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| Good ole' Toshiba |
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| Kyocera, not too shabby |
First off, let me
apologize for all this time off. I think I was busy. Here's my excuse. I got me
a new phone, an Android. Keep in mind, this was a tough decision as I have been
a die-hard windows mobile PC fan for years, ever since I got my first pocket PC
in 2003-2004, a Toshiba e310 PDA.Previous to that, it was all Palm OS, which I
outgrew very quickly. This phone, however, was my favorite back in the
day.
It was a Kyocera of some sort , my
last phone before I went windows mobile .Mainly it was for the purpose of
note taking with the stylus.As years went by, it really became clear to me that
this feature was hardly ever used. I guess it was because my typing skills
increased. So it came down to Android or Iphone. Both were equal in comparison
and the deciding factor was price and storage capability. Being due for an
upgrade, AT&T offered the Samsung with Android free . Iphone did offer a
free version, but alas, it only contained 8gb of memory and I needed more so I
went with the 16gb storage with microSD capacity of another 32. And the
conclusion to this small tale is, I've been playing with my new phone
constantly.
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| Samsung Captivate |
Now, on to part two of
my story. Saturday night, It became apparent to me that it was time to reformat
my system and move from Windows 7 32 bit, to Windows 7 64 bit.
Originally, Windows Vista 64bit was what had
been in my system, but for audio applications, and a few other odds and ends, I
needed to revert to a 32 bit version. Now, my application library has been
rebuilt, so I had decided it was time. I just hope all the audio shit pulls
together now.
Anyways, that leads
me to my point. In backing up all my data, two things have become abundantly clear to me. Always use two
web browsers and always have at least three email accounts. Here's why.
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| Speed Dial |
I make it no secret
that Opera is by far my most favorite browser of all time. there are a great
number of add-ins available for it, and pretty much every gadget under the sun.
The best part of it, to me, is the speed dial page. What this is, is an editable
web page where you can put over thirty of your favorite and most visited
sites. You put what you want and the application doesn't do it for you. So basically, I
do everything with it and its my default browser. Okay, so why would you need
another browser
you ask? Most browsers
have the ability to save your passwords and login info for all your sites, but
sometimes that can be annoying. I have been known to use various changes in cc
info and mailing addresses, etc. So when I have all my main info in one
browser, I keep my backup one 'empty' so to say, so I don't have to worry about
and sending out different info. Think about it and you'll come up with some
other ideas also. Its also good when a friend wants to sign in his
facebook or email account that they use the backup browser so when you check
yours on your main browser, you're not looking at someone else's info. And when
you're in a hurry, there's nothing more annoying having to resign in . Maybe
it's because I'm a geek, but I like to keep at least three email accounts. The
one main one is kept for personal usage. For example, my mom has it and so does
my brother , most of my friends, and my Dentist and Doctors. You get the idea.
The second one is mostly for forums and certain websites that I need to use an
email to sign in with. I am somewhat selective with this one because you need
to have some understanding of web pages to use an email address. In most cases
though, it's easy to tell a safe web page from one that's going to send you a
shit load of spam. That brings us to our last email account. This one is used
for all the rest of the crap out there. You know what I'm talking about. You
sign up for an on-line gaming account and the next thing you know, you get
bombarded with millions of pieces of useless mail. Again, by now, you should know the
difference in these types of sites. So there you go. You may not agree with
these things, but they're some things that I do to make my computing experience
a little easier. Feel free to share any tips or ideas in the comment section if
you have any because it's never too late to learn.
Interesting update. Just view the chart and you'll understand.
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| Unfortunately, this turned out to be a hoax, but I still like it. |
