FirstLook: Nuraphone
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FirstLook: Nuraphone

As some of you may know that I’m not a person that tweaks sounds. I want clean reference sound as it was intended. However, music should move you, and you should feel it deep inside. I think Nura has hit the nail on the head here with something new. A technology I may not entirely understand but nev

Next generation of HDMI will support 8K video with HDR
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Next generation of HDMI will support 8K video with HDR

CES 2017 is under way and we are hearing specifications of the new HDMI 2.1 standard. This new standard will increase link bandwidth to 48 Gbps and will enable support for up to 10K resolutions without compression, new color spaces with up to 16 bits per component, dynamic HDR, variable refresh rate

Security: What is a BlackNurse Attack?
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Security: What is a BlackNurse Attack?

By now everyone is aware of what a DoS or Denial of service attack is. A large number of compromised systems are used to flood a system over TCP/IP protocols. BlackNurse is a new breed of attack that doesn’t require large recourses, in fact, 15mb’s of bandwidth and a laptop can get the job done.

macOS Terminal Tips
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macOS Terminal Tips

Let us run through some great interface and user tweaks to customize MacOS. These tricks are simple and can improve your workflow beyond what the System Preferences window allows.

End-To-End encryption & Facebook
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End-To-End encryption & Facebook

In a world where so much of our personal information is moving back and forth across the internet. It’s important to understand people with the right tools can eavesdrop on your conversations. We have to be diligent and hold privacy and security close to the chest on everything we do online. Encrypt

Quicktip: Force Restart iPhone 7
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Quicktip: Force Restart iPhone 7

The Apple iPhone 7’s has done away with the mechanical home button, for the new solid-state haptic experience. As a result, there’s a new way to force restart the device.

Getting started with Apple News
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Getting started with Apple News

Magazines are a dying breed. We have dozens of apps and subscriptions eager to take its place. Many are just clumsy and clunky and take from the experience of reading a good magazine. Apple’s News app attempts at polishing up online journalism, and while it may not be a huge leap in innovation, it i

We’re Back
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We’re Back

We here believe in taking time out for our family and friends and use the summer months to do just that. We’re back recharged and with renewed energy along with a new design for lifewithtech.net. We are shifting away from the frills and having our content speak for itself, with a new minimalistic de

QuickTip: Hide an account in OSX
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QuickTip: Hide an account in OSX

There maybe a time you find yourself wanting to hide a user account in osx’s menu. Maybe just to clean up the menu and make it less confusing for younger users or just the added security of not giving away the administrator userid. this terminal command will do the trick.

Drone Racing: 210 Build
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Drone Racing: 210 Build

Why did I wait so long? Drones, a mesh of some of my favorite technologies in one. This should have been a no-brainer. It took the interest of my boys to make me realize how much fun this sport is. Yes, I said “sport”, With drone advancements and growing interested even ESPN had declared Drone racin