The Golden Globe Awards, presented by the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, were on Sunday night. I actually prefer these awards to the Oscars because there seems to be fewer politics and more attention to who really is the best. During the weeks leading up to the awards, everyone was talking about "A Star Is Born", …
Reblog – Google vs Alexa
A very witty and informed review of the latest techno trends.
Lydia!
Warning:
This post contains Canadian content, and may not be suitable for non-Canadians!
I have been wondering about getting one of these smart speakers, Google Home Mini or Amazon Echo Dot (Alexa), for a while. I just didn’t know if they would be worth the investment. However, Boxing Day (It’s like a Canadian Black Friday, but it is the day after Christmas) came and at 50% off, I figured it was time to try.
I couldn’t decide on which smart speaker to get, so I got both and compared them. They arrived on the same day.
The Speaker:
On opening the boxes, the first thing I noticed was that the Amazon unit was a little heavier than the Google. Once I started playing music, I noticed that the sound quality of Alexa was much more natural than the Google unit, so I am guessing the extra weight is a bigger…
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Song Lyric Sunday – Doctor, My Eyes
I was so looking forward to this weekend to participate in my first SLS in a few months. However, sadly, Helen Vahdati has had to step away from her blog and this awesome challenge for a while. Her reasons are very similar to mine so while I am sad, I totally understand and wish her …