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Friday, March 20, 2015

Future Free Facebook Calls

FaceBook Dialer and Caller ID

Read More about this and other wonderful things at Android Police

Facebook, that company that is constantly trying to confuse you by naming its own branded apps after system apps, may launch another app it would now like to confuse you with, and it's called - wait for it - Phone. At least, that's what screenshots from a couple of folks who tipped us seem to say.

Cell Phone

Facebook, as we know, generally does major interface updates to its application server-side, so users occasionally get seemingly random glimpses of new features or UI designs before they launch. The [FB-ONLY] tag on this button for Phone would seem to indicate somebody flipped the wrong switch, and this element went live before it was supposed to. Tapping the button to install or update it does nothing but throw you to a "no page found" error, which is probably because the application is stored internally on Facebook's intranet for security purposes.

What we can divine from this button is, well, not a huge amount - but then again, it does just seem to be a dialer replacement. Phone will block calls from commonly blocked numbers and show you detailed information about incoming calls, a lot like the Whitepages Caller ID app. Presumably, Facebook will also be anonymizing your incoming call data for marketing and research purposes, because why else would they want to release an app like this?

We don't know if or when Phone will come to exist as a thing publicly, but it does seem like Facebook is at least testing it.

Tim Potter

Thursday, January 31, 2013

ISP not giving you all your internet speed?

How to test the performance of your Broadband connection

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

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.

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.