Tech Tuesday With Clint August and MySmartPhoneStuff.com Three Google Highlights: Welcome to The Future Below are three videos that came out of this month’s Google I/O convention. While much of it was for programmers, these three items we all about making life easier once again. They are all short videos and I’ll let them speak for themselves. Video #1: Search Isn’t What Yo...
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I know some of you are saying “No Way! Spotify is KING!”, but I heard that over and over again when I told people to try Facebook. So bear with me a moment. Google Music is free for 30 days right now, so don’t be scared, jump in. You may actually be young enough(at least at heart) to be open-minded. Spotify is a great music source, but many people agree it has limitations (see he...
Tech Tuesday With Clint August and MySmartPhoneStuff.com Pre-May Ride Show! Support our Troops! Check out the May Ride, Click The Photo Item #1 If This Then That is something I just discovered and I am totally going to get so lazy now. What IFTTT (pronounced like gift but without the “G”) does is pretty amazing. You create an “IF THIS”…… for example &#...
Why Do I Need LastPass? One Solution for Two Problems What most people don’t know: If I get a hold of your computer, in person, or over your WiFi, I can run a little free program that shows me every log in(user name) and password that you have entered into your computer. From there, I can jump into your Facebook, do what I will with your online banking, etc. Thi...
Tech Tuesday with Clint August and MySmartPhoneStuff.com Get a Key Copied Without Ever Leaving the House There is website that will make you a key, just by snapping a photo of the key. It cost five dollars(including shipping) and you will have a new key within two days. I can’t see a ton of uses for me personally, but if the only reason I had to run to the store was to get a key made, I...
If you have a Smart Phone, there is a good chance you have an NFC reader (Near Field Communication). That reader is also a writer. You can program your own NFC tags to do a huge variety of tasks with the “tap” of your phone. CNET has done several great/simple videos on “how to”, so I’m just going to share one video and some links to get your own blank NFC tags. ...
Tech Tuesday with Clint August and MySmartPhoneStuff.com I’ve been texting with Swype for about 6 months now via the beta version. At first, it’s a little slower than regular hunt and peck texting. After a day or so, it becomes so much faster than typing, I’m sure I will never go back. If you text a lot(like my wife) or just a few times a day(like me), I’m sure you’ll...
Tech Tuesday With Clint August and MySmartPhoneStuff.com At some point in every Smart Phone life, it gets full! I have a simple solution to getting more screen space. This little (free) app gives you four times as many icons as before. This works on Android phones as far back as 1.6 (Donut). This app started out as one guy trying to learn how to make an Android Widget and he created a super usable...
Tech Tuesday With Clint August and MySmartPhoneStuff.com There is a website that has captivated my spending money for a few years now(since 2007). It’s called Woot.com and once you see a deal you can’t pass up, you’ll say “Woot! That is a good deal, I better buy that.” From that point on, you’ll be hooked. The basics are as follows: One item a day(in ea...
Tech Tuesday With Clint August and MySmartPhoneStuff.com I do(did) and I hated them. Well now there is an app that will block unwanted text and phone calls, without adding the caller/texter to your contacts. It’s called Current Caller ID. I’m going to save me a lot of typing (you’ll see why) and let you watch the video. Pretty amazing app! Item #2 Google Glass ...
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