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Disable option does not uninstall the program. spent the last several month looking and re-
It simply removes it from the list of programs searching the market. The prices of drones have
that run in the background. been steadily declining and the technology has
been increasing. From my previous experience I
knew I wanted a drone with GPS tracking satia-
bility, which allows it to hover in place and not fly
off.
I’ve been following a nifty little compact selfie
Observe that there is a Tools, Uninstall option drone called the HoverCam on KickStart and the
that can be used to uninstall programs. It can price was recently drastically decrease, but the
also sometimes be used to repair programs reviews weren’t that great. Then I started read-
that have developed problems. ing about the new DJI Spark drone. DJI had
been a front runner for sometime with there
Phantom and most recent Mavric drone. The
Spark has taken the intelligence of the Mavric
and put it into the reasonable priced Spark.
Updating CCleaner The DJI Spark is a lightweight (0.55 lbs) design
and has as excellent two-gimbal mechanically
From time to time CCleaner will tell you that an
update is available. When you go to the update stabilized camera. But most important is the
web page be careful. It will offer an upgrade gesture control and obstacle detection and
option. Note that the upgrade option costs avoidance. The flight time is about 16 minutes
money, while there is a free version for updat- and can be controlled from you smartphone or
ing. Scroll down the page to find the free up- the optional controller.
date. See the download note in an earlier illus-
tration. Since I purchased it a few days before our win-
ter weather, I’ve only had one opportunity to fly
it outside, but for the short experience it was fun
and I was able to take a few great photos and
DJI Spark Drone videos. Can’t wait for better weather to take
some travel aerial photos and videos.
Drone selfies are cool, but ges-
tures is even better But until then let me tell you about other fea-
tures of the Spark. As I mentioned gesture con-
By Jasmine D’Katz trol allows you to hand launch the drone and
I recently added a new toy to my toy box. I’ve control it with hand and arm gestures. I will fol-
been playing around with drones for a few years low your hand, left, right, up or down. Wave at
now and my fist one flew for about thirty- the Spark and it will fly away from you and a had
seconds before I crashed it into the neighbors frame gesture tells it to had a photo. This is just
house. My next drone never made it outside be-
cause it was too hard to control. Therefore I’ve (Continued on page 8)
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