Just as with any type of technology, there may come a day your Amazon Fire TV Stick just is not working the way you want it to. It could be running sluggishly, freezing or even not launching apps the way it should. The stick does not come with much internal storage of its own and if you are not using an external SD card to load apps onto (not available in 1st gen models), it … [Read more...] about How to Reset the Amazon Fire TV Stick to Factory Settings
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How to Hard and Soft Factory Reset: Huawei Sensa H715BL
Recently, the phone I had been using for a couple of years completely died. At the time, I did not have a lot of extra cash. I headed to WalMart to try and find something that would allow a few apps, take decent photos of all my grandkids and have a large enough screen for these old eyes to see well. Huawei had just released the Sensa H715BL to the world as one of their “lower e … [Read more...] about How to Hard and Soft Factory Reset: Huawei Sensa H715BL
How to Install, Uninstall and Update Apps on Amazon Fire TV
Congratulations! You must have recently purchased an Amazon Kindle Fire TV. I recently received one as a gift and have been having an absolute blast with it. There are so many different things I can do that I could not before. Since my eyesight is so bad, I absolutely love to mirror my phone’s screen onto my 60” TV! We will discuss how to do that - and more - with your Fire TV S … [Read more...] about How to Install, Uninstall and Update Apps on Amazon Fire TV
How to Restart or Turn off Amazon Fire TV
During our lifetimes, technology has advanced at a pace we cannot even describe as rapid. That word just does not seem strong enough to describe the pace at which devices of all types have been upgraded and introduced to the market. In most cases, we are used to turning things off when we are finished using them: our televisions, radios, external speakers and even tablets or … [Read more...] about How to Restart or Turn off Amazon Fire TV
How to Disable the Microphone on Amazon Alexa Echo or Dot
I'm pretty sure there isn't a soul on the planet who hasn't at least heard of Alexa. The name has become almost the standard symbol for any type of voice-activated assistant. Just a few short years ago, that title was held by Siri, of course. These days, Amazon is completely dominating the market... especially with its Echo and Dot devices selling at the speed of light. When … [Read more...] about How to Disable the Microphone on Amazon Alexa Echo or Dot
How to Disable Voice Purchases on Amazon Alexa Devices
We have all read horror stories regarding kids running up huge bills on their parents' credit cards by going on shopping sprees using digital devices. This has happened across every platform at some point or another: Apple, Microsoft, Google and even Amazon. Now that we have voice-activated assistants helping us to run our households, it can be even easier for these mistakes to … [Read more...] about How to Disable Voice Purchases on Amazon Alexa Devices
How to use Alexa in Your Home
If you currently have one of the many devices that Alexa will work with, you likely know you can ask her to give you the weather or play your favorite song. However, there are a multitude of things that Alexa can do around your home to make your life simpler - and more fun! We have compiled the top ways to use Alexa to turn your house into a true smart home. Once you have set … [Read more...] about How to use Alexa in Your Home
How to Reset Amazon Alexa Echo or Dot
Alexa is one of the hottest trends in the world right now. It seems as though everyone has at least one Alexa-enabled device in their home, helping them to make life simpler. While the Echo and Dot generally are both great pieces of hardware, they can - like any technology - occasionally have hiccups and issues. There are a couple of reasons you may need to reset your Alexa … [Read more...] about How to Reset Amazon Alexa Echo or Dot
How to Add Wireless Charging to Your Phone
If you’re like most of the world, your current cell phone does not have wireless charging capabilities built into the device. Don’t despair, my friends. We can still make use of this magic method of battery charging without having to upgrade our current phone and without going to town with a soldering iron! Before moving on with the how-tos, I wanted to point out something ab … [Read more...] about How to Add Wireless Charging to Your Phone
Samsung TV Won’t Save Picture Settings
I was playing video games on a friends' Samsung LCD TV. The contrast was too dark, so we adjusted the picture settings. After about every 10 minutes or so, the picture would just go right back to the same settings it had before we changed them. It wouldn't save the contrast or brightness settings. … [Read more...] about Samsung TV Won’t Save Picture Settings