Tuesday, April 19, 2011

Android Market Place: Light Years of Change in less than One Year

As we all know there has been a large battle of the large named table sellers, and at one point was drawing lines in the sand causing feuds among family and friends. In under a year Android has quickly taken that line and thrown it in the dust. The exponential growth in the past year in the market place is all thanks to the creativity around the world coupled with the release of frame works for the easy drag and drop option for people to make the applications that the people want, something even our countries haven't managed yet. Now instead of angry teens making viruses and hacking accounts to make money they have the availability to put that angst to use and make money on something that they would want and what they know what there friends want to play with as well. On average most of the applications made and put in the market place are free with the minor ads that you can easily ignore, where as these same applications in the Apple's Itunes store is almost always a pay for application. In short that instant gratification that we all crave has been easily accomplished, leaving us with that want for more and others willing to give it to us. The best part of these phones and tablets released by Android and partner companies is the quick and easy almost desktop like use and the “nothing here is banned” attitude that Apple is currently lacking. This has not only opened the option for the next generation to start working earlier but has also open up to a new generation of programming that is sure to evolve to amaze us in the coming years. Android has made its beginning mark in our history books but the question still remains as to how far will it take us.

Tuesday, February 22, 2011

And I'm backs again!!!

So I know I've been sooo busy due to the work load from all sorts of things and then taxes showed up.... but aside from that my excuses are null and void. In my recent schooling I decided to show you all something new in the world of books. I've been doing a fair share of burying my self in a library recently do to the stuff i need to know, soo I used my most recent searches for knowledge I give you my spots for ebooks you can use to self educate!!
Here's my links kids!!!
300 + spots to get books
and
One for the serious learners

Do yourself a favor and book mark these spots you never know how many books you need to get the degree your aiming for being one step ahead. Because in the game of life staying one step ahead is all a part of the game.

I'll keep up with the update I promise! I'm just going to be posting as I go along!!!

Tuesday, February 1, 2011

Tool bars

Tool bars ,its striked out for a reason.
They're a pain in the ass and they cause more problems then they solve.... and seeing as they solve no issues..... screw 'em!
The thing is they come with almost all freeware downloads and some other downloads so you have to make sure you're un-checking the boxes that say "add blah tool bar to your internet browser" and "Change blah to your home page" other wise you end up with crap that just clutters up you space/ causes easy entrance for virus infections.
Since I'm mentioning this now My Web Search and Webfetti are my two biggest No-no's, at my work we've classified them as technical Malware infections because even if you do choose to uninstall, it takes some serious work to physically pick it out of your system. (and yes that is a pain in any tech's ass)
So just remember...... * Say No to Toolbars*.
That was my mini update for the night... yea its small but as I said there's more to come!!!(Testing multiple free ware programs out currently)

Digsby... your socail life connected

In my recent conversations with an old friend I was told about Digsby.
I was iffy about it at first but I have to say it has mad life frigging awesome!!!
Digsby is the better half of my life now...
It connects all emails all the messengers you have and all the social connections you have (myspace FB and linked in). Everything you could possibly have in one organized spot!!!!
I've actually learned to be updated while working at the same time.... For those of us who can't keep up this is one of those better options to keep track of everything.
Down side though when you Download it you have to keep track of what you accepting onto the computer... otherwise you end up with a changed home page and an extra toolbar.... and tool bars are usually a bad thing.

But here's you download.... click here -----> Digsby

Also this can be found on FILEHIPPO (haven't yelled their name in a while)

Monday, January 31, 2011

Windows Live

Time for my random update... it's been a while I know. Work being as busy and fruitless as it has been, I decided to go ahead and check some stuff out.
So to start out I decided to squander some time with Windows live essentials 2011. Although Windows live was actually announced in 2005 it has been a little rocky to use. After adding some extras to the pot Bill Gates has scored himself a gold star again.
If you don't have outlook Windows live mail is a great exchange, it's a lot nicer and much more streamlined then the older versions of outlook. When you download windows live essentials you also get the the writer, msn manager, bing bar, the outlook connector, and silver live.
It's a pretty sweet deal, the only thing is that most of the package isn't compatibly with XP so, its kinda of a downer if you still have an xp machine... and a lot of us still rock it out.
Well that's the mini update of the day I'm actually compiling more data and I will be adding more than one post soon.
And per the norm your download if the day can be found here ----> WLM

Oh and bang to the extra's I found Windows live mail for XP (right when I was just going to give up looking to!) ----> WLMXP

Sunday, January 16, 2011

Another bloggerriffic day in paradise...

I thought I would go over Safe Mode, how to get there why us geeks use it to remove viruses and so on.
Ahh safe mode the hardest thing you can talk someone through over the phone.
Any how Safe mode is the diagnostic mode of the computer... just about anything you want fixed can be fixed under Safe Mode. Though it varies by operating system, typically safe mode loads as few executable modules as possible and usually disables devices, except for the minimum necessary to display information and accept input. So in regular speak this means the only things you need to run the computer are the only things running at all. You don't even get to see the background when safe mode is up.
Now to get there is a whole situation itself.
So here's the run down...
1) Turn on computer
2) Tap the F8 key repeatedly before the computer loads (F5 if ASUS)
3) A list will come up in black and white use the arrow keys to choose which mode to enter then press the Enter Key

A list of loading files will then appear on your computer and after that passes you computer will show your normal screen just with larger icons.
Now when you call for remote support, generally the will ask you to enter Safe Mode with Networking so that you can also use the internet, that way they can log in and fix your computer.

And that my friends is the skinny on Safe Mode!!!
Enjoy your day!

Monday, January 10, 2011

And we're back!!!

Well now that the holidays are finally over and work being as back logged as it was I've found that due to the Wiki-leaks issue my work load has doubled in size. And this seems all the more reason to bring up internet security. There are a lot of viruses out there. And since these kids with too much knowledge but not enough sense started this whole "we like this dude who talks to much and puts our country in danger" tantrum, turning all the computers in the open into zombies I've been enforcing new anti-virus laws all by my lonesome.
So lets go over the basics,
If you don't know who sent you the email... don't open it Delete it!!!
If the email is a forwarded from a friend, don't read it delete it... its probably not all that funny anyway.
Don't click on adds
Stick to websites you know
Run anti-virus software once a week
Password protect everything and never save the password on the computer keep it on paper hidden.
Never tell anyone your password, ever!
Get a fire wall.
Keep your pop up blocker on!
Use one of my previously mentioned internet browsers with the security add-ons!
Back everything up once a month, use once again a previously mentioned software for that.
And if your at home using a wifi router make sure you have changed the name the password security option and once your connected, hide the broadcast.
All of these items can be seen in detail from previous posts.

Welcome to the New Year which means New issues.... but just remember I'm here for you!!!!!