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For the last two weeks, I have been on a quest. The goal was to find a pair of headphones for me to use everyday for traveling, listening to music and playing audio books. I already knew quite a lot about headphones. I knew what I wanted to use them for. I knew most of the features that I was interested in having.

That should have made the decision easy, but as my husband can attest, the decision was a difficult one. We scoured every nearby electronics store and spent hours going over online information and comparisons. What we found was somewhat amazing. I have used and loved Bose headphones for years. Bose has always been the leader in headphones, but to my surprise Sony came up on the top of my list for headphones.

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5G – It’s coming soon, or according to some wireless carriers, it’s here already. The truth is that 5G and its implementation is a very complex subject. Let me see if I can shed a little light on the subject. First a little insight into the vernacular.

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As you may know from my writing, I am a television junkie. As such, I am always asked about how to make juggling with remotes and finding the proper inputs easier. This question comes up often with older TV viewers, but even the twenty- and thirty-somethings ask this question because they can't control their parent's television setups.

I have found the answer in the Amazon Fire TV Cube.

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If you want to try a voice assistant, but are trying to decide whether to buy an Amazon Echo Dot or Google Home, don't stress.  You really can't go wrong since both the Echo Dot and the Google Home Mini are good. With Christmas pricing, these products are in the $20 to $30 range.

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The best thing about Google Home devices is that they can do so much. The wort thing about them is that they come with no instruction book. You are on your own to figure out what they can really do. Luckily Google gives you some support. You just need to know where to look. For istant help, check out the Google Home Help Website.  Google also has a website dedicated to their Google Assistant, which is built into all Google Home devices. Check it out at the Google Assistant Website. Be sure to look through the various tabe for what your Google Home can do as well as for news from the Google Home developers.

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This may  not seem like a big deal, but it is. Whispering uses many different types of vocal manipulations. This is something that Google Home cannot yet do. Just ask Alexa, "Alexa, do you know how to whisper?" and she will respond something cute like, " Yes. I can whisper. I learned after I realized that people take naptime very seriously."  Actually whispering somes in handy when someone in the room is sleeping.

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Fortunately, if someone in your family is named Alexa or if you simply don't like that name, you can change the Wake word that Amazon Echo responds to. You cannot choose your own word, but you can choose from the four words that Amazon supplies: Alexa, Amazon, Computer, or Echo. All Amazon Echo devices come with Alexa as the default wake word. If you want to change this to one of the other three words, open the Alexa app on your mobile device. Choose Settings. If you have more than one device, choose the device. Then tap on Wake Word. Choose the name you want from the dropdown menu and tap Save.