Friday, December 28, 2012
Any suggestions on next post?
Wednesday, December 19, 2012
WMATA Rush+
Friday, December 14, 2012
WMATA Rail tips introduction
Hello all as TheDougTechCrew stands I help to aid to technical community of their problems on their devices and now I will be introducing a new section to express some of the existing flaws in Metro Rail so as you travel you can ease off the pain when riding.
One thing about Metro Rail is the signs can be wrong or express an incorrect statement like at Union Station (located on the Red Line) says that the Union shops are threw the solid concrete walls and another flaw is it shows that Amtrak Commuter trains are in the same direction as the Union Shops. As TheDougTechCrew I sincerely promise to post once a week on technology and once a week on Wmata news or tips.
Tuesday, December 11, 2012
HTC Sence 4
Ok I have used the HTC One X for over a month and it was very fast and audio quality was great and so was the battery life. With HTC's new "Sence" it has had tons of tweaks so the user exprience to make it more enjoyable.
However here are the downsides or things that were rather annoying one thing is it seems that multitasking is disabled but a quick fix is to root the phone and install something that can manage the mines and change to something less aggressive like 22 24 30. Now I have a HTC One V as my primary device and noticed that sometimes the phone can stutter a tad bit when running games. With Sence using less RAM it does feel a bit slower than my 600MHZ processor optimus V but it does seem HTC is trying to improve but it does not feel like a giant step but please allow us to turn off Sence in future versions and maybe on the lower end One V maybe used Qualcomms older dual core chip as a single core can feel choppy when using multiple applications.
Now onto the advantages of running the new Sence 4 I have to say that on the One V Sence has been "watered" down for the slower hardware and smaller screen. Now that HTC has dramatically reduced Sence's RAM usage the phone feels fast out the box as opposed to having a custom ROM. One thing that I have noticed is that the stock animations are gone completely which makes the phone feels smoother and much more consistent with the performance.
However here are the downsides or things that were rather annoying one thing is it seems that multitasking is disabled but a quick fix is to root the phone and install something that can manage the mines and change to something less aggressive like 22 24 30. Now I have a HTC One V as my primary device and noticed that sometimes the phone can stutter a tad bit when running games. With Sence using less RAM it does feel a bit slower than my 600MHZ processor optimus V but it does seem HTC is trying to improve but it does not feel like a giant step but please allow us to turn off Sence in future versions and maybe on the lower end One V maybe used Qualcomms older dual core chip as a single core can feel choppy when using multiple applications.
Now onto the advantages of running the new Sence 4 I have to say that on the One V Sence has been "watered" down for the slower hardware and smaller screen. Now that HTC has dramatically reduced Sence's RAM usage the phone feels fast out the box as opposed to having a custom ROM. One thing that I have noticed is that the stock animations are gone completely which makes the phone feels smoother and much more consistent with the performance.
GSM/UMTS
Only in America are CDMA devices very popular which says a lot as CDMA is constantly ageing. GSM devices have ruled over seas and in domestic areas the best thing about GSM is you can put in a SIM card and continue using your service. However doing that can cause certain features such as HSPA or LTE to not work and as a result the device can be useful or useless.
GSM based devices use HSPA,UMTS,EDGE,GPRS or LTE the huge advantage that GSM has over CDMA is the universal ability to change service providers however some carriers may choose to "lock" their devices to keep it on their network however you can "unlock" by entering an unlock code. Airwaves provide the way for wireless devices to communicate and different frequencies like 850MHZ can talk to 1900MHZ. With that being said you will want to check your device's frequencies and the carrier you want to switch to frequencies as having all frequencies but one can result in having only EDGE. That is the thing that people don't seem to give Apple credit for as the iPad and iPhone have LTE and GSM and CDMA radios and don't disappoint on performance unless it is a bad radio or network if you have Sprint. I personally recommend a world phone that can be unlocked for another network like O2 so if you come to the U.K for example your AT&T phone will use O2 and vise versa. Another thing people don't seem to credit Apple for making a dual CDMA and GSM radio so if you have Verizon or Sprint or any other CDMA carrier you can use a GSM carrier for back up or just left Sprint.
GSM based devices use HSPA,UMTS,EDGE,GPRS or LTE the huge advantage that GSM has over CDMA is the universal ability to change service providers however some carriers may choose to "lock" their devices to keep it on their network however you can "unlock" by entering an unlock code. Airwaves provide the way for wireless devices to communicate and different frequencies like 850MHZ can talk to 1900MHZ. With that being said you will want to check your device's frequencies and the carrier you want to switch to frequencies as having all frequencies but one can result in having only EDGE. That is the thing that people don't seem to give Apple credit for as the iPad and iPhone have LTE and GSM and CDMA radios and don't disappoint on performance unless it is a bad radio or network if you have Sprint. I personally recommend a world phone that can be unlocked for another network like O2 so if you come to the U.K for example your AT&T phone will use O2 and vise versa. Another thing people don't seem to credit Apple for making a dual CDMA and GSM radio so if you have Verizon or Sprint or any other CDMA carrier you can use a GSM carrier for back up or just left Sprint.
Tuesday, December 4, 2012
How to use a shared PC
As for some of those times when all you have brought with you is just your smart phone and you need access to a PC. In every techies mind using a public computer can feel as disgusting as a port-a-potty not like dirt everywhere but cluttered with malware, someone not logging out of their email or the most popular someone downloading useless programs and toolbars. In this post I want to show you what to do you avoid those problems and potential risks of your account being taken.
1. Use safe mode as it does not run excess programs like tool bars so if you know that the PC is free but is bloated give safe mode a try. However the downside to safe mode is that fine tuned malware can still run or block other programs. To get into safe mode on a Windows PC after the bios has loaded press F8 repeatedly then press enter on safe mode with networking.
2. Use a virtual environment this is one of the most secure methods of using another PC however if you are using another user account which does not allow executable files this method is useless. One program to use to prevent potential malware is Sandboxie as it runs programs and files in a virtual environment. You should use this method if you are doing potential risky things to prevent the spread onto other computers and prebvent man in the middle attacks
3. Boot from something other than the boot drive like a DVD or USB drive. Certain Linux distros allow you to boot and try the operating system directly from the drive without even touching another drive. You will want to keep in mind as public computers can have a policy to prevent users from doing this as thus has been said consider your self warned.
1. Use safe mode as it does not run excess programs like tool bars so if you know that the PC is free but is bloated give safe mode a try. However the downside to safe mode is that fine tuned malware can still run or block other programs. To get into safe mode on a Windows PC after the bios has loaded press F8 repeatedly then press enter on safe mode with networking.
2. Use a virtual environment this is one of the most secure methods of using another PC however if you are using another user account which does not allow executable files this method is useless. One program to use to prevent potential malware is Sandboxie as it runs programs and files in a virtual environment. You should use this method if you are doing potential risky things to prevent the spread onto other computers and prebvent man in the middle attacks
3. Boot from something other than the boot drive like a DVD or USB drive. Certain Linux distros allow you to boot and try the operating system directly from the drive without even touching another drive. You will want to keep in mind as public computers can have a policy to prevent users from doing this as thus has been said consider your self warned.
Thursday, November 29, 2012
Sprint Sucks
With Verizon wireless being the only carrier in DC having full 3G service (EVDO) underground really makes me wonder as testing all carriers Cricket was last and found a tie with AT&T and T-Mobile and Sprint was third but the thing is Cricket is a prepaid network so they are kind of an exception.
Now with Wmata telling us that there will be service at all rail stations by 2012 and they told us that in 2002 which devestated me as Sprint does not have service even at some of the busiest stations and T-Mobile offered service but it was not consistent. However AT&T has had service at either every 2 stations or every station but here is why they both tie sometimes when using AT&T I was unable to make phone calls but with T-Mobile it was great service just wish it were consistent. Sprint had service in areas where lots of tourist are like Smithsonian station but data speeds were absolutely ridiculous litterally they were fast for EVDO A. With either carrier they won't disappoint even Sprint as they are upgrading their 3G network which is always nice.
Now with Wmata telling us that there will be service at all rail stations by 2012 and they told us that in 2002 which devestated me as Sprint does not have service even at some of the busiest stations and T-Mobile offered service but it was not consistent. However AT&T has had service at either every 2 stations or every station but here is why they both tie sometimes when using AT&T I was unable to make phone calls but with T-Mobile it was great service just wish it were consistent. Sprint had service in areas where lots of tourist are like Smithsonian station but data speeds were absolutely ridiculous litterally they were fast for EVDO A. With either carrier they won't disappoint even Sprint as they are upgrading their 3G network which is always nice.
Tuesday, November 20, 2012
Don't you miss it
After getting a new phone and getting an exception that says I can't root the phone so that takes away me from installing a custom ROM. Well now I miss the days of running the latest CyanogenMod nightly with full hardware acceleration and fast at the stock clock. I do still like my phone but for others who share the same disability and did have a rooted phone but it is gone. However the limitations of not rooting your phone can get in annoying like sometimes you may want to wipe battery status or wipe dalvik cache but you can't do that without root.
It all started when I got my phone HTC One V and it is a great phone however use launcher pro or another launcher because the stock Sence launcher is a RAM hog. I love the phone dearly however I just wonder what can it do over clocked or rooted on a custom ROM. With a great 1GHZ processor it is a certain upgrade and came very close to beating the Evo 3D's 1.2GHZ dual core chip. However I was told specifically not to root the phone so it does eliminate what can be done.
I strongly recommend people to try phone hacking however I'm not responsible for anything that you may wish to do with anything. Don't you miss the days of AOKP ROMs with so many features of CyanogenMod for speed if don't be afraid try it odds are you will like it.
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Sprint oversold network
After being a Sprint PCS customer for quite some time I have noticed in the DMV area that the service has gotten from great I highly recommend Sprint down to well I still have the phone. The service has gotten terrible for instance everyday when I get off the WMATA's rail service I check an application on my phone to see when the bus is coming. However now it has gotten to the point where I have to wait 5 minutes for see results that are smaller than 100KB and by then the bus has already came or I just missed one.
Now lets talk about data the service that most people use on their smart phone's. In the past at my house I used to get about 150k/bs download and 80k/bs on upload which Sprint says those are peak speeds but those should be speeds seen everywhere as CDMA networks like Sprint and Verizon have to compete against GSM networks which use HSPA for 3G which can bring peak speeds of nearly 8 megabits. Now into Sprint's Wimax which Sprint discontinued selling and gave to prepaid networks and after testing the OverDrive Pro mobile hotspot the speeds were very similar to the speeds on Verizon's 3G network which was piss poor because Verizon has a max of 3.1 mega bits.
Finally now on to Voice and SMS which after testing the call quality was great. With SMS it is a different story because we all need to send something quick and SMS have failed to send and Sprint has done nothing to correct this issue if you are having this issue ask to be compensated and ask for a Sprint Airave if you have a corded connection.
Now lets talk about data the service that most people use on their smart phone's. In the past at my house I used to get about 150k/bs download and 80k/bs on upload which Sprint says those are peak speeds but those should be speeds seen everywhere as CDMA networks like Sprint and Verizon have to compete against GSM networks which use HSPA for 3G which can bring peak speeds of nearly 8 megabits. Now into Sprint's Wimax which Sprint discontinued selling and gave to prepaid networks and after testing the OverDrive Pro mobile hotspot the speeds were very similar to the speeds on Verizon's 3G network which was piss poor because Verizon has a max of 3.1 mega bits.
Finally now on to Voice and SMS which after testing the call quality was great. With SMS it is a different story because we all need to send something quick and SMS have failed to send and Sprint has done nothing to correct this issue if you are having this issue ask to be compensated and ask for a Sprint Airave if you have a corded connection.
Tuesday, November 13, 2012
Talk_About Adreno 205 vs PowerVR SGX 540
The Adreno GPU has really gotten its reputation upped however does it have the speed to take on the Galaxy S GPU the previous gaming king. When Galaxy S first launched it did require a lag fix to take advantage of its speed but before their was the HTC SuperSonic (EVO 4G) which had a weak Adreno 200 GPU and from then SuperSonic users realized that the CPU was the reason why users bought the SuperSonic. Then the Samsung Galaxy S-GT-i9000 launched with the beastly PowerVR SGX 540 GPU which is in the Samsung Galaxy Nexus but overclocked to 384MHZ.
With Qualcomm launching new GPUs it has been "souped" to compete with the monster Galaxy S GPU but after testing benchmarks say something different like my Galaxy S device got 1890 on Quadrant but my One V got 2679 which surprised me because in real world gaming the One V disappointed me because with running Skype in the background the One V struggled with Need for speed Hot Pursuit while Galaxy S flew by. Then with running Smart Bench 2010 Galaxy S mopped the floor with the One V.
A few things to remember that Galaxy S and the One V do have different CPUs so cycling and usage can be different. After running a 3D benchmark from Antutu the One V averaged 7.2 FPS and the Galaxy S averaged 2.2 FPS. But with Adreno 205 it has double the Maximum texture size of Galaxy S. The phone are fast however one is faster than the other in benchmarks but if I were to make a decision I'd perfer Galaxy S.
With Qualcomm launching new GPUs it has been "souped" to compete with the monster Galaxy S GPU but after testing benchmarks say something different like my Galaxy S device got 1890 on Quadrant but my One V got 2679 which surprised me because in real world gaming the One V disappointed me because with running Skype in the background the One V struggled with Need for speed Hot Pursuit while Galaxy S flew by. Then with running Smart Bench 2010 Galaxy S mopped the floor with the One V.
A few things to remember that Galaxy S and the One V do have different CPUs so cycling and usage can be different. After running a 3D benchmark from Antutu the One V averaged 7.2 FPS and the Galaxy S averaged 2.2 FPS. But with Adreno 205 it has double the Maximum texture size of Galaxy S. The phone are fast however one is faster than the other in benchmarks but if I were to make a decision I'd perfer Galaxy S.
Wednesday, November 7, 2012
All mobile phones are different
With Qualcomm and Imagination Technologies and NVidia releasing new GPUs for mobile phone and tablets which GPU files is good. The mobile phone has made huge improvements like Android 4.1 bringing Tripple Buffering for the UI to the point were now it feels as technology advances too fast and the one of the worst things are with a mobile phone is that we can't upgrade hardware like in PCs. This time I will be showing which mobile will be best and what phone to look for.
Ok so you maybe a little angry that you may have bought an HTC EVO 4G and it can't game so here is why it can't game it has an old and fairly low end Adreno 200 GPU and with the EVO's high resoulution (480*800) that does not make a great pair but with a 1GHZ snapdragon CPU it may seem quick using Android. Now let's take a phone like the Samsung i9000 it has a quick and once undefeated PowerVRSGX540 GPU which if it has been lag fixed it can play any game in the market when it was released.
Now into dual core handsets like the Samsung I9100 which has Samsung's own Exynos processor and it is still today very fast and over clocked @ 1.5GHZ will be close tot beating the US Galaxy SIII. The Galaxy S2 the Exynos variants have Mali-200MP which is in the International Galaxy SIII but is over clocked but another difference with the handset is it has a full 1GB of RAM but has the same resolution has the previous Galaxy phone. Now into the LG optimus 2X which has the Nvidia Tegra 2 CPU but one thing that bugs me is that lots of people don't know how fast Tegra chips are, but they are not benchmark setters in tablets with high resolutions. The Optimus 2X has an ULP GeForce GPU and has 8 GPU cores so it is certainly no slouch. Now that the Galaxy Nexus is out it has the same GPU in the Galaxy S phones but it much faster since it is over clocked. But the Ti-OMAP processors aren't in any way benchmark killers but are not slow.
Now into the Samsung Galaxy SIII international which has Ssmung's own Quad core Exynos processor and over clocked Mali-400MP GPU and however only has 1GB of RAM opposed to having 2GB in the US galaxy phone. However the ONE X having a super fast CPU and probably the Adreno 225 GPU. Now the last device the Nexus 7 having a Quad core CPU and a 8 core GPU ULP GeForce so comment but no spamming.
Tuesday, November 6, 2012
LG optimus V best phone ever!
After owning the LG Optimus V for a year and a half I feel different in s good way. The phone was a mid range Android phone that out the box and still comes with 2.2 "froyo" however at the time that was pretty good as high end phones like the Epic 4G were still on 2.1. Now I upgraded to the HTC One V I love it is fast and runs Android 4.0 which brings hardware acceleration to the phone. I don't agree at all saying that the other phone was terrible it did have its flaws however those were hardware flaws like a low resoulution.
After doing a great deal of research I found out that having specs like an Adreno 200 GPU was weak and 600 MHZ was weak but it handled Android fine. The purpose of this article is to show that because you're device runs Android well it does not make it superior to you're PC as an Intel Core 2duo will indeed beat any ARM chip you throw at it. It is indeed 2012 and some users surveyed use their phone more than their PC and I find it odd as more users seem to only use a PC in their work lives and use a tablet like Apple's iPad which does provide nice media play back but is in no way a laptop replacement.
Please feel free to comment as you are entitled to comment just keep it realated to the topic.
After doing a great deal of research I found out that having specs like an Adreno 200 GPU was weak and 600 MHZ was weak but it handled Android fine. The purpose of this article is to show that because you're device runs Android well it does not make it superior to you're PC as an Intel Core 2duo will indeed beat any ARM chip you throw at it. It is indeed 2012 and some users surveyed use their phone more than their PC and I find it odd as more users seem to only use a PC in their work lives and use a tablet like Apple's iPad which does provide nice media play back but is in no way a laptop replacement.
Please feel free to comment as you are entitled to comment just keep it realated to the topic.
Saturday, November 3, 2012
POLL WILL YOU UPGRADE TO WINDOWS 8
With Microsoft launching Windows 8 and its new start menu bringing live events like News and emails will you actually upgrade. Windows 8 does provide a number of upgrades under the hood like 3D and 2D enhancements. From experience Windows 8 gave me a few more FPS when I was gaming so lagging is none existent.
However the title UI doesn't seem to be appealing to users however I believe its a huge leap forward for Microsoft as no version of Windows seemed to be touch friendly. With Microsoft launching this it may seem to be hated and loved but it will only get better as Microsoft has learned from Vista.
However the title UI doesn't seem to be appealing to users however I believe its a huge leap forward for Microsoft as no version of Windows seemed to be touch friendly. With Microsoft launching this it may seem to be hated and loved but it will only get better as Microsoft has learned from Vista.
How to optimize you're PC (Windows)
So you just got a new PC for a great price however the performance its not every great. So here are a few tips on how to optimize that PC for performance and put in it the fast lane.
1. Turn off unnecessary services like the Smart card service is used if you're PC has a smart card slot. You can disable unused services which services can decrease you're battery life. However I do recommend that you keep services on like Windows Update.
2. Install CCLEANER as this is a free program for home users and it scans into you're system and removes lots of stuff like browser cache and temporary system files. It also has a registry cleaner to keep you're registry up and clean.
3. Turn off Areo. In Windows Vista and 7 Areo provides those visual affects like transparency however they do slow down the PC noticeably. To turn not use Areo go to you're control panel and appearance and themes and select windows classic or change the color and unselect use transparency affects.
4. Install more RAM as RAM becomes cheaper it makes sense to install more. Make sure you install RAM that will work with you're motherboard or it will not work at all.
5. Install a SSD. They range in capacitites from 60GB to 1TB. The benefit of owning a SSD is you don't have to defragment the drive and the read and write speeds of the drive can be as high as 550/MBS.
6. Remove unnecessary programs you are not going to use.
1. Turn off unnecessary services like the Smart card service is used if you're PC has a smart card slot. You can disable unused services which services can decrease you're battery life. However I do recommend that you keep services on like Windows Update.
2. Install CCLEANER as this is a free program for home users and it scans into you're system and removes lots of stuff like browser cache and temporary system files. It also has a registry cleaner to keep you're registry up and clean.
3. Turn off Areo. In Windows Vista and 7 Areo provides those visual affects like transparency however they do slow down the PC noticeably. To turn not use Areo go to you're control panel and appearance and themes and select windows classic or change the color and unselect use transparency affects.
4. Install more RAM as RAM becomes cheaper it makes sense to install more. Make sure you install RAM that will work with you're motherboard or it will not work at all.
5. Install a SSD. They range in capacitites from 60GB to 1TB. The benefit of owning a SSD is you don't have to defragment the drive and the read and write speeds of the drive can be as high as 550/MBS.
6. Remove unnecessary programs you are not going to use.
PC disaster tips
We all face disaster in our PC lives whether it is an incorrectly configured Bios causing you're PC not to boot or a dead hard drive causing you're PC's boot to slow to a crawl. Here a few tips to keep in mind when you are using you're PC and if disaster does strike you will feel like you can recover in a small amount of time.
5. Back up all you're data onto something that is not you're boot drive. I personally recommend using DVDs if you have a low amount of bandwidth as they are very cheap and range in the 4GB capacity however if you're PC does not have an optical drive purchase a USB to DVD drive they can be around ~$10. If you have a high enough amount of bandwidth then upload you're data to the "cloud" as the cloud is available everywhere.
4. Make a system repair disc when you are using Windows do this after you reinstall or purchase you're PC. By doing this you can recover from a huge disaster or use it when ever you have incorrectly configured a component but remember you can't use this disc if you have changed mother boards.
3. If possible use another PC or use you're recovery PC. In those desperate times use you're Sister's PC or you're Mother's however offer to optimize it after words.
2. Keep a bootable USB key with you as if you have a bad operating system or a critical file is missing like Hal.dll use a USB key to boot. Depending on how old you're PC is or if you're BIOS hasn't been updated try doing so as not every PC supports this. You can do this with a 2GB flash drive and install programs and when you reboot nothing is affected and you can install Ubuntu from the key.
1. Is to reinstall you're operating system although this is the most destructive way to recovery. You can do this if you are still receiving lock ups or crashes. Reinstalling you're operating system can remove you're personal files and programs but you can have a clean PC.
5. Back up all you're data onto something that is not you're boot drive. I personally recommend using DVDs if you have a low amount of bandwidth as they are very cheap and range in the 4GB capacity however if you're PC does not have an optical drive purchase a USB to DVD drive they can be around ~$10. If you have a high enough amount of bandwidth then upload you're data to the "cloud" as the cloud is available everywhere.
4. Make a system repair disc when you are using Windows do this after you reinstall or purchase you're PC. By doing this you can recover from a huge disaster or use it when ever you have incorrectly configured a component but remember you can't use this disc if you have changed mother boards.
3. If possible use another PC or use you're recovery PC. In those desperate times use you're Sister's PC or you're Mother's however offer to optimize it after words.
2. Keep a bootable USB key with you as if you have a bad operating system or a critical file is missing like Hal.dll use a USB key to boot. Depending on how old you're PC is or if you're BIOS hasn't been updated try doing so as not every PC supports this. You can do this with a 2GB flash drive and install programs and when you reboot nothing is affected and you can install Ubuntu from the key.
1. Is to reinstall you're operating system although this is the most destructive way to recovery. You can do this if you are still receiving lock ups or crashes. Reinstalling you're operating system can remove you're personal files and programs but you can have a clean PC.
Tuesday, October 30, 2012
5 reasons to try Ubuntu or Linux
5 reasons why you should dual boot Ubuntu
1. Linux is mainly free and open source so distro's like Ubuntu which is Debian based often developers will encourage donations before a download. So what is it price isn't stopping you so why not try Ubuntu its Debian based.
2. Speed Ubuntu is very fast and it is nothing like Windows and people often forget about Linux period but it ran faster from a USB stick rather than running from my HDD which surprised me as Ubuntu can be as minimal as you want it and it is netbook friendly. Also Linux can use different desktop environments so you can use Unity or Cinnamon. With Linux you can change every aspect of it like the vm.swappines=10 I personally recommend setting this to 10 to keep it running fast.
3. Viruses Ubuntu and any other Linux environment does not get PC viruses as Linux's permission system is very different from Windows if a program wants to write something or install something you are granted to enter you're password for the program to access things which is a piece of mind. Linux is a safe environment for public computers or computers for children as you don't have to worry about viruses as Microsoft does secure PCs however it is up to the user to install the programs that Microsoft offers.
4. Maintenance as Linux uses EXT3 or EXT2 or FAT32 for USB sticks to boot but using EXT partition by using Linux you don't have to defragment you're hard drive only if you are around 80% full which then you will see some fragmentation. No antivirus is needed only on you're Windows partition.
5. Requirements Ubuntu ran fine on a single core Intel Atom and continued to run fine and Ubuntu will run stable at 256 MHZ of RAM and will run fast just like any other PC at any higher amount. Ubuntu really does run fast it is just a matter of trying it.
This was not to be written to "bash" on Windows because Linux can't game like Windows can and gaming is still popular on Windows and IT professionals still use Windows so try it odds are you'll like it.
1. Linux is mainly free and open source so distro's like Ubuntu which is Debian based often developers will encourage donations before a download. So what is it price isn't stopping you so why not try Ubuntu its Debian based.
2. Speed Ubuntu is very fast and it is nothing like Windows and people often forget about Linux period but it ran faster from a USB stick rather than running from my HDD which surprised me as Ubuntu can be as minimal as you want it and it is netbook friendly. Also Linux can use different desktop environments so you can use Unity or Cinnamon. With Linux you can change every aspect of it like the vm.swappines=10 I personally recommend setting this to 10 to keep it running fast.
3. Viruses Ubuntu and any other Linux environment does not get PC viruses as Linux's permission system is very different from Windows if a program wants to write something or install something you are granted to enter you're password for the program to access things which is a piece of mind. Linux is a safe environment for public computers or computers for children as you don't have to worry about viruses as Microsoft does secure PCs however it is up to the user to install the programs that Microsoft offers.
4. Maintenance as Linux uses EXT3 or EXT2 or FAT32 for USB sticks to boot but using EXT partition by using Linux you don't have to defragment you're hard drive only if you are around 80% full which then you will see some fragmentation. No antivirus is needed only on you're Windows partition.
5. Requirements Ubuntu ran fine on a single core Intel Atom and continued to run fine and Ubuntu will run stable at 256 MHZ of RAM and will run fast just like any other PC at any higher amount. Ubuntu really does run fast it is just a matter of trying it.
This was not to be written to "bash" on Windows because Linux can't game like Windows can and gaming is still popular on Windows and IT professionals still use Windows so try it odds are you'll like it.
LTE VS HSPA+
Is "4G" really worth it and what types of "4G" have the advantages over others and explaining the different types of technologies.
Now every major Network offers 4G whether it is LTE or HSPA+ or even the old WiMax technology that networks like Sprint and Clear never really updated. So LTE stands for Long Term Evolution and HSPA+ stands for Evolved High Speed Packet Access and WiMax stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. So now we are familiar with the different types of 4G we can tell the pros and cons.
HSPA+ is mainly used in the US by T-MobileUSA and AT&T however with AT&T they use HSPA+ for devices with LTE to "back-down" on however the difference is with T-MobileUSA is AT&T has HSPA+ speeds up to 21 megabits instead of T-MobileUSA has DC-HSPA which has a downlink of a theoretical 42 megabits. With AT&T still selling some of HSPA+ devices you will want to keep this in mind not every device can get those speeds devices like the Samsung Infuse 4G can only get up to 14 megabits and those are theoretical megabits. However the HSPA+ has a very huge advantage and a very huge disadvantage with HSPA+ their isn't a huge battery drain rather with LTE having to turn on an additional radio now the disadvantage every time their is an upgrade to HSPA+ you have to upgrade you're device to get up to those speeds on HSPA+ which does get annoying but if you have a device like Hercules the T-Mobile Galaxy SII you are fine. With HSPA+ only networks if you don't have an HSPA+ signal you will back down to EDGE sadly. Ask you're carrier what is are theoretical speeds this device can achieve.
LTE which is used by every major carrier except for T-MobileUSA which has plans to deploy it by the summer of 2013 the difference with LTE and HSPA+ is that LTE works on lower frequencies like the 700MHZ band and Sprint using it on 1800MHZ band. The difference is with higher frequencies is that will have support for a higher capacity and with a lower frequency is that in areas like a basement will be more likely to hold an LTE signal. With LTE giving great speeds but it does require an additional radio for those speeds with LTE it does require CDMA networks to get redesign their voice network. With LTE devices don't have to get onto their 2G networks you can get onto EVDO if you have Verizon or Sprint or HSPA+ if you have AT&T.
Now every major Network offers 4G whether it is LTE or HSPA+ or even the old WiMax technology that networks like Sprint and Clear never really updated. So LTE stands for Long Term Evolution and HSPA+ stands for Evolved High Speed Packet Access and WiMax stands for Worldwide Interoperability for Microwave Access. So now we are familiar with the different types of 4G we can tell the pros and cons.
HSPA+ is mainly used in the US by T-MobileUSA and AT&T however with AT&T they use HSPA+ for devices with LTE to "back-down" on however the difference is with T-MobileUSA is AT&T has HSPA+ speeds up to 21 megabits instead of T-MobileUSA has DC-HSPA which has a downlink of a theoretical 42 megabits. With AT&T still selling some of HSPA+ devices you will want to keep this in mind not every device can get those speeds devices like the Samsung Infuse 4G can only get up to 14 megabits and those are theoretical megabits. However the HSPA+ has a very huge advantage and a very huge disadvantage with HSPA+ their isn't a huge battery drain rather with LTE having to turn on an additional radio now the disadvantage every time their is an upgrade to HSPA+ you have to upgrade you're device to get up to those speeds on HSPA+ which does get annoying but if you have a device like Hercules the T-Mobile Galaxy SII you are fine. With HSPA+ only networks if you don't have an HSPA+ signal you will back down to EDGE sadly. Ask you're carrier what is are theoretical speeds this device can achieve.
LTE which is used by every major carrier except for T-MobileUSA which has plans to deploy it by the summer of 2013 the difference with LTE and HSPA+ is that LTE works on lower frequencies like the 700MHZ band and Sprint using it on 1800MHZ band. The difference is with higher frequencies is that will have support for a higher capacity and with a lower frequency is that in areas like a basement will be more likely to hold an LTE signal. With LTE giving great speeds but it does require an additional radio for those speeds with LTE it does require CDMA networks to get redesign their voice network. With LTE devices don't have to get onto their 2G networks you can get onto EVDO if you have Verizon or Sprint or HSPA+ if you have AT&T.
Monday, October 29, 2012
How to unbrick hard bricked Galaxy S
How to unbrick a Hard bricked Samsung Galaxy S, this will only work on devices with Samsung's 1GHZ hummingbird processor. Please keep in mind that you're results may vary and if you're device isn't detected try reinserting the battery and pressing the power button. With hard bricked double check to see if it will turn on as some bricks are soft with a bad battery.
Gather Programs
1. If you are sure you're device is bricked in order to resurrect it you will need to install if you don't have it installed install a debian based Linux environment as the Windows has flaky drivers and it is never to late to try a new environment for you're PC. Now that it is installed you will want to download Java from the Ubuntu Software Center when you have it downloaded then download the Ultimate Hummingbird Resurrector from XDA developers once it is downloaded open you're home folder once there right click the .jar file and click properties then permissions and check off allow to be executable.
2. Then you will want to find the one click package for you're device wether it is the GT-i9000 or T959 or i897. Then when you find the package do the same thing for Ultimate humming bird resurrector then when you have the resurrector open it by right clicking it and running by clicking on Java while it is still clicked and run it and if you see a picture of 2 chips then press perform resurrection if not then keep trying reinsert the battery and press the power button then if not then you have a true brick and you must contact Samsung.
3. With the firmware package open click on flash then after it flashes make sure flash bootloaders is checked then allow it to flash and then you're device should go onto a Samsung screen and continue booting.
Leave a comment or contact me on my Youtube channel TheDougTechCrew for oneclick packages for you're device.
Gather Programs
1. If you are sure you're device is bricked in order to resurrect it you will need to install if you don't have it installed install a debian based Linux environment as the Windows has flaky drivers and it is never to late to try a new environment for you're PC. Now that it is installed you will want to download Java from the Ubuntu Software Center when you have it downloaded then download the Ultimate Hummingbird Resurrector from XDA developers once it is downloaded open you're home folder once there right click the .jar file and click properties then permissions and check off allow to be executable.
2. Then you will want to find the one click package for you're device wether it is the GT-i9000 or T959 or i897. Then when you find the package do the same thing for Ultimate humming bird resurrector then when you have the resurrector open it by right clicking it and running by clicking on Java while it is still clicked and run it and if you see a picture of 2 chips then press perform resurrection if not then keep trying reinsert the battery and press the power button then if not then you have a true brick and you must contact Samsung.
3. With the firmware package open click on flash then after it flashes make sure flash bootloaders is checked then allow it to flash and then you're device should go onto a Samsung screen and continue booting.
Leave a comment or contact me on my Youtube channel TheDougTechCrew for oneclick packages for you're device.
Asus Transformer Prime
This is a follow up on
the Asus Transformer Prime Tablet and the article for more
information can be found in Maximum PC magazine the March 2011 issue.
This is the first tablet to have the
nVidia Tegra 3 quad core processor with a 5 core to do small tasks
like quick calculations or take a photo of something nice. The tablet
runs Android 4.0 code named “IceCreamSandwich”. The tablet can
accommodate a keyboard which has a full USB port so you can plug up a
game controller and a play console like games on you're tablet. So
playing games like Shogun and typing an essay afterwards couldn't be
any easier. This tablet is equipped with a 10” screen with a
resolution of 1280x800 and it capable of 1080p video play back.
Rather than an accessory like a keyboard bringing down you're battery
life this tablet has a maximum battery life 18 hours with the key
board and is included with software that can not be removed however
in Android 4.0 built in applications can be disabled.
This tablet is highly
recommended as in this world PCs aren't dying they are just meeting
their companions to help you get what needs to be done. On this
tablet you can do so much like you can write that article while you
are on the train going to work. You will want to be advised that with
this tablet having a quad core processor it will not have support for
4G LTE but it will work with any other type of network technology
such as HSPA+ but sadly the transformer does not support these such
communications. The tablet will be an excellent thing to have when
you are on the road but in no way is it a replacement for a PC as it
is only a tablet.
Norton irritates user
This is a follow up on a small article
I felt it was interesting because the popular software company
Symantec sued as a scareware seller. The article can be found in
Maximum PC magazine the March 2011 issue.
A man claims that Norton
Utilities said made his PC full of privacy issue and continued to
display them while he was using his PC. Also as a PC user I feel that
Norton constantly aggravated me for multiple things how when it would
constantly bug me about potential malware on my PC that didn't exist
and the fact that unistalling the software completely requires me to
download their own program to completely “remove” their program
and before removing the program it literally want to to enter a code
to verify which bugs me and makes me wonder about the numerous IT
professionals having to maintenance hundereds of computers and having
to enter a code for every single would become very time consuming.
The man states that Symantec
uses these warnings to trick their users to purchase licences for
their products. With Symantec's popular Norton AntiVirus when a trial
is activated the program constantly harasses it's users to upgrade
their license and if you wait you are hit with a annoyance every hour
it minimizes full screen applications and makes the user want to quit
using their computer completely until the program is fully unistalled
which requires another Symantec program which users don't know if it
putting more registry keys onto the computer.
Ram Disk
This is a tutorial on how
to get super fast storage with a RAM disk image. Further details can
be found in Maximum PC the March 2011 issue.
The speeds using a RAM disk image are
10 times faster than a top shelf Solid State Drive. If you are the
type of person who needs temporary storage or has plenty of RAM to
spare and want to try this try it. However you're speeds may vary as
Ram is different from any other type of memory like if you are on DDR
RAM than don't expect much but on DDR2 @ 800MHZ ram speeds were
around 1000/mbs and got as high as 1700/mbs. If you are on DDR3 @ 1600MHZ you can expect speeds to be around 6500/mbs and with a RAM disk the speeds have been consistently this high sometimes the write speeds were faster than the read times.
You should try a RAM disk if you are a video editor and need temporary space for a project or even if you want to store you're temporary system files or even change where you're browser caches it's files.There are plenty of RAM disk programs
but I personally recommend SoftPerfect as it allows you to create
multiple images. But be advised as RAM is formatted every time you
turn off you're PC whether it is hibernated or even at deep sleep and
you're PC turns back on RAM will be formatted so BACK UP and don't
depend on this as you're hard drive.
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| RAM its more than just a single thing |
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| You're speeds may vary |
How to speed up you're Android Phone
ROOTING OR INSTALLING CUSTOM FIRMWARE ON YOU'RE DEVICE WILL VOID THE WARRANTY I AM NOT RESPONSIBLE FOR WHAT YOU DO.
This is an article on How to super charge you're Android phone. The article can be found in Maximum PC magazine the March 2011 issue.
First thing first the device used in this article is was a Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket which is quite old but is certainly no slouch. This article gives a few details such as installing a custom recovery image to install Cyanogen Mod and does involve rooting which is not universal for every device on the market as not every device runs the same security features and the same version of Android.
To install a custom Rom on newer Samsung Galaxy devices requires a PC and a USB data cable as well as an Internet connection. To install a custom Rom you will need to find the correct kernel image that contains a custom recovery such as ClockworkMod recovery or any recovery based on CWM the last 2 programs you will need are Odin Or Heimall these are you're flashing programs but be advised about a few things as Odin is Windows only and Heimdall can be used on OSX, Windows, or Linux but in Windows drivers installed for Heimdall can only be used in Heimdall and for the easiest way on Flashing in Heimdall use Heimdall-Frontend as that is the GUI for Heimdall. If you are new to flashing firmware or anything always pay attention to the instructions and NEVER FLASH A BOOT LOADER as a bad bootloader flash will literally make you're device a paper weight.
So if you don't want to flash custom firmware there are still a couple of tips you can use with or without rooting your device. The first way of speeding up you're device is to manage you're tasks and avoid applications that require services to constantly stay running Android has a built in way of managing those applications as any device running 2.2 or higher applications have the right to run at start up. To get you're running tasks goto Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Running and you will see the running services on you're device you may chose which applications you don't running. However this can be a time consuming task to avoid doing this down Advance Task Killer when you have it installed go to home and add the widget and tap the widget to close running applications and voila feel a faster device with better battery life.
--> The next way speeding up you're device is to install the V6 super charger to install it you will have to root you're device and install Busy Box. To install a script is going to be pretty tricky on a stock Rom as certain mods only work on custom Roms. To install Busy Box head over to the Play Store and install Busy Box the latest version is recommended now and allow when it request root rights then go to the Play Store and download Script Manager and locate the script and only run as root then follow the instructions and reboot to apply the changes.
This is an article on How to super charge you're Android phone. The article can be found in Maximum PC magazine the March 2011 issue.
First thing first the device used in this article is was a Samsung Galaxy Skyrocket which is quite old but is certainly no slouch. This article gives a few details such as installing a custom recovery image to install Cyanogen Mod and does involve rooting which is not universal for every device on the market as not every device runs the same security features and the same version of Android.
To install a custom Rom on newer Samsung Galaxy devices requires a PC and a USB data cable as well as an Internet connection. To install a custom Rom you will need to find the correct kernel image that contains a custom recovery such as ClockworkMod recovery or any recovery based on CWM the last 2 programs you will need are Odin Or Heimall these are you're flashing programs but be advised about a few things as Odin is Windows only and Heimdall can be used on OSX, Windows, or Linux but in Windows drivers installed for Heimdall can only be used in Heimdall and for the easiest way on Flashing in Heimdall use Heimdall-Frontend as that is the GUI for Heimdall. If you are new to flashing firmware or anything always pay attention to the instructions and NEVER FLASH A BOOT LOADER as a bad bootloader flash will literally make you're device a paper weight.
So if you don't want to flash custom firmware there are still a couple of tips you can use with or without rooting your device. The first way of speeding up you're device is to manage you're tasks and avoid applications that require services to constantly stay running Android has a built in way of managing those applications as any device running 2.2 or higher applications have the right to run at start up. To get you're running tasks goto Settings>Applications>Manage Applications>Running and you will see the running services on you're device you may chose which applications you don't running. However this can be a time consuming task to avoid doing this down Advance Task Killer when you have it installed go to home and add the widget and tap the widget to close running applications and voila feel a faster device with better battery life.
--> The next way speeding up you're device is to install the V6 super charger to install it you will have to root you're device and install Busy Box. To install a script is going to be pretty tricky on a stock Rom as certain mods only work on custom Roms. To install Busy Box head over to the Play Store and install Busy Box the latest version is recommended now and allow when it request root rights then go to the Play Store and download Script Manager and locate the script and only run as root then follow the instructions and reboot to apply the changes.
MegaDetails
This is my response on the article about MegaUploads mega take down. The article can be found in Maximum Pc magazine the April 2011 issue.
What I will like to say is that when the FBI shutdown MegaUpload the website I toke it serious. Not because I felt like something has been stolen from me. But in the FBI's defence Mega Upload was charged with 5 crimes which all of them happen to be federal. The makers of MegaUpload aren't from the United States however that didn't seem to be an issue because thats when New Zealand comes into arrest the makers and throw them into jail.
For some reason lots of people agree that this seemed to be an act of greed but this does seem to deal with the SOPA/PIPA act. From what I believe S.O.P.A stands for Stop Online Piracy Act and P.I.P.A stands for Protect Internet Piracy Act.
About the entire thing all I can really can say is feeling of authority all of a sudden gives people greed and to take what is not their's. The Internet is not mine nor is it just you're s its everyone's no one gets a large chunk its all ours and taking it would be stealing.
Now however the maker of MegaUpload has thought of making plans of making another file sharing website called "Mega". But here comes the catch on Kim's bail this could violate his bail maybe even bring new charges to Kim Dotcom. However Kim says he has no plans to relaunch a similar service until everything settles down with his case. During the raid of Kim's house he was beaten by the New Zealand anti terror police. With the domain being seized it can not be sold as it was seized by the FBI.
Source
http://news.techworld.com/mobile-wireless/3407639/dotcom-could-face-new-charges-if-he-launches-new-service/
http://thedroidguy.com/2012/10/kim-dotcom-announces-new-megaupload-launch-date-promises-better-service-than-before/
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