Technology

Keep up with the latest technology news from Cheydes of Black.

    If You’re Paying for Prime Amazon Photos Might Be an Option… With a Catch

    At the cost of a Publix candy bar a month for 200GB of photos. Google Photos is a pretty cheap option to store your photos but that 200GB is a limitation.

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      When You Think You Won’t Need It, You Will

      You never know when you may need it and if you think your Windows 10 recovery USB disk may save you, you're wrong.

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        Boys and Their Toys

        I should probably create another blog category called "Geek Fest" but having multiple displays for so many years, I can't believe I was never made aware of this Windows feature for so long.

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          So Was a $3,852 Display Upgrade Worth It?

          Short answer? No. Do I want to return everything? No. Do I have buyer’s remorse? No. And yes. “WHAT are you talking about, Philip?”

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            Upgrading from an $80 $380.00 Keyboard to a $75 One

            No keyboard in my 28 years of computing has ever become such an extraordinary part of my daily computing process as that of the Logitech K811 keyboard. In fact, I've never really thought about keyboard usage all that much until that day came when I became sick & tired of those God-awful mechanical keyboards.

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              Alexa’s a Coding Co-Worker Now

              While I tend to work with various AI assistants when applying custom coding to stuff on my site & other projects, I never really thought of Alexa as that type of assistant outside of turning the lights off.

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                AI Coding Limitations

                AI really needs to step up when it comes to analyzing web pages for coding suggestions. More often than not, I have to provide them with the HTML of a section of the page for them to be able to read it.

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                  Jetpack Comments Configuration for WordPress

                  Hopefully a helpful post for those that fell down the rabbit hole looking for answers to why the social media options don't show when testing your Jetpack comments in WordPress.

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                    The AI Trade

                    Even when I was out of work and decided to contract technical support out to people, I used my own ticketing system. It's just the way my brain thinks and learns to approach & prioritize the needs of my customers.In 2026, nothing has changed when it comes to that, except for one certain thing.

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                      Talent, Creation vs. Technology

                      My reasoning was, and is, that I can try so hard to max my skills, be creative, spend years learning guitar, buy a shit ton of studio equipment, and will never be "the best" or adequately communicate, uniquely who I am in that respect.

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                        DNS Settings Every Home Network Should Utilize

                        I'm a huge Cloudflare fan when it comes to hosting DNS for domains & websites, but there is also some conveniences to using Cloudflare's public IP addresses to host DNS for your home network.

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                          AI Will Collapse the Economy

                          So, what do we make out of this? Is college worth it if your technical knowledge is soon to be replaced, not to mention the debt that you'll pay for the rest of your life?

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                            My “Go To” Web Hosting Technology

                            "While I've have had interest in web technology since the late 90's, it was always a "I want this, how do I do it" approach as opposed to formal education."

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                              The Beaver Builder Updates Are INSANE–At a Cost

                              "In that I absolutely HATE the name "Beaver Builder" I opted for the "Agency" version, just for the "white labeling" which allows you to rename the "interface" to your "brand" for clients."

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                                Rockin’ It!

                                "I'm lost, homeless, & jobless and trying to navigate it and end up lost riding a bicycle in the middle of nowhere, my iPhone doesn't work, before my alarm goes off to do another workday."

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