Computer buying reached a frenzy between 1998 and 2002. At the time, PCs were stupidly cheap, most of them going for a few hundred dollars. The low price was offset by an obligation for a couple years subscription to an Internet service. All those computers should be dead by now, which means a great chunk of computer users in the world have to consider the New Computer Buying ordeal.
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May 15, 2013Buying a New Computer in 2013May 13, 2013Farewell, FlashI’ve received several emails from frustrated phone and tablet users over the past few weeks. Their favorite websites don’t come up on the mobile browser. The common denominator for all of those sites is Flash.
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May 10, 2013A Little Android TroubleshootingNow that phones and tablets are becoming more and more central to your digital life, it’s important to know a few tricks regarding troubleshooting. Believe me, as phones and tablets are electronic gizmos, you will have trouble worthy of shooting. It’s good to know a few simple tricks.
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May 8, 2013Gizmos From The PastI suppose I’ve always been a gadget freak. Now that smartphone and tablets are here, the need to carry several distinct gizmos no longer exists. The old gizmos I once carried, however, are still lingering in the boneyard. Come have a peek!
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May 7, 2013Banned In VegasThe list of places that are banning Google Glass is growing! The latest addition are Las Vegas casinos, which seems obvious to me. The potential for cheating with the devices is astronomical! I received an inquiry as to whether I’d be interested in writing a book on Google Glass. For moral reasons, I objected. The devices will not be cheap, which means I don’t think a For Dummies title would sell very well (although I’ve been wrong on that before). Google Glass is just creepy. In all my years of watching the technology field, I’ve never seen anything so controversial — the gizmo hasn’t even been released to the general public yet.
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May 6, 2013Where are the New Phones, Verizon?Here it is at the dawn of May and Verizon hasn’t introduced a new phone since 2012. Wazzup? May 3, 2013Kid-Safe Android with Kids Place
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May 2, 2013Wambooli WinnerCongratulations to the winner of April’s contest, Ed! He has selected a copy of Word 2010 For Dummies, which is whisking to his doorstep as you read this. Thanks to everyone who entered the contest! Remember: A new contest starts every month! Visit http://www.wambooli.com/win/ to enter!
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May 1, 2013XP & Win7 Still Rule the RoostAnd what of Windows 8? It’s at 3.82% of the market, barely above Mac OS X 10.8 and well below Windows Vista. What was Microsoft thinking?
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Android 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. |
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.