I recently retired my original Samsung Galaxy Tab 10.1. It’s off to be repurposed via the Verizon Trade-in Program. Replacing it is a new Galaxy Note 10.1, but it doesn’t exactly fit into the original Tab’s docking station. That’s a problem for the Wambooli Space & Time Laboratories to solve!
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I’ve not seen it on any of my Android devices, but apparently there’s an error message. It reads, “Insufficient storage available.” That reminds me of the old MEM error message that appeared in Lotus 1-2-3.
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You’ve heard the complaint before: Real cameras don’t have ringtones. That’s true, but it’s becoming less and less true every day. The high resolution cameras available on today’s tablets and smartphones can run circles around the professional digital cameras of a few years ago.
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Occasionally your Android device asks an important question. You touch a link or open a file and the phone or tablet wants to know, “Which app should you choose?” Two ominous buttons appear: Always and Just Once. What does that mean, and what if you screw up your choice?
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You did it. You finally got rid of that old clunker. It was the “phone you hate.” And now, after suffering through the ordeal of waiting until the magic day the upgrade kicked in, paying for the new device, and questioning that deceptive $30 transfer fee, you have a wonderful new smartphone. Indeed, you are smart. But what about that old phone?
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My Android Tablet must be bored. After about 10 minutes of my staring at it, it falls asleep. The display dims, then goes off completely. How can I keep it more interested? How can I keep it awake all the time? There has to be a solution!
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I like Android smartphones, but I also like the toys that come with them. I frequently buy the docking station and the car mount whenever I get a new phone. The thing I don’t like, however, is paying the super premium prices the Phone Store charges for those toys. The solution is to go rogue and buy something that works, but doesn’t cost you a day’s wages.
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Google has, once again, updated the Maps app. Things work differently from what’s described in my book, which is why I have update pages here on Wambooli: View the Maps app update by clicking this link. But one thing I’d like to demonstrate in detail is how to best use search results.
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