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A few weeks ago, I spent hours re-wiring my desk of its computers, printers, scanners, TVs, VHS (yes, for editing and old Rocky movies) players, hubs, routers, and external hard drives. I was disgusted to see how many external hard drives I had. Some were 250GB, others 500GB. That’s no match for the file sizes of the present day. Most were near full. But daisy-chaining all of them was a...

The above video shows an investigation I did for WFTV-TV in Orlando, Florida a few years ago about how people have the ability to peer into your home if you have a video baby monitor or virtually any device that emits radio waves. While this was done basic technology intercepting radio waves, criminals are now able to simply join a wireless network and see for themselves. [hr] Technology can be a...

It’s finally here, perhaps the most requested update for Instagram. Now users of the app can import videos to Instagram. Both iPhone and Android users will be able to import, trim, filter and post their greatest archived videos into 15 seconds of fame. Instagram posted the update (version 4.1) on Wednesday and in doing so, take a major leap on Vine with the new import option. Many users...

Good Thursday to you all. Today’s GeekLift centers around the iPhone (forgive me) and has a nod to privacy if you’re an AT&T customer. If you’re an Instagram user, maybe you’ve always wondered how to save a photo after you’ve applied a filter WITHOUT posting it for the world to see.  Also, have you ever seen something on your iPhone screen and wish you could take...

It may be the 4th of July, but that doesn’t mean your tech problems go away. Happy Independence Day, first and foremost. We should all be thankful for our freedoms and to those who fought for them. Today’s GeekLift includes fixing a lagging DirecTV box and slow-scrolling channel guides. I’ll also help you understnad what ‘your carrier settings have been updated’...

Apple recently filed for a trademark for “iWatch” in Japan. Despite the fact that Apple already offers consumers the Nano watch option, they look like they’re interested in designing a full, smart-watch from the ground up. Reports signal that the iWatch could be released by the end of 2014. With all the patent talk, I thought it would be fun to look back at some funny patent...