Author: Schultzter
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Holiday Memories and Other Thoughts on Google+ Photo Sharing
By now anyone who uses Google+ and regularly uploads photos – in particular auto-backups from your smartphone – has seen their Auto Awesome Year-in-Review video. Not withstanding your personal feelings about this you’ve got to admit this is a pretty incredible feat of technology to parse millions (billions?) of photos and videos and assemble them into personal time lines.…
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Alternative SMS Texting Apps for Android Round-Up
Given my recent disappointment with the way Google integrated SMS texting into Hangouts I went searching for a replacement to the stock messaging app on my Galaxy S3. The recent update to Android 4.3 added some nice little tweaks to the app, but nothing extraordinary. This takes advantage of one of the great features of Android:…
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This is NOT the Hangouts 2.0 I was anticipating!
Woohoo! I finally got Hangouts 2.0 on my phone!!! Time to activate SMS integration and enjoy the glorious seamless world of messaging. Or so I thought! The SMS integration is half-baked! SMS messages should be integrated into the same thread with all the other contact’s messages. When I reject a call I often reject with…
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How to Perfectly Roast Pumpkin Seeds
Roasted pumpkin seeds are a necessity this time of year. But you can’t just dump a handful slimey seeds on a cookie tray for 30 minutes in the oven! There is an art to it. I’ll share my recipe with you here, but the rest is up to you. Gut First you have to carve…
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Blackberry Messenger on Android Review
Let’s cut to the chase: it’s YAMA! That’s right, I said YAMA!!! Yet Another Messenger App. I know the Fan-berries are going to get their panties in a knot because I didn’t say that it’s revolutionary or something like that. But it’s not. In fact it looks indistinguishable from Google+ Hangouts, or Twitter DM’s, or any…
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What’s the Best Cell Phone Plan for Travelling in the U.S.
I travel to the USA several times a year – to go camping, sightseeing, and of course shopping! Many of us do. And when we go we take our mobile phones with us. But even though using your Canadian mobile phone in the USA is as easy as it is when you’re on home soil;…
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Swype vs. SwiftKey vs. Google Android Keyboards
One of the cool things about Android is all the things you can customize. And lately there have been a few keyboards coming out or receiving major updates. I took a look at three of them: SwiftKey, Swype by Nuance, and Android 4.2’s keyboard (available for 4.0 and up). There are a lot of keyboards…
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What’s the next Google service to be closed down?
Many people are still reeling from the closing of Google Reader. Personally, I lost my innocence when they scrapped iGoogle. So the question is which one of their essential, life-sustaining services are they going kick off the island next? Google offers so many services and I doubt there is anyone who uses all of them…
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Windows Ain’t
The story of a Windows 8 upgrade that never happened! With the January 31st, 2013 deadline looming for the chance to get a cheap Windows 8 Pro upgrade I decided to make the leap, hand-over my credit card info, and join the Windows 8 generation. My joy was short-lived though. Well, I guess if you…
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What About the New Flickr
Tips To Help You Move Toward A Healthier Diet Changing your diet can be hard, especially if you have certain unhealthy habits deeply ingrained. The good news is that with a little planning, discipline, and education, healthy dietary changes are absolutely possible and within reach. Whether you want to lose weight, heal or even prevent…