Jun 10 2012
Here’s something worth a shot if you manage to get complimentary Wi-Fi with your hotel room when next you travel. A good deal of people may think that complimentary Wi-Fi may be limited to a single device and may not even try hooking up additional devices. Depending on how the network is setup in the …
Jun 09 2012
Just a personal observation after swapping between smartphones during the last few weeks. I tend to keep my smartphone in the same pocket as the fob for the Prius when I am approaching the car. Once inside the car I take out my phone and put it in one of the drink holders in the …
Jun 08 2012
Here’s a quick tip for those Android users out there. Some Android smartphones come preloaded with soft keyboards unique to the manufacturer each with their own various nuances and capabilities. For instance, Samsung keyboards have had “Swype” built into their soft keyboards which has allowed you top drag your finger over the letters of a …
Jun 08 2012
This had slipped my mind but remembered this after receiving an advisory notice to a change for a future flight. Jetstar offers the ability to receive your boarding pass on your phone which is then read by a scanner at the boarding gate. This is pretty handy as it reduces the amount of paper used …
Jun 07 2012
There might be a few reasons why you want to avoid setting a particular webpage as your default page in your web browser(s) such as being able to launch a new browser or window or tab immediately without having to wait for a page to load or inflating the page impression stats for sites such …
Jun 05 2012
Leading on from my previous post about exporting RunKeeper data it has come to light that RunKeeper doesn’t always export valid GPX files for each workout which will obviously cause problems when you attempt to load them up in other services including Endomondo (which I am now using in place of RunKeeper). I had exported …
Jun 04 2012
Following on from yeterday’s post about RunKeeper dumping support for and withdrawing their Windows Phone app you might have tried exporting your data. If so, you might have run into issues receiving your export in that they never seem to arrive. Fortunately, there is a simple solution. If you have a Gmail account, simply add …
Jun 03 2012
Just a quick one for today. It’s been a big tech week with the release of the Samsung Galaxy S III and now the arrival of the Windows 8 Release Preview. By now, a good number of people have had the chance to understand the look and feel of Microsoft’s next major operating system not …
Jun 02 2012
Following on from yesterday’s heads up on my acquisition of a Samsung Galaxy S III smartphone I have also managed to record an unboxing and sneak peak video whilst up in Cairns on holiday. Over the last couple of days I have had more of an opportunity to use the phone ahead of doing a preview …
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