Local-First: Keep Working When the Cloud Doesn’t

If you died tonight, could your family get into your phone, email and bank accounts? Dom Bettinelli and Tom Grelinger revisit Tech Memento Mori with the legacy tools Apple, Google and Facebook now offer. The post Tech Memento Mori, Revisited appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Can one $299 screen that knows every face in the kitchen serve the whole family? Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercier weigh Apple's new HomeView, HomePod mini, $299 Apple TV 4K and Apple Home Collection, and decide what to buy. The post Apple’s Home Strategy Comes into View appeared first on StarQuest Media.

When the cloud goes down, does your stuff still work? Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Leo Devick put notes apps, ebooks, photos, smart homes, and password managers through the outage test and the shutdown test. The post Local-First: Keep Working When the Cloud Doesn’t appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Would you let an AI agent buy a jacket just because you looked at it? Meta's Muse wants to. Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter size up Meta's new VR and AI glasses and ask whether Meta deserves that trust. The post Not Amused: Meta Wants Muse on Your Face appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Google built an Android laptop to take on the MacBook Air, but who actually wants one? Dom Bettinelli, Tom Grelinger, and Fr. Joseph Sund weigh the Googlebook's price, Gemini features, and app gap, plus the EU's age check app. The post Google’s Android Laptop Takes Aim at the MacBook Air appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Is waving your card at a register riskier than swiping it? Dom Bettinelli, Thomas Sanjurjo, and Jack Baruzzini explain how NFC and RFID work, where the real weak spots are, and which fears to drop. The post Invisible Radios: NFC and RFID Myths vs. Real Risks appeared first on StarQuest Media.

A $1,999 phone that unfolds into a tablet-sized screen — Apple's foldable is real, and it's the iPhone Duo. Dom Bettinelli and Joanne Mercier react to Apple's September event, from the Duo's three screens to the Watch's new Health Age. The post Apple Unfolds Their New iPhone Future appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Announcing Holy Troublemakers, a new podcast from StarQuest. In this weekly podcast host Dom Bettinelli will introduce you to the difficult people who built the Catholic Church. From mystics who argued with popes to missionaries who walked into places nobody sane would go, every episode tells one of their stories. The post Announcing Holy Troublemakers appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Deleting photos first is a mistake. Dom Bettinelli, Pat Scott, and Fr. Andrew Kinstetter reveal the real storage hogs on your phone, from message attachments to Siri voices, and the safest order to clear them out. The post Stop Deleting Your Photos First: The Real Phone Storage Fix appeared first on StarQuest Media.

Struggle has value, and the internet just rediscovered it. Friction-maxxing means making your tech deliberately harder to use — and Dom Bettinelli, Fr. Joseph Sund, and Pat Scott find that the monks got there about seventeen centuries first. The post Friction Maxxing: The Internet Rediscovers That Struggle Is Good for You appeared first on StarQuest Media.