Amanda Blain

Former Freelance

Amanda has been geeking it up since the Commodore 64, Atari, and MS-DOS days.  She regularly attends technology tradeshow events like CES, E3, Collision, and SXSW. She is a full-stack developer, knows 10 code languages, is a freelance writer at a few places, and owns and runs various websites like Amanda Blain, World of Geek Stuff, and Girlfriend Social When not writing, coding or gaming, she enjoys cooking, traveling, Dad jokes, and social media.

How to reconnect the Chromecast with Google TV voice remote

The remote for the Chromecast with Google TV has been known to disconnect from time to time. We created this guide to help you reconnect.

Guides         September 23, 2024

Chromecast with Google TV vs. Roku Streaming Stick 4K vs. Amazon Fire TV Stick 4K

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Products         November 30, 2023

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Guides         August 28, 2022