I found a good video to help you understand the iPad. Just the basics will help when you have a question. Here’s some of what you’ll learn: What do all those buttons do? When do you use the cable and charger. Whether you need a case.
May 9, 2012
First, check out iFixit to see if it can be reused or is worth while to repair. If not, then — don’t just leave it at the curb or pile it in the back of the garage. These things may be hazardous waste. They can be reused or recycled. Printers, toner cartridges Batteries Wires, cords… [Read more…]
May 9, 2012
More and more things are moving to the web and many are free. Here’s an education for free, you just do all the work. College Courses Find free online courses at top universities like MIT, Notre Dame, UC Irvine & more Art Business Computers & Eng. Health & Medical Humanities Mathematics Sciences Social Sciences Courtesy… [Read more…]
April 6, 2012
Android users may be new to Instagram but they are learning fast — over a million downloads the first day. It allows you to share your photos with everyone else. Their site has many helpful links. So I copied some: taking, editing and sharing Issue troubleshooting Combine multiple photos into one Following People They also… [Read more…]
April 3, 2012
This weekend, I saw the best update I’ve seen on the types of health apps available. CSPAN ran a show on BookTV by Eric Topol. If you’re interested in learning how to participate in your health — learn what it means to be a digitized patient. To quote Topol’s web site, His “…research is on indvidualized… [Read more…]
April 2, 2012
As you’re about to find out there is nothing simple about getting music onto a smartphone. DoubleTwist is a way to get your videos and music onto your android mobile device. Check out this video that explains what it does. It uses your USB connection, or the premium version uses wifi. Videos you made and stored on… [Read more…]
March 26, 2012
Based on a comScore survey of US mobile device users over 13, the leading use of mobile devices is texting. Here’s how we use our smartphones and non-smartphones: Texting 74% Apps … [Read more…]
March 24, 2012
Get my entertainment, run my business, update social media, could I try it? Nope, not ready yet. The idea appeals to me, for many reasons; it would be much cheaper, more convenient and less cluttering. In the near future as I learn more about the cloud services and with the new iPad, I might try it myself. But first, let’s look… [Read more…]
March 9, 2012
The rumors are over, the new iPad is here. It has the camera, the screen, the horsepower and the graphics to be a real photo processing machine. And, it’s a serious computer. Apple has made the machine even more powerful, allowing us to do almost anything we want a mobile device to do. Want Windows on your iPad,… [Read more…]
March 5, 2012
Some culprits demand to be fed even when the phone is idle. Just to start, go to your “Settings” app and touch ”Applications,” then “Battery Use.” “Android OS” and “Display” have consumed most of the battery. Other times, I’ve checked and the “Display” is the big battery drainer. As I tell my classes, the phone is “always on,” almost always. These… [Read more…]
May 11, 2012
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