FYI, if you buy a Google Pixel 7 from the Google store enter “Z1M77NMTD8MEMZWQI7SNT87” at checkout and both of us will get $100 in Google Store credit The Google Pixel 7 Pro is fairly easy to unlock, root and pass SafetyNet provided you have a little bit of knowledge on how to use the command…Read more
Android
Pixel Watch – Two Weeks On
So, I received the Pixel Watch back on October 13th and figured I would post an update on it. I got the non-LTE version as I already have five lines on my mobile and don’t currently feel like I need the added capability that it provides. I’m never anywhere without my phone, and (I am…Read more
The Perfect Smart Home: What I’m Using…Part II
So in Part I I touched on most of the hardware I’m using and some of my software. I keep coming across stuff I missed and I’ll mention some of that here. So on to how all this works together. Down among the creepy crawlies that inhabit my garage and basement along with my son’s…Read more
The Perfect Smart Home: What I’m Using…Part I
SO I’m a big gadget geek. As far as phones, while there is nothing wrong with Apple products my personal preference is for Android. The platform is much more extensible and I can do 1,000 more things with my Nexus than I ever would be able to with Apple. But…this isn’t about that. I came…Read more
Android Remote Control
Seems like such a simple thing. I’ve been trying to find an app that would let me remote control my Nexus 6 and my Nexus wall-mounted tablet from my PC. Not as easy as you might thing. I checked out VNC first simply because I’ve used it before. No go unless you are rooted. Then…Read more
Pooplog
They (whoever they is/are) say that there is an app for everything. Up until today I wasn’t quite so sure of that but now that I’ve come across this nifty new Android application I know I’ve seen it all. One might think they designed this little baby specifically for Velociman. What’s the app, you ask?…Read more