SomeGadgetGuy

That cranky tech nerd you watched that one time...

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Warner CrockerWarnerCrocker
2025-05-22

Sad, but inevitable after they completely screwed up the app when Mozilla took over. Yet another old standby in the app graveyard.

Pocket is Saying Goodbye: What You Need to Know | Pocket Help

support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/f

2025-05-22

For all the AI nonsense Google is trying to hype up, there are little pockets of Google and YouTube still making some cool stuff. After a recent update, YouTube might now have the best free video editing app on Android.
patreon.com/posts/best-free-vi

#tech #technews #technology #socialmedia #tiktok #shorts #reels #video #android #google #youtube #geek #software #app #review

Phone with the youtube create beta app install page from the google play app store.
2025-05-22

Another day, another rash of obvious comment spam bots on my YouTube videos.
I could be spending my time making content, but why make stuff when I can have all this fun manually reporting comments YouTube should be able to sniff out, and adding new words to my block list!
This is the REAL fun!

2025-05-21

@sslaia It's frustrating, because ultimately I like the idea of a Star Trek style computer that can assist users in the way that Google and Microsoft are describing, but I genuinely doubt they have the security covered, or that they've explored the potential for abuse sufficiently.

2025-05-21

And I'm preaching to the choir here, but a friendly reminder that even if YOU disable features like this on your own system, OTHER people you communicate with might still be vectors to compromise YOUR data.
youtube.com/shorts/00YU2MqW1b8

#tech #technews #microsoft #pc #windows11 #geek #ai #technology

2025-05-21

Just got my first nag screen for Recall on my Surface Laptop 7. Coming soon to a PC near you, a system to screenshot everything you do, and every message you get.
I politely declined.

#tech #technews #microsoft #pc #windows11 #geek #ai #technology

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2025-05-21

Google IO started today, and most of the keynote focused on AI. The end of the presentation this morning though gave us more details on Android XR. I'm a HUGE fan of smart glasses, but do we really need Android INSIDE our glasses? Let's chat...

youtube.com/watch?v=Uita7tCjHX

#tech #technology #technews #geek #android #gadgets #google #googleio

2025-05-20

Google IO started today, and most of the keynote focused on AI. The end of the presentation this morning though gave us more details on Android XR. I'm a HUGE fan of smart glasses, but do we really need Android INSIDE our glasses? Let's chat...

youtube.com/watch?v=Uita7tCjHX

#tech #technology #technews #geek #android #gadgets #google #googleio

2025-05-20

@Overlander_1 LOL or maybe it's just refreshing how bad OTHER companies are at maintaining their "cults".

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2025-05-20

Replay Crew! somegadgetguy.com/2025/05/19/s

HUGE list of tech topics covered this week. Google IO is front and center! Meta is in court. YouTube hopes AI will make ads even more intrusive! Xiaomi is launching a new chip.

And what's up with NVIDIA bullying media outlets and reviewers?

#tech #technology #technews #business #podcast #livestream #geek #google #android #microsoft #meta #socialmedia #youtube #xiaomi

2025-05-19

@Overlander_1 It's rough yeah. Samsung at least used to put more money and effort into marketing. Now it seems like they've about rolled over.
The best they can accomplish is "we beat apple to market with a phone design no one says they want".

It's so cynical.

SomeGadgetGuy boosted:
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2025-05-19

Washington just became the 6th state to pass an electronics Right to Repair law! A quarter of Americans are now covered by electronics repair laws.

And they also passed a bill for powered wheelchairs! That’s a double win for repair, and a big blow to manufacturer control.

Still image of news broadcast from TVW showing a person signing a piece of legislation using a blue pen on a wooden table. The news overlay at the bottom of the screen has the headline "SHB 1483 DIGITAL ELECTRONICS/REPAIR 5/19/25" and the sublines:
"GOVERNOR'S CONFERENCE ROOM, CAPITOL CAMPUS, OLYMPIA
FOR MORE INFORMATION VISIT GOVERNOR.WA.GOV
GOVERNOR FERGUSON BILL SIGNING" with the TVW logo on the right.
2025-05-19

@gveloper I'm letting most of them just go. I had the audio versions produced and saved on a different pod platform.
Lately I've been co-streaming on Youtube, but I think I might just give up on storing video replays.

2025-05-19

@gveloper Yup. I used to keep old episodes of my podcast there. Just deleted them all.

2025-05-19

It's kinda sad that the Galaxy S25 Edge is SO uninspired and creatively bankrupt, that it wouldn't even be fun to buy one just to trash it.
The interest is SO low, if I wanted to buy a phone just to trash it, I would STILL have a better chance of getting some traffic by getting an iPhone 16e today.

Samsung fumbled this so badly, we can't even HATE on it more than the worst iPhone launch in history...

#samsung #galaxys25edge #android #gadgets #geek #smartphone #tech #technology

I screen grab of google analytics showing that not only has search interest in the S25 Edge already dropped, it's still dwarfed by search traffic for the iPhone 16e.
2025-05-19

Replay Crew! somegadgetguy.com/2025/05/19/s

HUGE list of tech topics covered this week. Google IO is front and center! Meta is in court. YouTube hopes AI will make ads even more intrusive! Xiaomi is launching a new chip.

And what's up with NVIDIA bullying media outlets and reviewers?

#tech #technology #technews #business #podcast #livestream #geek #google #android #microsoft #meta #socialmedia #youtube #xiaomi

2025-05-17

@michael it's the BEST way to handle YouTube.
If you care about the channels you sub to, and you really want to know what your favorite creators are publishing, you have to avoid YouTube's algorithm and app at all costs.

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2025-05-17

@SomeGadgetGuy Thanks for your tip about the YouTube RSS feed! That’s how I subscribe now — I watch everything in BazQux RSS Reader. It’s much easier, and I get alerted whenever there’s a new video. I still hit the subscribe button on YouTube, but I watch through the RSS feed now. Thanks again!

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2025-05-17

The HeyBike Ranger S is a MONSTER 1000W motor, fat tire eBike, that also folds up to fit in my little car's trunk. Really pretty, REALLY fast, but how did HeyBike handle my support issues?

youtube.com/watch?v=sMfrf45qDO

#tech #technology #gadgets #ebike #cycling #geek #review #video

2025-05-17

The HeyBike Ranger S is a MONSTER 1000W motor, fat tire eBike, that also folds up to fit in my little car's trunk. Really pretty, REALLY fast, but how did HeyBike handle my support issues?

youtube.com/watch?v=sMfrf45qDO

#tech #technology #gadgets #ebike #cycling #geek #review #video

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