Posts Tagged ‘internet’
Thursday, August 5th, 2010
Years ago (not that many), there were only 1 or 2 places that you might find yourself searching the web, home or work. Now, thanks to laptops, iPhones, iPads, portable game systems and a myriad of high-speed internet connections (Wi-Fi, WiMax, 3G, 4G, etc.) you can surf the web from just about anywhere you can imagine.
The freedom to surf on-the-go is still fairly new and so are the challenges associated with doing so. One problem that crops up occasionally is finding a site that you have already visited. Maybe you were out gymnastics practice with the kids, surfing the web with your CLEAR USB modem, or sitting in a movie theater playing on your iPhone (before the show started of course), when you went to Google and searched for something that caught your eye. Three days later, you realize that you want to revisit that site, but you can’t remember the URL or enough information to locate it again via a Google search. You also find yourself lost in the “where was I and which device was I using when I looked at….” struggle.
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Tags: Clear, desktop, Google, History, internet, iPad, iPhone, Laptop, Link, Mac, Mobile, PC, Search, smartphone, surf, URL, web, Wi-Fi, WiMAX
Posted in Tips and Tricks | 1 Comment »
Monday, May 17th, 2010
Does your WiFi occasionally cut out for, what seems like, no reason at all? Do you feel like your wireless internet connection is dragging and you just know it should be faster? Both of these issues might be the result of interference caused by other electronic items in your home and/or around you. As simple as it sounds, a simple channel change in your router might fix the issues.
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Tags: analyzer, channel, interference, internet, router, smartphone, spectrum, video game console, WiFi, wireless
Posted in Technical Issues, Tips and Tricks | 2 Comments »
Tuesday, April 27th, 2010
Several days from now (May 1st) CLEAR will begin a huge advertising campaign in the Houston area. The city will be “covered” in the bright green (their company color) and CLEAR logo. Electronics retailers, like Best Buy and Micro Center, will have displays and sales people demonstrating the CLEAR 4G high-speed internet service and answering questions. Some of your friends, family and co-workers will sign up and begin using the product. The entire city will be exposed to CLEAR in some way and some of us will take the next logical step, research.
If you are anything like me, your research will encompass several resources and a large dose of skepticism. After all, when something sounds this good, there must be a catch. What are they not telling us about the product? With this article, I hope to provide you with something that you will not get anywhere else, a personal look at the product and the service here in the Houston, TX area.
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Tags: 4G, Clear, gmaing, high-speed, home modem, home phone, Houston, internet, Live, Speed, telephone, Texas, TX, USB modem, WiFi, WiMAX, wireless, XBOX
Posted in WiMAX | 12 Comments »
Tuesday, March 30th, 2010
Have you ever wished that you had high-speed internet access available to you everywhere you went? Have you ever been frustrated because your mobile device (laptop, game system, music player) seems almost handicapped by the lack of free Wi-Fi around the city? Do you have a “smart phone” that allows you to surf the internet on the go but avoid using it because it is slow, the screen is too small and/or web sites seem more difficult to navigate? This is exactly how I felt, until the introduction of WiMAX in my area.
WiMAX is a new internet service that allows users to access the internet wherever they are, wirelessly. At home, in your car, at the park, at a coffee shop…. the possibilities are limitless. Depending on your city and the coverage provided by your local distributor, WiMax covers hundreds to thousands of square miles and allows you to enjoy true high-speed internet on the go. Imagine how having high-speed internet access anywhere/anytime could change the way you surf, think and live.
This 4G (fourth generation) service is not available everywhere in the US now, but major cities and surrounding areas are being added constantly. To date, WiMAX is available in over 25 cities of the United States (covering 10 states) and overseas.
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Tags: 4G, Clear, Clearwire, Houston, internet, ISP, launch, Mobile, Speed, Texas, TX, WiMAX
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Tuesday, February 9th, 2010
Today is a big day, although you might not hear much about it at all. In my research to bring you information on the Social Media Credit Score series, I stumbled across a movement from the European Schoolnet called Safer Internet Day 2010. This event, which has been held for several years now, was organized to “promote safer and more responsible use of online technology and mobile phones, especially amongst children and young people across the world.” The topic for 2010 is Think B4 U post!
Although this movement was originated in Europe, and now encompasses 500 events in 60 countries all over the world, it doesn’t seem to have caught on in the US. I’m not sure why, but I know that this is something we definitely need to start teaching our children, teens and well…. everyone. New technologies, like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, cell phone cameras, Flip video cameras, etc. have turned us all into publishers of information. Thanks to these technologies, a photo or video can be taken, posted and shared to hundreds, even thousands of people, in minutes. More recent technologies, like “tagging,” make it even easier to find and share photos of friends and family.
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Tags: Facebook, internet, photos, pictures, safe, Safer Internet Day 2010, video
Posted in Social Media Credit Score, Social Networking, Tips and Tricks | 1 Comment »
