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Home » Archives for July 2012
11:03 AM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
There is more than one standard for wireless networks. From best to worst they are "N", "G" and "B".
Make a list of all the devices in your household or business that you want to connect to the wireless network.
Go back through that list and determine what type of wireless network they can connect to. Based on the age of the device, they may be able to connect to one or more of the standards. Google your device specifications to see which network standard it supports.
If all your devices support the "N" standard, buy the best wireless router you can afford that supports that standard.
If you have a mix of network standard needs, buying a dual channel wireless router might make...
7:33 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Some schools are utilizing Apple laptops to enhance the learning experience?
Here are some things you may need to know regarding your student's use of the laptop:
More than likely, your student will not be able to install software or apply patches because the school has restricted the use of the laptop. This means you may not be able to install the software to use a printer.
When something goes wrong with the laptop, the school will normally erase the entire contents of the hard drive and load a new copy of the laptop software. If you don't backup your personal files, those files will be gone.
Don't load your entire iTunes library onto the laptop. The chances of filling the hard drive...
7:26 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Here are some pointers to help you move from Rim's Blackberry Smartphone to Apple's iPhone.
I get plenty of text messages, many of which are presented with just a phone number. I cannot identify the sender because they are not in my address book. I add a signature to my texts so that my recipients know the text is from me, in case I am not in their address book. There is no easy way to do this on your iPhone. Try creating a shortcut and name it sig which expands into your signature. At the end of your text, type sig to get your signature as part of the text message.
Want your ring tone to stand out from the crowd of other similar phones? If your ring tone is already in your iTunes library,...
8:02 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
July 2012 News From High Tech House Ca...
7:47 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Buy a case such as the OtterBox. Insurance is a waste of money. Lets do the math: you pay your cellular company $5.00 a month for insurance on your SmartPhone. When you drop your iPhone, crack the screen and file the claim, you find the deductible is $100. The Otter Box is $50 and is guaranteed for life. Buy the OtterBox! http://www.otterbox.com/
Don't buy an OtterBox from a brick and mortar store. You must be careful encasing your SmartPhone in a OtterBox as you can rip the rubber case if you are not gentle. Many returns to brick and mortar stores are ripped cases that are put back on the shelf for you to buy. Good luck getting the brick and mortar store to exchange or refund your money...
7:42 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
What would happen if your laptop or smartphone were stolen?
Can you replace the data?
Could the thief steal your identity by using the data on your laptop or smartphone?
Could someone drive by your house and read the data on your hard drive, or intercept the data you send from your laptop to the Internet, from your wireless network?
Here are some things you can do to minimize your security risks:
Password protect your computer and smartphone.
Have a backup procedure in place for all your data. Test the recovery procedure to make sure your backups are working.
Secure your wireless router by using the strongest encryption protocols your wireless router supports.
Encrypt...
7:39 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
Do you want more than what a Barnes and Noble Nook Tablet or Color eReader delivers?
Want to be able to read eBooks from Amazon, Kobo or other sources?
Want a calendar application that syncs with your other computing devices?
Want to be able to synchronize your address book with your other computing devices?
Find the applications available from Barnes and Noble limited and wish you could download better Android applications from Amazon or Google?
The answer was "rooting" your tablet, but rooting had many problems and was neither easy to do or maintain.
A better solution is loading the Android Operating System on your MicroSD card and running the Android Operating System from there. You...
7:38 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
What is a SlingBox?
Here is what SlingBox website has to say:
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Never miss your home TV shows regardless of where you are. With the
Slingbox SOLO take your TV with you on the road. Easily connect the
Slingbox SOLO to practically any one of your home theater sources and
watch your standard-definition (SD) or high-definition (HD) TV shows,
sporting events or special programs on your laptop, tablet, smartphone
or connected device over the Internet from anywhere in the world.
EASILY CONNECT
Connect to one HD or SD source in your home theater, such as your DVR, digital cable set-top box or satellite receiver.
TAKE...
7:35 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
How do you know if a message about an update for an application on your computing device is valid or an attempt to infect you with a virus?
One of the things applying valid updates does is fix security holes that viruses use to infect your computing device. To protect you from viruses, it is critical to apply updates in a timely manner.
iPhone: Go to Settings->General->Software Update. This will check to see if you are up to date. You also need to update any Apps you have installed on your iPhone. Go to App Store. Click on Updates (lower right corner of the screen).
IPad: Use the same directions as the iPhone.
Windows XP: Go to Start->All Programs-> Windows Update. Once...
7:33 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
The newest release of the Apple Operating System for laptops and desktops is called Lion (10.7). Which version of the operating system are you running? To find out, click on the Apple Icon in the upper left hand corner of your screen and select About This Mac. If the version displayed is 10.7.x, you are running Lion.
What happened to the scroll bars? Lion, by default, made scroll bars invisible until you click on where they are hidden. Want to make them visible again? Select System Preferences > General > Show Scroll Bars Always.
If you created your username on your computer without a password, you will run into problems installing software. Add a password via System Preferences...
7:31 PM
High Tech House Calls, Expert Computer Consulting
My business uses SMS Text Messages to interact with clients. Keeping track of commitments I made via SMS Text Messaging on my Blackberry was not a problem because all SMS Text Messages automatically forwarded to my email. The email copy could be stored in the client's folder in Outlook and printed out for their hard copy folder.
Unfortunately, this is not the case with my new iPhone.
Here is my solution:
You can send an SMS Text Message to someone from email. Each cellular phone company has a format to embed the cellphone number into it to create a valid email address. For Verizon that format is xxxxxxxxx@vtext.com where the 10 x's are the cell phone number. Using my cell phone number...
