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LG G3 review
LG G3 review: The perfect flagship phone for early adopters
The Good
The
LG G3 has a great camera, a brilliantly sharp display, a snappy
quad-core processor, and a flat UI that makes Android 4.4 look good.
LG's flagship has also improved on the previous model -- the new G3
comes with a removable...
Install command line developer tools in OS X
Install command line developer tools in OS X
If you need access to programming tools on your Mac, there are several ways to go about installing them.
Part
of OS X is its powerful command-line interface, where a competent or
even novice programmer can make use of a number of tools for configuring
and customizing the system, and make...
Select a startup disk in OS X
If
you need to boot to a secondary hard drive on your Mac, you can do so
using several different means. For most PC systems, you will need to
press F12, or another F-key, or perhaps the Escape or Delete keys when
booting your system in order to select an alternative boot drive. To do
this on a Apple computers, you use the Option key; however,...
Cell phone unlock
Cell phone unlock
Consumers are one tiny step closer to being able to take their phones to another carrier when they switch service providers.
Members
of the Senate Judiciary Committee on Thursday unanimously voted to
approve a bill that will make it easier for consumers to unlock their
cell phones. Once unlocked, wireless subscribers can then take those
phones to...
Free app Memory Clean
today, I wrote about Memory Diag, a Mac app that helps you optimize system memory to help you through periods of sluggish behavior. Memory Clean
is another such free app that takes a slightly different approach to
monitoring memory resources. If you could combine the two, you might
have the perfect memory optimizer for OS X. But because the technology...
How to install the Nexus 5 Android 4.4 KitKat launcher
Google Play Edition smartphones
are great but they are limited to certain models and typically sold in
the US. However, you can make your own by installing the Nexus 5 Android 4.4 KitKat launcher so here's how to do it. Read: The 28 best smartphones: The best phone you can buy in 2014.
Either you want to make your own Google Play Edition smartphone or
you don't...
How to install Android L on Nexus 5 or 7
Google has released a beta version of Android L, the as-yet unnamed next release of the mobile operating system. Anyone can install this on their Nexus 5 or Nexus 7, but it’s unwise to do so if it’s your main smartphone or tablet.
As Google states, “The Android preview system image is not a stable
release, and may contain errors and defects that can result in damage to
...
Quick Mac
Quick Mac prank for April Fools' Day
If
someone you know uses his or her Mac regularly, then you can tackle the
system with a quick change that might give you a chuckle or two this
April Fools' day. Simply take a screenshot of the display, and then set
it to be a full-screen image in Apple's Preview program.
Granted this
trick is...
Test the RAM on your Mac
If
you have a used Mac, or a newer one, or one that you have serviced to
upgrade its RAM, then it is highly recommended to test the system's RAM
before relying on it for day-to-day activities.
RAM is the active
work-desk that the OS and applications use for running, and if there is a
problem with RAM, then problems stemming from crashes and freezes...
Make phone calls from your Mac right now
Make phone calls from your Mac right now
Today, Apple announced OS X Yosemite
and a healthy list of new features set to make a debut in the upcoming
release. But what Apple didn't say was that a lot of the features are
actually available in OS X right now, just not through Apple's own apps.
That means you'll need to use a third-party app to gain some...
How to save to hidden directories in OS X
How to save to hidden directories in OS X
Accessing a hidden folder from within an application may be tricky, but can be overcome using a simple Finder trick.
How to save to hidden directories in OS X
While in standard uses there may be little reason to save files to a
hidden directory in OS X, there are sometimes cases when you might want
to do this. The...
How to create a dynamically resizable disk image in OS X
Disk images in OS X are one mode of packaging files for distribution or
storage on external media, and, since they mimic the behaviors of
optical discs like DVDs, they are commonly used by developers to
distribute downloadable installers for their applications.
While
convenient for file distribution, you can also use disk images as
containers to store various files...
Share a hard drive with everyone on your Wi-Fi network
Take advantage of your router's USB port with a little trick that lets you share a hard drive with anyone on your Wi-Fi network.
Cloud storage is expensive, but it's not the only way to share a
bunch of files across many devices. Instead, you can use an external
hard drive and your router to create networked storage accessible to
anyone on your Wi-Fi network.
When...
How to set up an Android Wear watch
How to set up an Android Wear watch
When you receive your Android Wear watch,
you're bound to be eager to get it up and running as fast as possible.
So for now, while you wait for the shipment notification, familiarize
yourself with the setup process.
In all honesty, the setup process is very simple. You'll need to download the official Android Wear app and...
How to install Amazon Appstore on your Android device
a limited time, Amazon is giving away 31 Android apps that have a combined value of over $100. And that's on top of the company's daily freebie app.
This being Amazon, though, you no doubt need an Amazon product -- Kindle Fire tablet, Fire Phone, etc. -- to take advantage of these offers, right?
Wrong! Android
apps are Android apps, and you can access the Amazon Appstore...
How to Secure Your Wireless Network
Step 1: WPA2 I think it's common
networking knowledge that there really is no excuse to not use any
encryption method other than WPA2. In all but the oldest wireless
devices, just about all modern wireless clients support it.
Step 2: Change Default Passwords
You never want
to set up a new router and leave the default password of either the
SSIDs (if the router came...
How to Backup and Reset an Android Phone
How to Backup and Reset an Android Phone
Step 1: Software vs Hardware
The instructions found on this page will only fix software related
issues (how the phone thinks, its brains), NOT hardware (its body and
parts). If your phone is suffering from a hardware or physical issue
then read Tips on how to fix a broken phone. If your...
