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For teens...and most adults really        A small but dedicated minority of teens, at least in high school, use MacBooks over the more popular Windows and Chrome OS-based alternatives. Most of the users that have a MacBook have an iPhone. In media, we see Macs used as the computer of choice by the upper-middle-class kids, particularly in the 2008 movie  The Clique PG-L (very early iPhone because filming would have started earlier in 2007/8).      And yet, when we see the kids in the movie, they use an IM application, a video chat application, and maybe some text editing. And that's it. And you may say, that's a movie, people don't do that in 2024, right? It's different now... nope.        Macs can run some iPhone applications, and while the average teen might not do that, yet they do use a few key applications... applications that are blown-up iPhone versions.        First, to access the key we...

    Gallery Labs is a feature in Samsung's Gallery app that allows you to access hidden features in the application. To enable it, follow these steps: 1. Open the Gallery app and tap the three dots in the top-right corner of the screen. 2. Scroll down and tap "Settings." 3. Tap "About Gallery" and then tap the version number multiple times until you see "Gallery Labs" enabled at the bottom of the screen. 4. Go back to the main Gallery screen and you will see that Gallery Labs has been enabled. Now you can enable features such as downloading images as PDFs, locking access to certain albums, and more.     Let me know if you want to hear more about how to use Gallery Labs on a Samsung device. God bless, and Tech Talk to you Later!!!

I don't "get" Internet culture.      As teens allegedly scroll through Insta, TikTok, Pinterest, and Reddit, follow their favorite Youtubers and Twitch streamers, they all have one thing in common: Internet culture.       You will hear how famous Instagrammers and TikTokers are caught in some scandal that the Twitchers react to, some new meme format that is popular on IG or TikTok, new and co-opted words that appear out of thin air that everyone seemingly knows about. Which begs the question...how???       How are memes created and instantly "go viral"? Where do they upload these objects? What are the source images?  Who are the millions of always online always scrolling people? You need to have a following to become popular, so to go viral is wild. Where do the new words and lingo come from? The TikTok songs? If TikTok is filled with infinite content, how is there a "culture" around a few people--people that just yap or  j...

Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special review.       When you take a picture on Samsung phones with Motion Photos turned on, you may want to download the video.         Maybe you missed a key moment that your shutter lag missed, like Ethan Shay did in the SSALTW story "The Note," or maybe you missed a key sports photo. Here is what you need to do:        Click on the photo, and text will show "View Motion Photo." Click that, then tap the screen again. The download option will appear on the far right. You can also convert it into a GIF.    Unfortunately, it will appear with the date the photo was taken. This can be changed though so stay tuned for an article on this!! God bless and Tech Talk To You Later!!

How to make widgets stack on Samsung One UI. If you want multiple widgets but have limited homescreen space, this is how you add them to a homescreen. 1. Pinch the homescreen inward to pull up the widgets bar. Then click the widgets icon on the bottom right. 2. Select your first widget and slide it on the screen. Then hold down on that widget and click create stack.  3. Select your 2nd widget for the list. Up to 7 widgets can be in a stack.   God bless and Tech Talk To You Later!! 

       When I first heard about the Department of Justice (DOJ) attempting to break up Google, my immediate reaction was disbelief. “Are they serious?” I thought. I mean, why would anyone think splitting off Chrome and Android from Google would benefit anyone? To me, it just seemed like a bunch of out-of-touch politicians trying to "solve" a problem that doesn’t exist.      Android is one of the most open operating systems out there. Anyone with enough resources can make an Android phone. Whether it's a major brand like Samsung or a niche phone like the Light Phone, which doesn’t even come with Google or apps, the flexibility is unmatched. Yet, the DOJ is somehow convinced Google’s control over Android is monopolistic.         When I dug deeper, I found out the DOJ also wants to split off Chrome. Now, this made even less sense to me. Chrome isn’t just popular because it’s pre-installed on some devices—it’s popular because it’s ...

Hello, this is TheTechBoy with a special review.     Google's Notebook LLM is a great tool. I attempted to get ChatGPT and Claude to summarize and answer questions about the esteemed SSALTW.blogspot.com series but the filesize was too big for Claude and ChatGPT's answers were horrific. So, although some commentary was lost (Claude is really good at finding to jokes in the series), I decided to employ NotebookLLM. It was amazing.     I imported 67 pages of the SSALTW story into the software (later added, at the time of writing the most recent story, Operation Shadow. NotebookLLM handled this so well. It imported the document as was able to give very detailed cited responses and was right 95% of the time. However, there were some drawbacks, such as losing my original chats so I had to ask again and getting hung up on details. 1.                            Accuracy: Accurac...

I expected this to be a blowout... Test done on October 13th 2024      I pitted Xs Grok and Metas Ai head to head. Both companies have different philosophy, with Meta placing the bot in all their applications while Grok is for blue users only. I tested fact finding ability, image generation tech, storytelling and coding skills. The questions are not necessarily in the order they were asked. 1. Facts     I asked both Ai's "Who is the USA Potus." Both answered correctly that it is, Joe Biden, with Grox showing me Xeets for people talking about him. TIE.       I then asked for specs of the s24 U and while Grok is more timid...it provides the specs as well as Meta. TIE.      I then ask about the Texans Win Loss record. Only Grok gets it right (5-1) with Meta Ai saying 4-1. This shows that real time info is faster on Grok than Metas Ai.      I asked both Ais for a chart of the USA states 1-10 by area. Metas is ugly, but co...

    Gemini Live has a hard time creating spy stories.     I was chatting with Gemini Live and wanted to test its capabilities. I decided a good test would be an Adventures In Odyssey/kid TV-style spy story. (Zoey 101, iCarly etc.) Not too hard, right? Wrong. Here is the chat.    First, I talked to her about computers and research on the Internet. After it came up with some satisfactory answers, I switched subjects and asked about computers' use in espionage. Gemini handled it well, saying,       "Okay, here's the deal with computers and espionage. Think of them like super-powered tools for spies. They use them to encrypt secret messages so only the intended person can read them.        They also use them to crack codes and intercept other people's secret messages, which is like trying to solve a super complicated puzzle. Beyond that, computers let spies gather information from all over the world.      ...