Using your Android Smartphone as a WiFi hotspot is really cool. With many cell carriers, “tethering”, whether via USB cable or Wireless, costs extra – possibly around $20/month. IF you choose to “root”, or jailbreak as the Apple people refer to it, your phone, then you can use the free Barnacle WiFi or USB tether […]
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Android Versus iPhone – Battery Replacement
While the iPhone is not only a worldwide bestseller, and practically a phenomenon as well, I have never been big on buying an expensive device with an non-replaceable battery. Why? Too much life experience with batteries that fail prematurely. Let’s face it, what cell phone still is providing good battery life after two years? With […]
Sell Your Old Phone For Cash
For the first time ever my old phone that I am replacing actually has value, so I decided to sell my old phone for cash at Gazelle.com. My Samsung Omnia i910 in good condition with all the original cables, etc is worth $37, they pay the shipping. I did a hardware reset on it myself […]
Android VPN To Fortinet Firewall
In Search Of VPN App for Android I like to keep my network secure, so I have a quality, true firewall from Fortinet protecting my network and allow access through very few open ports, opting instead for remote access via secure IPSec VPN. Previously with my Windows Mobile device I used the FortiMobile application by […]
What You Need To Know About Apple TV and Google TV
Apple TV versus Google TV: Closed versus Open (Deja Vu All Over Again!) Apple TV and Google TV are in the early stages of war, battling for the real estate near your TV. We probably should call them something besides set top boxes now, seeing as how only dust can fit on the top of […]
10 Reasons You Should Buy A Smartphone
The world is changing, technology is driving that change and smartphones like the iPhone and Android are enabling much of that change – or at least people’s ability to keep up with it. Some that know me might be surprised that I would care, since I have a tendency to march to my own drummer, […]