Mitch Bartlett

I have over 25 years of experience working with the latest technology. As a child, I delighted in tinkering with radios, VCRs, and TVs—a passion that still resonates with me today. I possess an extensive array of TV and music streaming tech, fostering my ongoing fascination with these innovations, which I enjoy documenting through my writing. When I'm not engrossed in technological pursuits, I enthusiastically support my Chicago Bears or the Chicago Cubs. Additionally, I indulge my passion for collecting baseball cards, amassing a collection that some might consider excessive.

How to Play Apple Music on Roku

January 18, 2023August 23, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

I love to use my TV to play music while I’m cleaning my home. Right now I’m using Apple Music and would love to play music from the app on my phone to Roku TV. It was not easy to figure out, but eventually I got Apple Music on my Roku using these steps.

How to Reset TCL Roku TV

January 18, 2023August 12, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

If you’re having problems operating your TCL Roku TV, a reset may the needed remedy. You can perform a soft reset to reboot the system, or factory reset the TV to clear all data and settings.

Fire TV: Enable/Disable Subtitles (Captioning)

February 10, 2023August 3, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

The Amazon Fire TV has subtitle (otherwise known as Closed Captioning) features you can use for the hearing impaired. The feature allows you to read what is being said in the video you are watching.

There is a main place in the Fire TV settings where you can enable or disable subtitles. But each individual app may also have their own subtitle settings. Each app has a different way to access these settings. Here are steps to changing the main Fire TV subtitle setting as well as the way to change it in the most popular apps.

Best Wireless Keyboards for Fire TV

January 18, 2023June 28, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

If you’re like me, you like to use a wireless keyboard with the Amazon Fire TV for quicker searching. It’s difficult to find the right keyboard for the living room though. You don’t want one that takes up too much room or is to heavy to handle while eating nachos. I have researched and used many keyboards with my Fire TV, and these are the best ones I could find.

Fire TV: Set Default Input Upon Power On

December 13, 2023June 18, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

Out of the box, the Insignia and Toshiba Fire TV will display the Home screen when you power it on. You might use a cable box, DVR, or other video streaming device with your Fire TV and want to set the default input to a different device.

Firestick: Disable AutoPlay Video Preview

September 5, 2023June 15, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

Browsing through content after putting your baby back down to sleep at 11pm? Hope you’re prepared for an unexpected and obnoxiously loud advertisement for the video you highlighted on your Firestick.

The Amazon Firestick has an annoying feature that automatically plays movie and show previews when you highlight them on the Home screen. If you want to keep things quiet while browsing apps on your home screen, you can turn this feature off by disabling Video Autoplay using these steps.

Firestick / Fire TV: How to Check For Updates

September 29, 2023June 3, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

Make sure you have the latest and greatest version of FireOS for your Amazon Firestick / Fire TV. Use this guide to update your Firestick / Fire TV device to the latest version of software.

Fire TV / Firestick: How to Check FireOS Version

March 17, 2024June 3, 2021 by Mitch Bartlett

There may come a time when you need to learn which version of the Fire OS your Amazon Fire TV or Firestick is installed on your device. You can check the current version installed using these steps.