It's Been a (Tech) Week

It's been a busy tech week around here...

• CES just wrapped up in Las Vegas.  This is a big consumer electronics show which used to be easy to attend (just print up a business card and walk right in) but these days they have increased the requirements to attend (thank goodness so many people post videos of the event on YouTube!).
• We got a new range recently and hubby asked why it keeps trying to connect with his cell phone.  I guess there is an app for everything these days and while many people like all of this consumer tech, I would go back to the wood-burning cookstove if it was possible!
• New Samsung phones are being released soon.  I signed up to pre-order so I can get a discount if I decide to upgrade my phone (this is free to do but you aren't required to buy a phone if you change your mind).
• My ancient printer/scanner was having issues connecting to my laptop because I changed the router/network.  I thought I would just buy a new printer/scanner since one was on sale for $35 but when I read the reviews, it said the scanner (which does not use ink) would not work if you didn't have ink in the printer.  What a scam!  I haven't had ink in my printer/scanner for years.  I make so few copies that I just pay 10 cents a copy at the local library on those rare occasions when I need to print something.  So I redoubled my efforts and got my old printer/scanner to connect.  I also backed up the device software since it is no longer supported by the company and I am also going to order a printer USB cord for around $5 so that if it can't connect to wifi I can still connect it to my laptop.
• Then I sent a coupon to an old Yahoo email account that I rarely check because I only use it for junk email and found I have lost access to it! When it said it would send a code to the backup email address, it went to another Yahoo email account that I rarely use and when I went to check that old account, it said it sent a code to that email's backup account which happens to be the first account I couldn't log in to.  Ugh
• Finally, here is how tech can be used to increase your car insurance and here are some generally annoying tech trends.