It finally happened me. I’ve read about it, but didn’t believe it. Was it true? Do you really need to use a computer to update an Android phone? The answer is “yes,” if that phone happens to be a Samsung.
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February 28, 2014The Ordeal of Updating with Samsung Kies
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February 26, 2014128GB MicroSD Cards are HereThe capacity is truly insane. I remember when 4GB was considered a vast amount of storage, acres of empty fields you could never plow, ever. How they managed to squeeze 128GB of storage onto a card approximately the size of your thumbnail is beyond me. The price is also pretty insane: $120. That’s a dollar per gigabyte. While it’s not the same dollar/GB of a traditional hard drive, the price is dropping. I once paid $1,000 for a 90 megabyte hard drive. This price drop begs the question: Will the entire database of human knowledge one day be stored in a container the size of a sugar cube? The answer is most definitely “Yes!”
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Assigning a Word Macro to a Shortcut KeyWelcome to Weird Word Wednesday here at the Wambooli Wamblog. Last week’s post was about creating a macro, which is fun and useful. It becomes even more funner and usefuller when you assign the macro to a keyboard shortcut.
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February 24, 2014A Hardbound For Dummies BookDon’t bother looking for it; you won’t find any hardcover editions for any For Dummies title. No, they’re all considered “trade paperback,” which is the publishing industry’s term. Yet I do have one hardbound For Dummies title. One of only ten printed.
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February 22, 2014Skydrive is now OnedriveI had it when this happens. Microsoft’s online storage system is now called Onedrive. The change was made a few days ago when a British company claimed to have prior rights to “Skydrive.” I would have figured that Microsoft would vet the term before throwing it out in the public, but no. The amazing thing is that your Microsoft Office 2013 programs now show “Onedrive” where they once showed “Skydrive.” That’s pretty amazing. Not only that, my
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February 21, 2014Samsung the SillyRecently, Google and Samsung sat down to talk. Samsung is the largest supplier of Android devices in the world, both phones and tablets. Obviously Google would have a lot to lose if Samsung decided to create their own operating system. They’re halfway there already.
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February 19, 2014Pandora Plays “Guess Your Politics”Apparently your musical preferences have a lot to do with where you sit on the political spectrum. This according to Pandora, who claims to be able to guess how you’re going to vote based on which tunes you enjoy on their streaming music service.
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A Simple Word MacroThe first macros in Word were simple keyboard recorders. You turned on the Macro command and anything you typed was dutifully recorded for playback later. Such simple macros can still be created in Word.
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February 17, 2014The 1980s Nerd PartyIt didn’t happen often, but computer nerds of the 1980s would get together and party. February 14, 2014Become a Word Developer
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People who use Word as a mere word processor aren’t even scratching the surface of what it can do. The program’s power is vast and intimidating. It goes beyond writing and formatting text. Word also contains tools that let you completely overhaul and customize the program.