iPhone's GPS Comes in Handy

Smartphone indeed. It has a lot of feature which comes handy. Just like built-in GPS through Maps App, and many more that you can just download in a snap then, it is there in a heart bit! We used to have Garmin GPS but it requires upgrade, which is a normal thing, but the husband doesn't like it. Let alone you have to pay to have it upgraded. He is always on the traditional map, the paper way, an old school one. He is master on it. I guess, because he is a mapper by line of work although he now uses a computer to make maps, isn't it odd? Or just a norm? Whatever it is, if one is comfortable with it then go for it. But that's not where the story goes. Ha! Okay, the wife is the only one who uses iPhone, tech-person, maybe? And so, because the husband saw his wife often in dealing with GPS through the Maps in the smartphone, he was interested of knowing it, of how to use it! And lo and behold, you guess it right, he has become addicted to it that anywhere we go, he is always dependent on it. Why? That is because it gives correct and shortcut information what way to go. It gives an estimate how many minutes to arrive in the destination, even when not in driving, just a foresee. It is FREE. And he don't need to put a big book of map on his lap while driving, but only a little device (the phone) which directs by voice! Isn't it that amazing? It is impressive, isn't it? (You just need to have a reliable phone company provider for the signal, which is common sense, of course.)

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Plane Mode Charge Fast and Conserves Battery

I already know that Turning-ON Airplane Mode button for iPhone and iPad, conserves battery. Meaning it slows down the battery life consumption. The con is it would turn-off the Wi-Fi ability. But still you can do anything but Wi-Fi data activity.

I heard lots of complains about iPhone slow charging "thing". And yes, as to my experience, it does. What I did if I like it to charge fast, I got the iPad charge and had it do its task = it works like magic! Don't you like to try it? Tell me about it, then!

And so, just recently, I am into turning-on the button of plane mode in my iPhone (don't feel  bad if you read this randomly and you don't have iPhone or iPad and yet you have Plane Mode capability, then this is also for you!) when I charge it. Before I have this apple phone, I use to turn-off my mobile if I charge it, this way it relaxes the phone and speeds-up its charging. With iPhone, even if I turn it off, it still turn-on if it has its battery. So instead of doing it, I just turn-on the plane mode button and not bother to turn it off completely unless if I have a lot of time chasing the charge phone.

Also, don't forget to have the plane mode ON when you're about to go sleep for the alarm, or better yet, turn your phone off, so it could completely.

So, which is which? The good thing is there's an great option, isn't it? Have a great day!

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Smartphone of Today, the Dream of Yesterday

When I was a kid, I don't have a phone. Then come college, I used to play with my cousin’s Nokia 3310 a black and white pure four liner text phone, which was considered as one the greatest phones ever during the time. To compare it today, I think if one has it, no one will admit. Or, do you?

To compare with the phones of today, like the iPhone 5 (the coming iPhone 5S, iPhon 5C),Samsung Galaxy S4’s Super AMOLED capacitive touch screen, HTC One’s amazing chassis with a lot of camera tricks, and first to introduce a Wireless charging phone that has a Windows 8 Operating System, Nokia Lumia 920 has it.

Yet to compare the real purpose of the phone which is to communicate with people through calls and texts, you cannot deny that the meat of the phones today are really in a distance of yesterday. Now, you can check your emails anywhere you are, chat with friends with the different social networking sites, endless updates with your photos, whereabouts and even the current event of your live sharing to our dear relatives and friends at far, and yes even free calls using Viber and Skype right from your phone anywhere you are provided you have the same type of phone. We don't need pc anymore to call from such. Smartphone can do!

But what we have now is not what will be forever, for improvements are still infinite when it comes to cameras, processors, batteries and even how we manipulate it. We might not know, the advance of technology in movies might be the reality in few years time.

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Your iPhone Don't Charge at First Time Use?

Yes, it could be possible that at first time use in charging it, it won't charge. Why? What's wrong with it? Or is there any technical defect? Or something?

Those maybe your questions upon knowing that your iPhone doesn't charge for the first time and you need to know how to solve the problem. Any ideas? Okay, those were also my questions when I had my iPhone 5 charged but it didn't does its job. And so I have to check the manual first if anything that shows there that I missed or, maybe there's something special thing to do first, than any other smartphones but no, nothing special. Meanwhile, I had to ask Google any thoughts, scouring any ideas and possible solution about such but nothing, just the same of what I had in mind. And so, I had to recheck back the wire and there you go, I found it! The problem??? --- was I had push hard the wire attach to the head that goes to the switch when you charge it. And problem solved, hooray!

So try also doing what I did as a resource, that might also solve your problem why it doesn't charge. Just sharing. Anyway, just also want to great everyone here in America, a Happy Independence Day! Today we commemorates the birth of America's Independence Day so, have a great and awesome day! :)

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$69 of 2-Year Warranty from Apple, Inc. for an iPhone

Yesterday I got a problem with my iPhone 5.

When I called Apple, Inc. Customer Service (my first time to call for help), CS asked my phone's Serial Number. By the way, I already gathered my phone's manual before I called because I know that Apple would ask me something related to the phone and so I did. So there it went.

Then a three months warranty (of phone and accessories as well as help for any questions) after buying already expired. Bummer! Ooh well. Of course, Apple going to ask me if I have to buy for an extended warranty and that will be two years. Since I cannot get any information from my research and any instinct, I just then dived to that extension, no choice, I am going to scour anywhere to get any idea but it would take time. Since I need it, I just then got it. I think it is the best choice because it will be again, two years of warranty for a phone, accessories and yes if any questions I have in mind.

Take note, there is a time-frame of talking to such Apple Customer Service and it will only be five minutes or less every call. I am also thinking of maybe I can upgrade if there's a latest one came in. Ooh well. But it's worth it (I think)!

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Picture Keeper USB from Mailpix

A Universal Serial Bus or commonly called as "USB" flash drive or any other kind of hard drives to store data, documents and any kind of files are important when it comes of online gig. It is important to secure important files as back-up to keep externally in case there's something happen to our computer like it will be attacked by malware, virus, etc. If you also have pictures and videos of a keepsake you surely like to save it. Picture Keeper USB flash drive is just one of those hard drives. I sure like to save mine on it. I have three flash drives and other big gigabyte one as well.

I sure use mostly the flash drive for a quick storage and save it to the big storage one when it is already full. Okay, the three are already full. And I like the three flash drives data all intact in each of them, meaning, I don't like it to transfer to the big one. So, I had to get another one as a temporary storage for the big one which uses two connections of USB outlet on my computer which I don't like to use it every time I want to save something on my external hard drive. And hooray! The problem solved! I got a good deal from Mailpix!The better news was I don't need to pay a dime to got it since Mailpix.com offer a "FREE GIFT" of 4 GB of Picture Keeper USB With Each Order, While supply last!

Now, happy me. I got to have a cool fleece blanket (which my husband call it as "family flag", ha! Cute word, isn't it? Smile. ) and at the same time a free USB flash drive to save my treasured pictures on it which I will going to use when I will going to use to have prints of my digital pictures. I can say Picture Keeper does its job just like any other flash drives.

Alright, what are you waiting there, if you gotta like to order prints or any other personalized stuffs with photo/s on it, you gotta go to Mailpix.com to get your freebie of 4 GB USB flash drive now. Remember, it's good as the supply last!

Also, if you have an iPhone, iPad, or iPad, you can get an app named "Picture Keeper" costing about two bucks (1.99 to be exact) so won't loss your important picture keepsakes.

 

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