In the Weeds with Dexter Johnson

Celebrate Black History every day, although we only get an official month, the inventions of these legendary African American men and women make our lives easier each and every day! –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my tech...

AirTag was never designed for creeps to stalk and with a bout of "silent AirTag" with speakers disabled being sold, Apple has stepped in to help prevent individuals from being stalked. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my t...

Best Buy made RTX GPUS available to members of the Totaltech program only, yet individuals signing up couldn't even get them. Why can consumers just buy what they want without barriers? We need consumer protections and ultimately we need to stop giving companies and resellers our money. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit...

We just can't have a good thing can we? During Amazon's recent earnings call, it was announced that the yearly subscription will increase to $139 from $119, a 17% year over over year increase. When will the great hike-apocalypse end? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog...

Neil Young and other artists are speaking out about the misinformation around covid-19 on Spotify, which they share the airwaves with. Primarily in regards to Joe Rogan, Young noted the company can either remove Joe or remove his catalog of music. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of...

Next month the Steam Deck is shipping. AAA games in your pocket on a true Nintendo Switch-esque competitor. This is huge for gaming rather than the only mobile option being Switch or crappy FTP games on your phone. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the wo...

Another platform wants to gouge the consumer...now we have TikTok wanting have a subscription model for their creators. How about a traditional revenue and profit share instead of us footing the bill? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technol...

Is the Netflix catalog getting better year over year to justify the price increase? With our streaming portfolios as diverse as ever, will you ditch Netflix if these increases continue? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my...

I have a lot of expectations on 2022 for tech, many are in this episode and I hope that they can push technology forward. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my tech news Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/140700358226...

web3 is the next step and is meant to be a decentralized approach to our online technologies. This cannot fix everything BUT it's the next logical step in our online infrastructure. Here's to privacy being the main concern. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts abo...

We have subscriptions for everything in tech and automakers want to get in on the trend too. When can we get consumer protections in this area? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my tech news Twitter list: https://twitter.co...

On December 9, 2021 if Roku and YouTube do not reach an agreement regarding search results on Roku and data features, the YouTube app will be removed from Roku's channel store. Whatever happened to don't be evil, Google? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about...

I've been using the 2020 M1 MacBook Pro for about two weeks and it's been a complete game-changer. This productivity boost, given I most live in the Apple ecosystem on the mobile side, has sparked thoughts on the great SoC vs CPU debate. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest...

Want to talk crap online? Australian laws may have something to say about that. As I always say, online life is real life and we should all be held accountable. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my tech news Twitter list: h...

Starting with iPhones 12 and 13 and M1 Macs, consumers will finally join Apple Authorized Service Providers and Independent Repair Providers as having access to parts, tools and manuals to perform their own commonly serviced hardware repairs. This is huge for the industry and I'm glad that Apple was pushed into a corner to institute this type of program. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's contin...

Apple's complete lineup of M1 MacBooks has been realized and Intel and AMD should be on notice with the amount of performance, without pushing as much power, these chips can achieve. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my tec...

Ever picked one video over another of a "how-to" because one had an extraordinary amount of dislikes? We all have. The removal of this count will make choosing quality harder. Thanks YouTube. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Foll...

The Facebook Papers, released documents given to the SEC by Facebook whistleblower, have been making the rounds detailing the things we all knew, but weren't confirmed about the company. Until now. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology...

Facebook is renaming itself Meta. Meaning all encompassing in an effort to signify the direction of the company moving forward -- the want of creating a digital world where we all work and interact. Facebook is still Facebook, it's still a cesspool for disinformation, data mining and radical ideas, so this rebrand is cute, but expect more of the same from this dumpster fire of a company. –––––––––...

Assigning a score, then giving or holding out features from users simply has China written all over it. Why is this problem at? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my tech news Twitter list: https://twitter.com/i/lists/140700...

Apple's Unleashed Event of 2021 took center stage with new MacBook Pro devices updated with functional ports for professionals and powerful new M1 Pro and M1 Max chips. Additionally, Google officially released Pixel 6 and Pixel 6 Pro at great price points and radical new designs. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://...

Streaming TV options can be a pain, especially when our providers struggle to make deals. With all of these providers and places to watch and consume media, the question of "Where do I watch XYZ" gets harder and harder. When do we throw our hands up and just get cable again? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJo...

The EU Commission wants to regulate USB-C on consumer devices. At face value this seems like an excellent idea for standardization, but can it stifle innovation? –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my tech news Twitter list:...

Innovation is alive and well at Microsoft's 2021 Surface Event! We should all appreciate the amount of intention and purpose behind the Surface lineup. Way to go Microsoft. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follow my tech news Twi...

The new devices from our friends at Apple have been unveiled. While we didn't see anything world breaking, we generally got solid year over year updates to the iPhone and Apple Watch lineup. –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– Let's continue our discussion! Follow me on Twitter at @dexter_johnson and visit http://DexJohnsPC.com to stay on top of my latest blog posts about the world of technology. Follo...