Thursday, January 31, 2013

ISP not giving you all your internet speed?

How to test the performance of your Broadband connection


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Is there a time when I should be testing my connection?


I am real big on analogies so if you are going to test your connection.  See how the traffic flows on a highway is diffrent at different times of the day.  So just like your internet, congestion on your connection plays a huge part.

Also if you using your connection 24 hours a day downloading and up loading files you may be subject to throttling by your internet service provider.  This is to ensure fair use policy among all users.

So how can you see what kind of speed you are getting?


1. Go to Speedtest . This is a good site to check your possible through put of your internet.  It will check your burst speed and average your overall speed.

2 Find a server. Select a server that is close to your current location.  The farther away will result in lower speeds.

3 Click on Start test. This will start the test and show yo the end result of your test.

Now if you are not getting the speed promised.  You will need to do a little house cleaning before you go to your ISP and complain.  First restart your modem, router and your computer.  Then run the steps again.

If that still fails. Then you are going to want to run your Anti-Virus and Malware/Spyware application.  If you are confuse about this please follow this link.

If you have done all the step above.  Still prior to complaining to the ISP run the test at 3 different times during the day.  Ensure that it was not just a one time thing.  Once you armed with all this data it is now time to call the ISP.

So Enjoy

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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Cloud Storage 101 and You

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Storing your pictures and documents on a companies server.


Now much has been made about this cloud storage and what is it and how does it it help you.  


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Cloud storage is very simple these days.  You can drag and drop your photos into a folder right on your desktop.  It allows you to save space on your computer and creates this virtual backup of all your data.  Now I use cloud storage and why not. There are a few good options out here and they are free to use a certain amount of data.   These programs require a simple download yet work just like a file manger and are just so simple.  They also have a public link option.  Which is so neat.  You can then just share that link with friends and family.  When you do that they get a link to the data for download or viewing.  No longer is there a need to send those pictures via email.  Just send a link.  They are also mobile so I can share photos right on my tablet or phone.  No need to lug around an extra hard drive.  they are all right there for me to show off.  

What companies should I look at when I consider cloud storage.


Well I will only recommend these four companies as I know these companies are viable and will not fold.  Thus my data does not also go away with them.

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Tuesday, January 29, 2013

How to Web Log or Blog using Blogger


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Become a Blogger in no Time.


You’re able to become a journalist by writing your initial blog post, as an entry, for your new web log. as luck
would have it, the mechanics of writing a web log post are not much different from writing are e-mail.

Most posts are quite short and are written directly and informally, however you'll be able to build them as long as you would like. Each web log takes on a temperament and lifetime of its own.


If you've got used a Web-based e-mail service like Gmail, Hotmail, or MSN, web log package feels terribly acquainted. Making the post is solely a matter completing the acceptable fields in an exceedingly simple manner, info text, then sending it off to its destination — during this case, to your web log, instead of a friend’s inbox.



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1 Go to the Blogger business screen.


Once you have finished signing up for your web log, click the beginning posting link to begin a web log post. The business screen seems. If you’re coming to Blogger, log in. Blogger takes you to the Dashboard — a sort of control board showing you the blogs you have got started — supplying you with access to tools like posting, facilitate resources, or maybe making another web log. Click the New Post link on the Dashboard to urge to the composing screen.

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2 Enter a title for your post within the Title field.


Titles are like newspaper headlines, catchy and informative so they encourage guests to your web log to continue reading.

3 Write your post within the field.


Consider writing your web log posts in an exceedingly normal word-processing program, like text editor or Microsoft Word, and saving the document. several web loggers have spent hours composing right within the entry field of their blog  to find out that their web log has had a technical problem leading to a lost post.

4 Format your post.


Blogger’s entry field includes icons across the highest that allow you alter the font and font size, apply headings and italics to text, and make common info designs like lists. To use these options, choose the text within the field that wish to change by clicking and dragging over the text; then click the acceptable icon or choose an possibility from the specified drop-down list.

5 Preview and Publish.


I always like to preview my post prior to publishing the I reccomend you do the same.  Once this is complete it is now just a matter of hitting the Publish and you are now on the web.  With your very first web log or Blog.

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Monday, January 28, 2013

What is Social Media all about?

So much these days is said about social media.


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You have Facebook, Twitter, Google+, Foursquare, Pin interest and the list goes on and on.   Yet is this a curse or is it good for the masses.





Little History behind Social Media

Social networking seems like a very new phenomenon and, certainly for the younger generation, it’s hard to imagine a world without Facebook and Twitter.
But social isn’t (and never was) just these two platforms – in fact, it actually predates both of them by over thirty years. Yep. The history of social media is, essentially, the history of the internet, and you will find its roots in email, usenet, the world wide web, blogs and (gasp) AOL.
Fast-forward to 2003, and MySpace and Friendster were *still* all the rage. True, it wasn’t until Facebook (2004) and Twitter (2006) came along that social media really began to change the world, but its foundations can be discovered a lot further back in the timeline. And in ten years from now, unthinkable as it might seem today, it’s inevitable that both of these platforms will have been superseded by something else, too. Such is the nature of the beast.

So is social media replacing the mainstream news.  


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With social media people are often misquoted and misrepresented on the internet.  It seem as though the masses believe much of what they read on  social media sites.  However they are no better then your average gossip station for people read about.  It is like the old saying "bunch of old ladies sitting around with nothing better to talk about"  So people just go about and make things up.



However then you have the real problem with social media.  No where in the history of time has your life been open up to predators the way it is today.  


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People will freely give up personal information to join social networks on the Internet. Afterwards, they are surprised when their parents, employers and others read their journals. Communities are outraged by the personal information posted by young people online and colleges keep track of student activities on and off campus. The posting of personal information by people has consequences. The New York Times reported that the National Center for Missing and Exploited Children, a nonprofit group, says that one in seven regular Internet users between the ages of 10 and 17 will be solicited online for sex. That figure has fallen from 2000, when it was one in five.

So why is social media so popular?

Anyone who’s not using a social network probably wonders what the fuss is all about.

But for those who use Facebook, Twitter or LinkedIn, and that’s more than half of all adult Americans, the answer revealed by a new study released today will come as no surprise at all: social networks let them stay in touch with family members and connect with friends. 

So stay in touch however just be safe about it.

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Sunday, January 27, 2013

Illegal to Unlock Smart Phone or Tablet

In the US it is now illegal to Unlock your Smart Phone or Tablet


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As of now, it is not legal to unlock your new smart mobile device. This verdict,  by the Librarian of Congress in Oct., is seen by many as a blow to consumers who wish to do what they want, when they want, with the mobile devices they own.





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Why is it not legal to unlock a smart mobile device or tablet?


Unlocking a mobile device requires making modifications to its firmware – software that is copyrighted by your provider and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

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Was it always like this?

No

Every 3 years, the Librarian reviews the verdicts of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, and makes exceptions  under the law. In 06, they  decided that mobile device unlocking should be exempted under Digital Millennium Copyright Act. But that changed in 2012.

Why this verdict changed?

Because they were convinced, for a number of reasons, that allowing unlocking was no longer a necessary exemption.

The reason listed by the Librarian is,  an increasing population of mobile devices you can buy that come unlocked. Apple and its provider partners sell the Iphone 5 unlocked, for example.  Nexus 4 also comes unlocked. T-Mobile has plans to offer more of its mobile devices unlocked.  Retailers like Best Buy offer  unlocked mobile devices. They decided that there is  no reason to change the Digital Millennium Copyright Act to allow people to unlock any mobile device since people can  buy an unlocked mobile device, if they choose to do so.

The new court verdict has changed the interpretation of the law. In 2010, the 9th Circuit court decided owners do not actually own the software on  mobile devices. Instead, we  only licensing the software  a key difference means that we don’t have a right to change that software. This was role in the Librarian’s verdict.

Is it not legal to unlock all smart mobile devices?

No
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The verdict only applies to newly bought mobile devices, meaning any provider locked mobile device bought on or after Oct. 28, 2012, the date the new verdicts went into effect.

If you buy a used mobile device  or even a new mobile device not directly from a provider  you are still allowed to unlock it. It’s also perfectly legal to buy a mobile device that comes unlocked. You can also, in some circumstances, ask your provider for permission to unlock your mobile device.


Is jail breaking the same as unlocking?

No.

Jail breaking allows you to run apps on your mobile device that you couldn't with an un-jail broken mobile device, such as apps that are not available in the Itunes App Store.  Jail breaking does not let you change to a different provider.  Jail breaking is still completely legal under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act.

Is there a legal way for me to unlock my new mobile device?

Yes

AT&T will let you unlock your mobile device forever, given your contract has already expired.


What happens if I unlock my mobile device anyway?


Not Telling the verdict on that is not in.

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