Here it is at the dawn of May and Verizon hasn’t introduced a new phone since 2012. Wazzup?
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May 6, 2013Where are the New Phones, Verizon?May 3, 2013Kid-Safe Android with Kids Place
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May 1, 2013Android Beam MeQuite a few Android phones now feature NFC, or Near Field Communications. That technology is employed as a feature called Android Beam. It’s über handy. Well, for most things it’s über handy. April 29, 2013Why Obama?Recently a reader sent me an email regarding one of the images in my books. I was admonished not to let my personal politics into my books as it may deter future customers. I wholly agree!
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April 26, 2013Some VideosA few months back, I went to the For Dummies mothership in Indiana. I met with staff and got to meet face-to-face with my Favorite Acquisitions Editor In The Whole Wide World, as well as meet my Dream Team in editorial, Mark and Becky. I also shot some videos.
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April 24, 2013Which Word Processor Do You Use?Oh, yeah: Laugh at the question. Not too long ago, however, it was a legitimate thing to ask. That’s because not everyone used Microsoft Word, not by a longshot.
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April 22, 2013More Trouble, More ShootingWell! My PC once again died. What the heck is up with it? April 19, 2013Manage Your Phone’s Pics and Vids with Dropbox
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April 17, 2013My Second LaptopThe second laptop I purchased, the one I really put to work, was an NEC UltraLite. Its claim to fame was that it was the lightest laptop in the world. In 1988, and at 4.4 pounds, it was! April 15, 2013My First LaptopThe very first laptop PC I bought was the hulking Dell 320LT.
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Unlike a Windows PC, your Android tablet doesn’t come with a slew of kid-safe, family-friendly options. While you can create multiple accounts on a Jelly Bean mobile device, you still can’t restrict junior’s access to web sites, certain apps, or prevent him from buying thousands of dollars worth of apps. That is, unless you get a kid-safe mobile app.
Recently, disaster befell my Galaxy Note II phone. The MicroSD card died. I’d never had that happen before, but the 16GB card was kaput. Along with that misfortune was the loss of every picture on the MicroSD card — including the final shots of my son leaving for college. Gone.