Posts Tagged ‘technology’
Question Asked: What’s The Best Way To Send My Contact Information To Friends?
You’ve got a number of options, and as usual the “best” is subject to opinion.
However, if you’ve got an iPhone, you can download a number of applications. All of which I’ve tried. The best, by far, is called “Presto“.
This application allows you to take any contact in your address book, and send it to anyone else (as long as you have their cell number, or e-mail address.) over any connection. A lot of the other apps require you to be on the same wi-fi network for it to work. Presto works anywhere.
It’s super fast, and really easy to use. And right now, it’s only 99 cents in the app store. (Purchase it here.)
I’ve used it already to send out a new e-mail address to all my contacts (at once), when I changed e-mail addresses for work. I didn’t have to call everyone. I didn’t have to write an e-mail and address it to a ton of people. I used Presto, and it sent all my contacts a text message, with a link to a webpage. On that webpage, they can download my vCard, and it automatically updates their contact for me in their phone.
The best part of Presto is that if the person you’re sending to has Presto on their phone the update occurs automatically in their contacts list. They’ll get a text message saying “MJ has sent you contact information for MJ” (or whoever I sent it for), and they just click “accept”, and it updates.
None of the other apps do that. Which is what makes Presto the best one there is, period. Be sure to download it from the app store before the people who made it realize how awesome it is, and jack up the price! Here’s another link to download it.
Question Asked: Will More RAM Make My Computer Faster?
Not necessarily. While it will help in some ways, overall speed isn’t necessarily one of them.
It may seem that your computer is faster, because programs will open faster when you click on them, and you’ll be able to run more programs at the same time, but the overall speed of the computer won’t have improved.
Adding RAM will prolong the time you can use your computer, without having to shut down applications, or reboot the machine. It will not make the processor speed of your machine run any faster.
If you’re running into situations where the computer won’t open any more applications, or it had applications that crash and shut themselves down, adding more RAM will likely solve that issue.
However, more RAM shouldn’t be seen as a cure-all for any computer speed ailments. If the PC is older than a few years, it’s probably time to upgrade to a new machine. Computers are relatively cheap enough now that people can afford to upgrade every few years. The downside of doing so, is that all your data from your old PC will need to be copied over, which can be a daunting task. That’s why I personally keep all my important data on an external hard drive (many of them, actually), so I can easily just connect it to a new computer, and have it all handy.
Question Asked: How Does BlueTooth Work?
BlueTooth, for those that don’t know, is a relatively new technology (the last few years, anyway), that allows two electronic devices to talk to one another, over a wireless connection. Generally, BlueTooth is a cell phone and headset pairing. However, it can also be a keyboard and computer, a computer and a mouse, an iPod and a pair of headphones. There are plenty of BlueTooth devices out there these days.
The technology is routed in a sort of radio wave with varying frequencies. The two BlueTooth devices are “paired” together, and can then communicate. The pairing process is pretty simple, and is more or less means you’re making each device agree to talk to the other, and vice versa.
There are great details (greatly in depth, that is, not like “Wow! Great!”) on the BlueTooth website: BlueTooth.com
Where does the name BlueTooth come from? It gets its name from Harald Bluetooth, who was the king of Denmark in the late 900s. Under his rule, he achieved many important triumphs, including uniting Denmark and Norway and introducing Christianity. Bluetooth is named after this king to show the importance of bringing together different devices and communicating with one another.
Question Asked: Is Tivo Really Worth It?
Having previously named Tivo as the greatest invention of the 20th century, personally, I’d say yes.
Many people think that Tivo’s just a way to digitally record TV shows, like a new-age VCR. While that’s true, that’s only part of what Tivo does for you.
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People may claim to have a “Tivo
A few months later, we purchased the Tivo HD Series 3
Not only will Tivo
Hate commercials? Who doesn’t. Got a Tivo
I’ll admit, I was skeptical at first. I had gotten an old Sony Tivo (the original series) years and years ago, as a promotion from a company that I worked for. I wasn’t sold on the idea, so I sold the Tivo on eBay.
Years later, when visiting some of my wife’s family down in New York City, I experienced Tivo
I’ve been asked if Tivo
Let’s assume you get the standard Tivo
That’s $145.40 for the first year of service, compared to Tivo
Seeing really is believing though, if you have an inkling to get a Tivo, but aren’t 100% sure, go try one. Surely someone you know owns one. If not, most Best Buy stores have a working demo of the HD version in their stores.
If you’re considering going with the one from Comcast or DirecTV, just because it’s “easier”, think twice. If you look up reviews of those boxes from people who own them, you’ll find that the majority of them are negative reviews. While Tivo, on the other hand, are glowingly positive in most cases.
If you’re in the Boston area, I’ll gladly demo my HD (and non-HD) Tivo