I bought the Galaxy Note “phablet” phone when it first came out. The sucker was huge! The display was big and easy to see. Alas, the icon spread (rows and columns) on the Home screen was the same ratio as for other Android phones, a paltry four icons wide by five tall. That was disappointing.
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June 10, 2015Home Screen Icon Density
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June 8, 2015Silicon Valley and “Apps”
I’ve been watching the HBO series Silicon Valley. I find it enjoyable on many levels. June 5, 2015Installing Windows 10
Seeing that my book updates are drawing nigh, I felt the need to submit to Microsoft’s hegemony and download a copy of the Windows 10 beta. June 3, 2015How to Fix the EconomyIn his latest book, The Zero Marginal Cost Society, author Jeremy Rifkin describes the effects of not having to pay for anything. Like me, I’m sure he’s aware that his book definitely falls into that category. If I wanted to not pay for a copy, I could: Just find the book on a bittorrent and download it “free.”
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June 1, 2015No Help For You“Hello, Sears? I need repair on my washing machine. No, I didn’t buy it. I just stole it out of one of your stores. Even so, I’m demanding that you help me and provide warranty service.” May 29, 2015Create a Signature AutoText EntryAutoText was a great Word feature that was somehow shoved to the side with Word 2010 and then partially buried in Word 2013. It’s still available, but not that obvious or easy to get to.
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May 27, 201512 Hours v. 24 hoursIt’s very military. “Then I’ll see you at 16:00,” which he pronounces as “sixteen hundred.” What the hell time is that? May 25, 2015May 22, 2015Remote Bloat Meets Dongle DelugeYou already know about remote bloat. It’s that condition when you have a TV set, but also other devices that feed into that TV set. With each device comes its own remote, hence: Remote bloat.
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May 20, 2015Finding Your FileIn my books, I recommend that when you copy a file from a computer to your phone that you place it into the
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