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Josh Hendrickson

Contributing since March, 2017

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About Josh Hendrickson

Josh Hendrickson was the Editor-in-Chief of Review Geek and a former How-To Geek Staff Writer with over a decade of experience.

Before writing for How-To Geek, Josh did project management, quality assurance testing, and sysadmin work at IDM Computer Solutions, which makes the popular UltraEdit text editor. His years of project management experience included a focus on Linux and macOS applications and troubleshooting, giving him intimate professional knowledge of all three major desktop operating systems. Josh also built and maintained PCs and servers for IDM, and was responsible for maintaining local and offline backups for the company.

Josh worked for Microsoft for several years, specializing in computer repair of both hardware and software. He took apart laptops, troubleshooted the Windows operating system, fixed programs like Microsoft Outlook, and removed viruses from customers' laptops. While working for Microsoft, he helped create a shared knowledge repository for all Microsoft employees repairing computers and developed a training process for catching new employees up to speed. During that time, Josh achieved a Microsoft Certified Professional (MCP) certification.

Even before working directly in Information Technology, Josh had a passion for technology. He rooted Android phones and flashed custom ROMs on them; gamed on all major consoles and with his PCs; and built his own computers.

That passion continues today. Josh has outfitted his house with a wide variety of smart gadgets, ran Ethernet cables everywhere, assembled Plex servers, and even built a smart mirror with just a frame, some electronics, a Raspberry Pi, and open-source code. His work has been covered by news websites like Digital Trends, Stacey on IoT, Daily Tech News Show, and USA Today.

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Google stopped recording your Google Home/Assistant conversations by default---but only for new users. Here's how existing users can stop it.
Amazon Alexa & Amazon Echo
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Alexa will still work with Nest, despite some confusion. But IFTTT and everything else still won't. Google seems to be carving out a special exception for Alexa.

A house with "doesn't work with nest" logo over it.
Features
What the End of "Works With Nest" Means For You

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Web Browsers
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Windows 10
Microsoft’s Edge Browser Keeps Getting More Interesting

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Windows 10
What Is Windows 10 IoT, and When Would You Want to Use It?

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Xbox
How to Move Game Files to Another Xbox One

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Features
The Worst Things About Owning a Smarthome

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Windows 10
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Is the person you're talking to online who they say they sare? Check their IP address (and location) with a disguised tracking link.

Xbox console
Xbox
The All-Digital Xbox Fulfills Microsoft's Original Xbox One Vision

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Samsung Phones & Tablets
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Let's make the Bixby button mildly more useful! ... Emphasis on mildly.
Facebook
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Cloud & Internet
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Web Browsers
Microsoft’s Chromium-Powered Edge Has a Dark Mode, Here’s How to Enable It

Oh look, Edge Flags! Let's turn on Dark mode!
Windows 10
Download: Try Microsoft’s New Chromium-Based Edge Browser Today

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Features
Why We Can't Recommend Wink Hubs Anymore

Has anyone seen Wink in stock lately?
Google Assistant & Google Nest
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Amazon Alexa & Amazon Echo
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Features
How to Change Your Smart Bulb's Colors From the Google Home Hub Display

You don't have to talk to your Google Home Hub to change the colors of your lights.

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