Personal Technology Tips in Plain English
Archive for August, 2007
Netflix Tip: Ask and You Shall Receive (a free month’s credit)
Aug 30th
Netflix recently lost out to Blockbuster Total Access for the first time in the online DVD movie rental wars.
In order to fight what might be the start of a new, unwelcome trend at Netflix, they have adopted a radical strategy to help retain and keep the customers happy. . .
For P.A.i. (People Against iPhone): Opera Mini vs. iPhone [video]
Aug 28th
Here’s just one more piece of ammunition for all the iPhone haters out there. . . While one of the strong points of the new Apple iPhone is the Safari web browser (that browses the “real” web) which displays web pages as if you’re viewing it on a regular pc’s browser, OperaMini v3.1 (or v4 Beta) is one strong case for non-iPhones to compete with a very capable mobile browser of their own. (And getting it won’t contribute to the next recession!) Read the rest of this entry »
AT&T Wireless Legally Prohibits the Apple iPhone Users from using VoIP, Steaming Video and more?
Aug 28th
SkypeforIphone.com and other neat services are now starting to emerge that aim to really supercharge the abilities of the Apple iPhone on AT&T Wireless. But user-beware. I’m not a lawyer, but it seems that the AT&T Wireless Terms of Service for the wireless data services portion prohibits a lot of things you may not be aware of — including the fact that AT&T can kill your service without notice if they suspect you are using the iPhone for no-no activities.
Here are some of the interesting snippets that outline what you’re NOT allowed to do with your Apple iPhone: Read the rest of this entry »
Samsung Blackjack Tip: How to check your DATA USAGE on AT&T Wireless
Aug 26th
If you’re smart, you’re already signed up for the MediaMax 200 or Unlimited data plans for your Samsung Blackjack which is just $20 more per month — they give you unlimited data, email, web usage on your Samsung Blackjack.
However, not everyone needs unlimited data, and if you’re on one of the limited data packages, you probably want know on any given day if you’re close to your limit or if you’re already over your monthly data usage quota. . . Read the rest of this entry »
Motorola Q Tip: How To Perform A Hard Master Reset on the Motorola Q Cell Phone
Aug 24th
Wow. It looks like everyone needs to wipe out their phone. It all started with a post about how to do it with the Samsung Blackjack, then the Treo, and now it looks like people need instructions for the Motorola Q as well.
Well, we had to disappoint at essistme.com, so here’s instructions on how to reset the Q smartphone. . . Read the rest of this entry »
Apple iPhone Unlock Service Announced
Aug 23rd
The quarter million Apple iPhone users are all abuzz the last couple of weeks with various teams racing to figure out how to successfully unlock the iPhone so you can use it on any other network globally. It was only a matter of time before it happened.
First there were some “activation-unlock” methods to get the pda/ipod features to work without phone activation.
But for the 100% unlock for the iPhone, there are a couple of ways to approach it. . .none widespread tested yet, and hopefully we’ll hear authoritative validation soon enough . . . Read the rest of this entry »
Treo Tip: How To Perform a Hard Master Reset on the Treo 750
Aug 22nd
The Hard Master Reset instructions for the Samsung Blackjack proved to be a popular article. I’m glad that many people have been helped by it.
But seems like the Treo isn’t much better at avoiding major glitches once in awhile, so here’s instructions on how to do a hard reset on the Treo:
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