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kevinpurdy wrote Add weather, appointments, and more to your Android lock screen

DashClock Widget provides useful information, looks nice, and makes me want to use a part of Android I had ignored until now.

12 weeks 1 day ago
kevinpurdy wrote Actually good smartphones on good pre-paid plans: Part 1

Pre-paid must seem to some (including me, until today) like the realm of the cheap phones running on choked data. But, oh, the things you can do without a contract.

12 weeks 6 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote Android widgets that are actually worth it

A well-made, energy-conscious widget can be a really handy thing. So let’s look at some widgets that are worth their while.

13 weeks 9 hours ago
kevinpurdy wrote Carbon's Android Twitter app puts shame in Twitter's game

Carbon is that good. It's a great Twitter client, sure, but it's also an example of what can be done on a platform that supposedly doesn't emphasize design.

13 weeks 3 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote More of this, please: Verizon turning 3G network into pre-paid realm

I think no-contract, $60, 3G-powered plans are an entirely sensible and usable thing, especially if the used smartphone market can step up.

13 weeks 6 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote Use any Android calendar you want with a great widget

For whatever reason, the look of Google Calendar on Android phones doesn’t agree with me. So I went looking for alternatives.

14 weeks 8 hours ago
kevinpurdy wrote How to do something about the phone unlocking fiasco

Announcing that people now faced fines of up to $500,000 and imprisonment of up to five years for trying to use their phone on a competing cellular network certainly stirred the pot.

14 weeks 1 day ago
kevinpurdy wrote Do Live Wallpapers Cause Noticeable Battery Drain on Android?

Some wallpapers are seriously efficient with system resources, and some ride the graphics and processor chips like a vengeful cowboy.

14 weeks 6 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote Why unlocking your smartphone will be illegal next week (and why you should care)

Expecting the carriers to maintain a consistent unlocking policy is like asking the scorpion not to sting.

15 weeks 7 hours ago
kevinpurdy wrote NFC: the lonely, magical, too-powerful orphan

NFC is very low-power and fairly easy to connect and extend, sometimes just with stickers. But it’s just not catching on.

15 weeks 1 day ago
kevinpurdy wrote 3 things Android’s keyboard needs to fix

I wish the standard Android keyboard, and the lightly modified version installed by some Android phone makers, had these features.

15 weeks 6 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote Carbon app shows how Android backup should happen

When you wipe, upgrade, or lose your Android phone, re-installing and configuring all your apps again is a time-wasting pain. Unless you have them properly backed up.

16 weeks 3 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote The Android lag fix that really wasn't

One app that claimed to fix "90 percent of lag" in Android phones started a small fire in the open-source phone community. Take a look at some of the wreckage.

16 weeks 6 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote The company that ran CES 2013 from 529 miles away

I spent three days covering CES 2013, and I came away with this conclusion: the biggest story involved inaction by a company that wasn’t there at all.

17 weeks 15 hours ago
kevinpurdy wrote Open-source mobile platforms are tricky, Ch. 23: The Android SDK Blow-Up

Some Android supporters think it's Gone Corporate and should just go ahead and move to a McMansion in the suburbs. Explaining why the change was made doesn’t do much good, either.

17 weeks 6 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote Ubuntu for phones: A Q&A Explainer

Ubuntu for phones raises a lot of questions about what, exactly, the Linux distribution is trying to do. Let's answer some of them.

18 weeks 7 hours ago
kevinpurdy wrote The most useful posts from Mobilize! in 2012

May I present, in list form, the most helpful and useful things I wrote at ITWorld in 2012.

18 weeks 2 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote 5 Things to do right away on your new Android device: Part 2

These fixes are, hopefully, things you may not have thought of, or find in your casual look-through, but are useful and time-saving on a day-to-day basis.

18 weeks 6 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote 5 Things to do right away on your new Android device: Part 1

There are lots of places to get tips on getting the most from your Android device, but none will be so quick and instantly rewarding as these 5 things I have listed here.

19 weeks 9 hours ago
kevinpurdy wrote Last-minute tech and mobile gifts you can still buy right now

This is a guide to making your gift-giving seem as savvy as your online life.

19 weeks 3 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote <em>Freaks and Geeks</em> and Instagram and Twitter

Flickr was ahead of its time in social photo sharing, but slow on mobile. Maybe it's time to look back at the service many people left behind.

20 weeks 1 day ago
kevinpurdy wrote Customize your iPhone's vibration styles for different notifications or contacts

Set each of your iPhone notification types to have a different style of vibration

20 weeks 6 days ago
kevinpurdy wrote 5 quirks in Google's Maps app for iPhone you might not have noticed

Our long, mostly middle-and-upper-class iPhone-owning directional nightmare is over. Apple has approved, and Google has released, an official Google Maps app for iPhones.

21 weeks 9 hours ago
kevinpurdy wrote The big list of Chromebook work-arounds and caveats

Let's try to list the most common needs of a modern computer, such as they arise when trying out a Chromebook.

21 weeks 1 day ago
kevinpurdy wrote Who wins when Instagram and Twitter are publicly sparring?

Twitter and Instagram do a little sparring. Nobody in the audience gains any points.

21 weeks 6 days ago

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abennett shared New Xbox 720 rumor: Now Kinect is required! on LinkedIN

Last week we heard that Microsoft's next console will require an internet connection and not play used games. This week it's a calibrated Kinect sensor that's required. What next?

12 weeks 1 day ago
abennett shared Which smartphone do older users like more than younger users? (You may be surprised) on LinkedIN

Which smartphone do older customers of Verizon Wireless prefer -- the iPhone 5 or Samsung Galaxy SIII?

12 weeks 1 day ago
abennett shared Need a break? Change your keyboard layout on LinkedIN

Regular breaks during the workday are known to be beneficial to workers’ productivity and health, but do you need to be locked out of your computer to make you step away for a few minutes?

12 weeks 1 day ago
abennett wrote Linux tip: Using multiple terminals with byobu

Move over screen, a better terminal multiplexer is here.

13 weeks 1 day ago
abennett shared How to do something about the phone unlocking fiasco on LinkedIN

Announcing that people now faced fines of up to $500,000 and imprisonment of up to five years for trying to use their phone on a competing cellular network certainly stirred the pot.

14 weeks 15 hours ago
abennett shared The Weekly Hash - January 25, 2013 on Reddit

Making fun of some of the top - or goofiest - tech stories of the past seven days, this week featuring the latest in Cuban underwater cable-laying technology, what Twitter and Beyonce had in common during the presidential inauguration and John Boehner’s new look

14 weeks 6 days ago
abennett shared Why unlocking your phone without permission will be illegal (and why you should care) on Twitter

Expecting the carriers to maintain a consistent unlocking policy is like asking the scorpion not to sting.

15 weeks 4 hours ago
abennett shared As God is Mark Zuckerberg's witness... on Reddit

Do the roots of the Facebook founder charging users $100 to send him a message lie in his middle school years?

16 weeks 2 days ago
abennett shared The Android lag fix that really wasn't on Reddit

One app that claimed to fix "90 percent of lag" in Android phones started a small fire in the open-source phone community. Take a look at some of the wreckage.

16 weeks 3 days ago
abennett shared Mickey Mouse knows what you did last summer on Reddit

This spring Disney is introducing RFID wristbands that will record your activities inside the Magic Kingdom. Why? Because they love you -- and your data.

17 weeks 14 hours ago
abennett shared How Americans consumed media in 2012 on LinkedIN

While the companies at CES show off all of their new media consumption toys, Neilsen looks back on how Americans consumed media in 2012

17 weeks 1 day ago
abennett shared What’s the freakin’ deal with all these LinkedIn endorsements? on LinkedIN

I'll endorse you if you endorse me. But do LinkedIn endorsements have any value at all?

17 weeks 1 day ago
abennett shared How exactly does the yellow line work in football? on LinkedIN

It might not seem like much but the science required to produce that visual aid is very complex and really interesting.

17 weeks 1 day ago
abennett shared How exactly does the yellow line work in football? on Twitter

It might not seem like much but the science required to produce that visual aid is very complex and really interesting.

17 weeks 1 day ago
abennett wrote Quitting and restarting Dropbox

'Quit Dropbox' doesn't mean what you might think

17 weeks 3 days ago
abennett wrote Setting up Dropbox automatic sync

As long as the Dropbox application is installed on both computers and linked to the same Dropbox account, transferring files takes place in the background, thanks to automatic synchronization. Here's how to set it up.

17 weeks 3 days ago
abennett wrote Managing shared storage in Dropbox

Over time, you may find it necessary to reduce the amount of shared folders, files, and other data in Dropbox. Here are some tips on how to approach shared storage management.

17 weeks 3 days ago
abennett shared Free! Download Adobe Creative Suite CS2, Photoshop, or other Adobe software at no cost on Reddit

It's older software, but it won't cost you a cent to get these (normally expensive) creative applications

17 weeks 3 days ago
abennett wrote Portable power with the GoalZero Yeti 150

GoalZero’s new Yeti 150 is a 10 pound portable battery that can power gadgets either on the go or in the event of a power outage.

17 weeks 3 days ago
abennett wrote Lenovo debuts three new Windows 8 tablets

Lenovo showed off three new Windows 8 devices Sunday night, two days before the International CES gets officially opens in Las Vegas.

17 weeks 3 days ago
abennett wrote WIN this book: Dropbox In 30 Minutes

ITworld is giving away 5 copies of "Dropbox In 30 Minutes: The unofficial Dropbox Manual" to some lucky readers. Enter now for your chance to win!

18 weeks 1 day ago
abennett shared Nintendo releases half-baked TVii feature for Wii U on Reddit

Nintendo said TVii would be out in December and it is. Unfortunately it feels like a rush job and needs a good deal of polishing still.

19 weeks 6 days ago
abennett wrote Top 20 questions of 2012: What ITworld readers wanted to know

Mobile device questions were top-of-mind in 2012 as readers looked to switch devices or to get more from their smartphones and tablets. But 2012 wasn't all iPhone and Android. Windows 8 also grabbed its share of attention, and Raspberry Pi, SOPA, and 802.11ac also got their due.

20 weeks 4 hours ago
abennett wrote Linux tip: Using an exclamation point (!) to reference events

This content is excerpted from the new 3rd Ed. of 'A Practical Guide to Linux: Commands, Editors, and Shell Programming', authored by Mark Sobell, ISBN 013308504X, published by Pearson/Prentice Hall Professional, Sept. 2012, Copyright 2013 Mark G. Sobell.

20 weeks 1 day ago
abennett commented on Win $500? Survey says, YES!
Hi Ron, thank you for calling this to our attention. By filling out the demographic questions, you ARE entered into the drawing. We'll be addressing the language on that "thank you" page shortly to convey that message more clearly.-Amy

Got 10 minutes? Take ITworld's cloud computing survey and enter to win $500.

20 weeks 1 day ago