Tech Week in Review 3-4-2011
Facebook Like Button Takes Over Sharing Functionality The Facebook Like button has become a fixture on sites across the web. It has become widely accepted and, with their latest changes, may become even more visible. Instead of being buried in your recent activity, Likes will now publish a full news feed story. This will raise [...]
Read MoreT-Mobile USA Confirms Sidekick 4G and Samsung Galaxy S 4G
At a press breakfast today, T-Mobile USA CEO Phillip Humm confirmed the 4G HSPA+ versions of both the T-Mobile Sidekick and the Samusung Galaxy S would be “coming soon.” “We will launch as new the Samsung Galaxy S 4G … and coming soon, will also be a Sidekick 4G. Everybody knows the Sidekick, and we’re [...]
Read MoreLost in the Cloud: A Eulogy for My Lost Data
I’m not going to knock cloud computing completely because it’s allowing for collaborative efforts that were previously unheard of. And with Google beefing up its cloud computing to take on Microsoft, it’s obvious that its not going anywhere anytime soon. At this stage in the game, especially for mobile phone service providers, it might be a good idea to create an app that will do all the data restoration, similar to how iPhone users can back up their info on iTunes. Until then, if I were you, I’d be backing up all my precious contacts the old-fashioned way with a pad and a pen.
Read MoreClickfree’s Hassle-Free Tech
If you’re the unfortunate owner of a T-Mobile Sidekick or a Snow Leopard user that accidently clicked the “guest” account, no doubt you learned a valuable lesson concerning the wisdom of backing up your data this week. Namely, trust no one but yourself to protect your valued contacts, music, and important files. Even if you weren’t a part of that crowd, don’t sit on your keister waiting for some freak act of God or cloud computing to erase your precious data. It’s time to invest in some piece of mind, namely an external hard drive.
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