A few years back, mobile phones had the ability to make and receive a phone call, send and receive text messages, and…..hmmm, that’s about it. And they WERE foldable!!! They were just called flip phones and they were the hottest rage back in the day. Then along came a guy named Jobs who founded a company some of you might
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I un-installed Digital Wellbeing and, in addition to my blood pressure normalizing, I had a stroke of creativity (instead of worrying about every freakin minute I was on my phone) and wrote this blog.
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Those of you follow this blog know that I love(d) my Samsung Galaxy Note 4. In addition to the Note 4 being reliable, fast, and rugged, I was especially impressed with the Note 4’s camera, which handled everything from low light concerts to bright light landscapes with equal aplumb. Alas, time passes and my 2 year commitment was about
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My Google Pixel XL arrived on Saturday,November 19, 2016. After opening it and going thru the set up procedure….the Pixel XL promptly downloaded Android 7.1 Nougat thereby making this techy geek nerd very very happy. After all, this is one of the reasons I ordered the Pixel XL from Google: That I would get the latest and greatest operating system
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Google decided it was time to develop hardware! Since I am (was?) a hardware developer…this is great news. Google announced several new hardware products yesterday (October 4, 2016), but, I am only super excited about one: The Pixel phones. Note: I will add more information as I get hands-on experience with this phone after I get it (it is currently
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This was published in early 2007 or 2006 (I moved to WordPress in Nov 2007). Way back then, the cell phone was used mostly for talking and people were walking around with their cell phones plastered to their ear. Times have changed: Texting (and other Smartphone features) have made all the difference. Enjoy. — Cell Phone and Brain Cancer Theory
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I am always willing to try something new. Sometimes that has been a curse (like being 20 years ahead of the videoconferencing curve) but sometimes it has been a blessing in that I occasionally find a gem that I never expected to find before anyone else. Google’s Inbox is a gem. (Albeit one with limitations, but, hey, even beautiful
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Got a Samsung (I have an S4) Android phone and need to take a screenshot? Here is how you do it. Hold the power button down and the main / home button on the bottom of the phone…SIMULTANEOUSLY Look in your pictures….. Easy as 3.14. Here is a GREAT video from Android Authority that covers more devices. Happy Screenshotting….. Geek Christmas
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UPDATED Feb 22, 2019 to cover all the new Samsung Products….including the Galaxy Fold! 🙂 Go to the link below. I was catching up on some of the latest technology and ran across this Samsung web page. Very cool, and informative, overview of all the Galaxy products. Enjoy.
Read more(accurate, good looking, solid feel) – OK, I love my Android Motorola Smartphone, but, when it comes to texting….I suck. I text with one finger (the way I used to type way back when typewriters were the thing), and constantly have to go back and correct my mistakes. Fat fingers. 🙂 I spotted this article on CNET today about SwiftKey
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