I’m a reader, truly I am. That’s why when I moved out here to the sticks several years ago and my former satellite company couldn’t find a clear signal, I ditched traditional viewing and set up streaming options. (Yes, this was seven plus years ago, before streaming to television became common and easy.)

I bought a cheapish hard drive and set it up with my “big” and I mean old-fashioned big tv (the ones they don’t sell anymore). Then I was seduced a year or two later by a super sale on a 24 inch HDTV at Sam’s Club (I …

It seems like Christmas came a bit early to my house with the post-Thanksgiving select sales by Amazon. What did I fall for? (Oh, excuse me…) What was I tempted by? The amazing deal on the Amazon Fire Phone, 32GB (Unlocked GSM) (and the Fire TV – more on that later). Yep, I’ve just added two new Amazon devices to my household, much like I used to do with Apple.

How about them apples? This devoted Mac girl hasn’t used her iPad in ages – instead using the 8.7 Kindle HDX that was my splurge from last year. But …