January 22, 2014Troubleshooting the Android-PC Connection
Well, they should.
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January 20, 2014And Yet Another Facebook RantRecently, I posted a Wamblog news link regarding Facebook. It included a wonderful video explaining exactly why I’m kind of disgusted with Facebook. I still believe that the service Facebook once offered is worthy, but what they’re doing with it now is not. To prove my point, allow me to reminisce about the old days of computer magazines. January 17, 2014Google Glass Citation Dismissed in CAApparently, for now, it’s okay to drive while wearing Google Glass, providing that you can convince the cop that the device isn’t on. This Google Glass stuff just keeps getting weirder and weirder.
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Paragraph Formatting DissectionA paragraph is anything from a single word to multiple run-on sentences. As master of those words, it’s your job to write them down and hopefully have them all make sense. As master of the document, it’s Word’s job to format that paragraph, adding space for readability as well as presentation.
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January 15, 2014The Problem with FacebookYeah, here I go with another anti-Facebook rant, although in this case it’s someone else doing the ranting. spot-on.
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This Game Really Ticks Me OffThe Minesweeper game has been bundled with Windows since version 3.1 back in 1992. It predates Windows, of course, having been a computer game popular in the mainframe days back in the 1960s and 1970s. January 13, 2014Why I Keep These ThingsFishing around in my computer boneyard the other day, I happened upon an old 1997 Zip disk. A 100MB Zip disk, which was a popular form of removable storage about 15 years ago. The disk was labeled 1997. Who knows what magic memories it held?
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January 12, 2014Serious Dropbox ProblemsI’m a pretty avid fan of Dropbox. I use the file synchronizing service frequently to coordinate files between my desktop computer and my laptop/tablets. It works like a charm, much better than the old Briefcase and whatever Windows Sync utility Microsoft is currently using. Last Friday Dropbox vanished from the Internet. Apparently they were updating software and the update pretty much yanked everyone’s account off line. I was unable to sync some screen shots on Saturday, let alone all the files for my current major project. As of today (Sunday morning), any new files I add or remove form my Dropbox folders are synchronized. The major folder reorganization I attempted Saturday, however, is still “Updating.” The most disappointing aspect of this issue are the whiners on the Dropbox support forums. Dropbox is free for most people. Yet they bitch and bellyache about the service being down like they’re paying for the service. That’s really sad.
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January 10, 2014Sounds About RightGetting sound on your computer set to the correct level is an exercise in frustration. There are just too many locations for setting volume, and then not everyone who creates the sound really knows what they’re doing.
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January 8, 2014Smartphone Battery ManagementYou don’t need to worry about when to charge your phone. My rule is simple: When the phone needs a charge, plug it in. And you should never be worried about the Dreaded Memory Effect when it comes to your mobile gizmos. |
It’s supposed to be easy: You connect one end of the USB cable to your phone or tablet. The other end plugs into the computer. You cannot confuse the ends. Further, once the connection is made, both computer and mobile device start talking.