is the most popular streaming service. However, it’s also got the most paying customers (30 million) out of the major music services, and by a
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Amazon dropped, but will restore, encryption on Fire tablets
This week, Amazon made a surprising announcement about its line of Kindle Fire tablets: starting with Fire OS version 5, support for device encryption was being dropped. No clear reason had been given,
Amazon to raise the free shipping minimum amount to $49
Back in 2013, the minimum purchase amount for Amazon free shipping was raised from $25 worth of items to $35. While there was some initial grumbling, everyone apparently got used to it. Now
Cord cutting and cord shaving tips
As part of my recent reduction in cable TV service, I’ve been reading tips on cord cutting or cord shaving. Of course, advice varies. Some articles make too many assumptions, such
Obama's final State of the Union covered on Amazon, Snapchat
Tuesday night is President Obama’s final State of the Union address, as he leaves office a year from now. This year, the White House plans on pulling out all the stops
A list of non-"Big Five" tech company software/hardware
For quite awhile, people have argued over various technology giants’ downsides. Some of their negative aspects are subjective. For example, I like Apple’s OS X and Chromebooks, but many can&
Amazon's top 20 comics for 2015
Amazon earlier this month released a list of the best books in various categories, both by sales and by their own “editor’s picks.” This, of course, includes comics. Amazon&
Favorite articles roundup for week ending December 12, 2015
Here’s a roundup of interesting articles from the past week. Comics/animation This week’s Golden Globe Award nominees have been announced, including the nominees for animated feature films. Technology
Comixology and Amazon accounts to merge
Amazon, the owners of dominant digital comics vendor Comixology, has announced plans to merge Comixology and Amazon accounts. While optional for now, in the future it’ll be required for Comixology users
Alternatives to Google's services (Fall 2015)
I wrote a post several years ago about alternatives to Google’s various services. While I’m still a user of a fair number of Google services, which ones I use