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About vsajewel

Hi...I'm the author of 2 main blogs on WordPress...vsatips...where I write tech tips for mobile devices...primarily ios...2nd is vsatrends...where I write less about tech things and more about everything else. I also host a YouTube channel which I use to better illustrate some of the 'how to's' in my posts. I love everything about technology. Currently, my main interests/platforms are ios, Windows and Amazon Echo. Recently I decided we were spending way too much money with our local cable provider. So I decided to cut the cord. There is a definite learning curve, especially the antennae part, but we successfully did that and are now saving a boatload of money, so I write some about that. I also am extremely conscientious about security because of an event my family endured , so I write a lot about that too. Two sub-categories of security I tend to focus on are the password manager Dashlane and Hardware Firewalls. Last, I take a lot of notes and have been a beta tester for Evernote for many years. I love Evernote! In recent years Apple has beefed up Apple Notes a lot...so it’s become a fairly serious note contender...as long as its OK if you lose or mess up all your Apple note data. I write about those 2 note platforms primarily.

Easy Way to Reply to Your YouTube Comments on ios

There’s been one annoying problem in the ios app Creator Studio that I just figured out the answer to. It involves managing viewers comments on an iPad. In this post I cover the easiest way to manage viewer comments using an iPad and the Creator Studio app. Continue reading

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Part 1.5: Cutting the Cord: Our Hardware, Costs & Setup

We thought about cutting the cord for several years before we finally did. In retrospect, we wish we’d done it sooner! We’re saving a lot of money, (roughly $2700/year) which I discuss in Part 1 of my Cutting the Cord Series. I’m working on a much longer beginner’s type of guide for cutting the cord which is Part 2, but I the meantime needed to share the hardware choices we made with people so I wrote this really brief overview of for those people who don’t need my complete beginner’s guide, and who just want to know what we did, how we did it and mostly, the hardware we used. Continue reading

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Echo Look May Be Amazon Echo’s Next Big Thing…it May Be the World’s Next Big Obsession Too

Echo Look is Amazon’s newest addition to the Alexa product lineup. That it’s destined for greatness is a forgone conclusion. If I told you anymore I’d basically be reiterating my whole post…so just trust that I know what I’m talking about here and read it if you want to learn why…OK? Continue reading

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Edit Groups of Photos Simultaneously in ios 10 With OneEdit Pro App

Rarely does an app come along that I love so much I decide to dedicate an entire post to it. But OneEdit Pro is one of those exceptional ios apps that helps me so much I want to share how great it is with others. OneEdit Pro is a batch photo editing app for ios which means it lets you make the same changes to a group of photos all at one time. This capability, for bloggers and online publishers is a really great tool that saves me a lot of time every single day. Continue reading

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