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HTC Mozart and HD7 get tethering
02 months ago
The possibility of using your Windows Phone as a mobile hotspot (accesspoint) was originally a function reserved for new Mango units. This week HTC changed that when releasing an update for HTC HD7 og Mozart. I have the Mozart model and was soon to update my phone. The update is only through Zune on your PC.
With internet sharing (tethering) you can share your internet connection with up to 5 guest units, and the sharing is automatically getting disabled after a few minutes of inactivity so that you can save the battery life on your phone.
Remember to not use internet sharing when abroad (so called roaming). It can fast get very expensive!
internet sharing is found under Settings on your phone. The functionality is set up with a predefined password that I recommend you to change under setup. You can also change the broadcast name if you want to, but I recommend you to keep WPA2 as the security type for the wireless connection.
First experiences with Mac App Store
0A lot of junk and some pleasant surprises…
Today I’ve installed MacOS X 10.6.6 and tested Apple’s new App Store for MacOS X. The App Store is only available for 10.6 (Snow Leopard), and it will also be an integrated part of Mac OS X “Lion,” due later this year. Linux has long had repositories, which in principle is the same as Apple’s App Store.
First of all, this is the first time installation for applications has become problem free on a Mac. There is only one way to install the apps, and all the necessary files are put in the right folders (directories). In other words, installation has never been easier. All installations from the App Store are also maintained through Software Update, making it a lot easier to keep your applications up to date.
An Update Nightmare
Sadly, the App Store does not scan your harddrive for already installed applications, to take over the maintenance over these applications as well. This put the user in a difficult position, from where did I install the applications and how do I keep them maintained. Users now risk to have applications maintained through Software Update, from within the application itself and from downloading new versions from web sites. Not a good thing!
Some people commented on articles and forums all over the web, that the Mac App Store also recognizes apps that you have purchased outside of the Mac App Store. This is true if the version of the app matches the Mac App Store version exactly, using something called the “Bundle ID.” For example, if you noticed that the Mac App Store showed iPhoto as “Installed,” even though you bought it through the boxed iLife set, but the Mac App Store did not notice that you already have Pages installed, it may be because you haven’t installed the latest iWork update.
The Panic developers posted this on their blog today:
PS: If you’re a current customer, there’s no way to convert a previous purchase into a Mac App Store purchase — that requires a re-buy. But remember, what you have now will continue to work just fine.
UPDATE: The Mac App Store may show software bought from us previously as “Installed”, even though they’re two different licenses. You will not get Mac App Store auto-updates unless you purchase from the Mac App Store. To re-enable the “Purchase” button in the Mac App Store, just drag the app to the trash and empty your trash. Your preferences/sites will not be affected.
Poor Password Protection
Another problem is that you only have to type in the password for your iTunes account the first time you buy an application. If you press buy on another application a minute later, the application will be bought instantly and installed. There is no regret button!
Install Apps on Several Macs
App Store lets you download commercial software to several computers. It seems not to be limited to five computers, and you can install the apps again and again, and again (this even made Paul Thurrott go excited!). Brilliant for some of us, as we can have the same applications on our work and home computer! Some of the applications has even got a hefty price cut. Check out Aperture. Other applications have the same price as the iOS version. And a few has gotten a much higher price then the iOS version of the applications.
My First Installed Apps
The first application I installed was Twitter, and it’s available for free. I later bought iPhoto 11 for a pleasant price, 85 NOK. I guess will be buying iMovie as well, and I am happy to not have to pay for Garageband! Perhaps I even buy Aperture, even though I love Lightroom. I was surprised to see how much junk applications there was in the App Store, but all in all, I happy to see that some of the best small software houses were already present.
The End of Optical Drives?
PaidContent reflects that with the App Store consumers are relying less and less on inserting a CD or DVD to provide applications—and suggest that like the Macbook Air, the next set of Apple computer products may eschew the disc player altogether. They might be right. Cloud Computing is here, and important backups should not be made on discs stored next to the computer. The backups should be stored up in the cloud at reliable supplier (not a here today, gone tomorrow company).
Dell Latitude E4200 with built-in mobile broadband
0I bought a Dell Latitude E4200 for my new boss, as this laptop is light, handy and comes in the beautiful color of deep burgundy red! Not only Apple can make machines with a great design. No, no, seriously, the 12,1 inch ultraportable benefits from a fast solid-state hard drive (SSD) and it’s weight is about 1,19 KG. The build quality is impressive, with amagnesium-alloy chassis and no obvious areas of weakness.
But before you continue, grab yourself a coffee cup …
Don’t Twitter about your holiday!
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One of today’s big stories on the news was that people published information about their upcoming holidays on social medias, like Facebook and Twitter. Several countries are considering twitring about your holiday so careless that it can provide lower insurance. Don’t say that you will leave for a two weeks holiday to Spain in a week. Also try not to twitter about what you do on your holiday, when not at home. Don’t publish holiday picture publicly before coming home (for instance on Flickr or on your blog). Also, I recommend people not using tripnote on their e-mails accounts either.
Thiefs have gone digital by now as well, and know just as much about computers and the Internet as you do. They use Twitter and other social medias (Web 2.0) as well, not in the same way as you, but in a smarter way!
Be smart, be quiet…
When cables become a problem
02 years ago
My parents have just moved to a new apartment, and asked me to set up their Internet connection (cable modem, wireless router, VoIP adapter and telephone). In their previous apartment, the cables were not a problem as the equipment fitted on a shelf in a wardrobe in the hall. But in the new apartment the equipment had to be placed in the living room. Not a pretty sight …
How could this best be solved? By using HomePlug/Powerline adapters. I had only heard about the technology, and never seen it in use. So I guess my experiences should be written down as a blog entry. I visited Komplett, Norway’s biggest online store for computer hardware, and found several brands and that there was a standard.
I ended up with Devolo dLAN 200 AVeasy Powerline Starter, as it complies with the new HomePlug AV standard and that it came with a 128 AES encryption. The HomePlug/Powerline technology lets you connect network-enabled devices such as PCs, modems, routers, game consoles and set-top boxes via your household power grid, with data speeds up to 200 Mbps.
Devolo dLAN 200 is real plug ‘n’play, no pray needed! Setting up the network was done in a minute. Far easier then setting up a wireless network. Just plug the dLAN 200 AVeasy adapter into an electrical outlet to turn your power grid into a convenient data network. All you need is two adapters to take advantage of the full range of services. Your home network can later be extended with more adapters, but if ever you decide to use a room for a different purpose or rearrange your office, that is no problem either. Simply move the network with you, without the need for laying new cables, just plug the adapters into different electrical outlets. That’s it!