Author: michele

Zoom Video Freezing – Known Issue Version 5.7.4

michele

As soon as Zoom upgraded to version 5.7.4 I started having trouble with the incoming video (the other person’s video) freezing. My video would continue to be fine to both my view, and from the other person’s view.

It could be remedied by the person stopping and restarting their video, but only for a few moments.

I did contact Zoom support and they confirm that this is a known issue, and they are expecting a fix in version 5.7.6, planned for August 15, 2021.

I was not told if some people are also experiencing problems with their own video freezing.

I could only find scant mentions of this online, which is why I am posting this here!

Zoom support did offer some assistance but it didn’t work for me, I’m holding out for the fix…But if you want to try your luck I suggest you contact them. 🙂

 

Star Trek: Deep Space Nine “The Visitor” – Wow.

michele

Star_Trek_DS9_logo.svgSo, I’ve really been enjoying NetFlix of late, since they now have ALL of the Star Trek Series’ available (save, perhaps, the animated series).

I like to keep episodes on while I am working on the computer, and admittedly I don’t watch all the episodes very closely.

Am I ever glad that I had just folded my ChromeBook in half for the evening when “The Visitor” (DS9 Season 4, Episode 2) came on.

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Three Time-Saving, Life-Easier-Making Uses of Chrome’s Incognito Window

michele

The Chrome browser offers an “incognito” window, meant to offer more privacy than standard browsing.

I’m not here to argue the issue of how stealth Chrome’s incognito window actually is. What I would like to do is share a few ways in which I find it useful. In fact, more than useful…Considering I am working on my Chromebook all day, every day, these make my life easier.

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Screensaver for using Spotify with Chromecast

michele

I was quite delighted when I found out my cable company (Rogers) gave me 2 years of Spotify for free. I can Chromecast from Chrome on my Chromebook…connects to the TV and stereo system, brilliant.

However it was a slight annoyance that with the chromecasting, the TV was displaying the quite busy, and largely static, spotify web page. I don’t think my TV is subject to screen burn, but it is still disconcerting and not good for the ambiance. Continue reading