Consumer Tech and Telecom, March 2021, Forewarned is Forearmed: What You Need to Know
By Richard M. Sherwin, Deena Gross, Christine Bittar and Susan Davis Think you have trouble reaching your phone company, an appliance maker or your Internet provider? Well, this is the most heinous outcome of bad customer support. Alexander Kearns, a 20-year-old college student was dabbling with online trading using the Robinhood app. He ran into problems on June 11 when the […]
Consumer Tech for March
Part Two CES 2021 Innovation Awards https://www.ces.tech/Innovation-Awards/Honorees.aspx The Consumer Electronics Association, the host and backer of the Winter Consumer Electronics Show for more than a half a century, annually selects the best innovative products via a select group of reporters, industry analysts, engineers, and columnists. Here are the latest winners: https://www.ces.tech/Innovation-Awards/Honorees.aspx DIGITAL FAMILY ADVISOR’S PICKS […]
Products to buy during the Pandemic
Palm Isles’ Computer Club got exclusive entry into the long-time technology event Showstoppers holiday preview and the Consumer Technology Associations events, here are some highlights. Can your room air filtration system stop Covid? While leading appliance manufactures like Honeywell, Dyson, LG, Whirlpool, Kenmore, and lesser-known but highly rated Blue Air and “Alen” get a clean […]
The Best vs. Overrated Products
A DFA Special Report By Susan Davis, Arlene Rosenberg, Richard Sherwin with Deena Gross and Jennifer Auspitz Every expert we talked to and every consumer we interviewed hammered Samsung’s large Appliances. From 2014 through today, you can purchase any other brand of dishwasher, refrigerator, washing machine, dryer, oven and microwave and do better than Samsung. […]
Explaining the Newest Streaming Services
(By the Staff of DFA)
A reader recently wrote to DFA commenting that she was finally getting used to paying for Netflix and Amazon Prime video when she saw ads for new streaming content services like Disney+, Apple TV, Peacock, Quibi and HBO Max. Is there any way to rate them on price, content and availability? she asked. She also […]
Consumer Tech for September
Your latest questions answered. (Jennifer Auspitz, Arlene Rosenberg, Marc Burstein, Susan Davis and Robert Plunkett) Q: I listened and read your story on purchasing an Orbi extender for my whole household. I am getting better service from the Orbi connected to my Altice One Box than from the Altice box. In fact, I get 200 […]
Consumer Tech July (special stay at home edition)
We Choose The Most Useful Stay At Home Consumer Tech Products By Richard M. Sherwin (With Bob Plunkett, Jennifer Auspitz, Marc Burstein and Susan Davis) Some consumer tech products, heretofore considered secondary or not must-buys for many people, have now come to the forefront for the millions stuck at home. Families who have had to […]
Consumer Tech/Coronavirus Edition One By Richard M. Sherwin (With Bob Plunkett, Jennifer Auspitz, Marc Burstein and Susan Davis) Tech Support during COVID-19 Instacart Should Be Carted Off Since we are old enough to be high-risk during the pandemic, we needed to stay home as much as possible. So, when we were running low on food […]
Richard Sherwin’s latest lecture
My life as a Newspaperman (Part 1): What it was like to be with Bill Gates, Steve Jobs, Rupert Murdoch and more… By Richard M. Sherwin It’s right after New Year’s, 1984, and I have been doing two jobs at the NY Daily News-Chicago Tribune Syndicate. I’ve been a sports writer since 1967, working nights […]