Who came up with the name? Kittalaus did. As he revealed at a startup conference in Chicago this week, he planned to name his daughter Siri after a former coworker (in Norwegian, Siri means “beautiful woman who leads you to … Continue reading →

Amazon on Wednesday announced Alexa Conversations, a deep learning-based approach for developers to create natural voice experiences on Alexa. The toolset, currently in preview, lets developers build natural skill dialogs with fewer lines of code and less training data, Amazon … Continue reading →

Instead of a physically present robot, Alexa would be an omnipresent AI assistant that would be incorporated into all of your devices and would be able to take and execute commands to each specific device. From a functional standpoint, this … Continue reading →

Siri, Apple’s virtual assistant that launched on iPhones in 2011, has never been a very popular name. That name peaked in popularity two years earlier, when 120 female babies in the U.S. were named Siri, about 6 per every 100,000 … Continue reading →

When it comes to size, I would go with at least a 32 GB microSD card. However, that is the absolute minimum I can recommend. If your budget allows it, go with a 128 GB or larger card to future-proof … Continue reading →

Press and hold the “Home” button to launch Siri. Say “Siri, call me…” and state the name you’d like to be called. Tap on “OK” to confirm your choice. Siri adds this name as a nickname to your contact card. … Continue reading →

N. U. (Next Unit of Computing) A bare bones mini PC from Intel, introduced in 2012. The NUC includes the case, power supply and 4×4″ motherboard. Commonly used for gaming or as a home theater PC (HTPC), it is small … Continue reading →

To deploy Pi-hole on your home network, make sure you have all of the following: A Raspberry Pi with at least 512MB of RAM (all Raspberry Pi versions satisfy this requirement) and Raspbian installed. An SD-card with at least 2GB … Continue reading →

VMware is virtualization software that helps you to run multiple operating systems in a single host. VirtualBox is an Oracle tool to provide host-based virtualization. 2. It is used for enterprise and home purposes. It is used for educational and … Continue reading →

Now, the Raspberry Pi Foundation has added official Widevine package support to its default operating system (OS), the aptly-named Raspberry Pi OS. Learn how to stream from the likes of Netflix, Hulu, Disney+, and HBO MAX on the Raspberry Pi! … Continue reading →

Running a GUI program in Docker can be a useful technique when you’re evaluating a new piece of software. You can install the software in a clean container, instead of having to pollute your host with new packages. Is there … Continue reading →

Port forwarding through network connections Network connections are located on your control panel, and you can set up port forwarding there without having to access the router itself. Is it possible to port forward without router access? If you have … Continue reading →

Cons Requires signup. No way to reject a call with a message. No way to accept a call without video. Some Wi-Fi connectivity issues in testing. What are the problems with Google Duo? If bandwidth or speed continues to be … Continue reading →

A Roku device requires an internet service connection either via wired or wireless network for streaming the content. You also need the internet connection to create a Roku account and for Roku streaming device activation, for further streaming and adding … Continue reading →

Mounting your Echo Dot is just a generally great idea. Not only is the tiny speaker easier to hear when it’s mounted at a reasonable height, but it’s also safe from your destructive spills and bumps. Can you mount an … Continue reading →