Want access to your files from your smartphone or tablet?

This article/review in iPhoneLife will give you a good understanding of 3 popular cloud services. The author Doug Goldring reviews SpiderOak, Dropbox and SugerSync.

I personally use 2 of these products and have set up and configured them for many of my clients. I have had very few issues with them. The title is “Syncing Files Online with Your iPad” but it applies to any smartphone or tablet that has the app to support the service.  Click here to read. If you have questions or comments please let us know.

What OS is on your phone!

On the Hunch blog site they have some interesting numbers on a recent post: Android vs. iPhone: Battle of the Mobile Operating Systems. You might want to check out the breakdown.

Thinking about buying a Tablet?

Techcrunch ran an article a few months back  titled “10 Reasons To Buy A Tablet (And 5 Reasons Not To)”. This article is a little dated when it comes to the new tablets that have come to market in the last few weeks but it is an interesting read for those of you that are thinking about a Tablet.  Click here

Article on Smartphone OS's "Does the OS (Mobile or Otherwise) Still Matter?"

Author says that marketing is the key with the Mobile OS's. Its one theory. What do you think? Read the artical by Craig Mathias on the The Enterprise Mobility Foundation website. Click Here

iPhone/iPad- Sounds of the iPhone

Settings>Sounds

In this part of Settings, you can control what ringtone you have and if you want it enabled.
When the phone is on silent you can control whether or not you want it on vibrate.
There is also a volume control of how loud you want your ringer. You can also control this with the side buttons on the left side of you phone if you have Change with Buttons turned on.
You can also pick which type of ringer you want for a phone call and what sound you want for messages.

Under this settings you can decide whether you want a sound or not for you Voicemail, E-mail, Calendar, etc.

iPhone/iPad- Notifications

Notifications are pop up messages that give you information about something
taking place when the app is closed.

You can control each app and which ones you would like to send you Notifications.
There are three different types of Notifications
1. Sounds- when enabled this will send you a ring when you have one
2. Alert- this will send you a message as in the form of a text message
3. Badge- this will put a number in the top right hand corner of the app
Settings > Notifications

Take Facebook for example. Here I got an alert that my friend sent me a message.

iPhone/iPad- Don't forget to use Wi-Fi!

Remeber that the iPhone and iPad 3G both have the capabilties of using WiFi just like laptops do. Many public places are now adding the ability to connect to their local WiFi. 

Reasons to use Wi-Fi 

1. faster than 3g data 
2. Doesn't use your cellular data 
3. Required for downloads over 20MB (movies, some applications, videos...) 
4. Improves streaming speed( movies and videos) 

To use WiFi, you must go to Settings and click the second tab which is Wifi. 

Once it is turned on, you just have to click on the network that you would like to join.  

Warning: Many networks may ask for a password. It is recommended to get this information before trying to connect. 

Settings> WiFi 

iPhone/iPad- Learning something ABOUT your device!

Ever wonder how many songs or videos you have on your device? Or how much space you have left? 

When you open Settings then General, and click  About, The screen gives you all the important stats you need to know about your device. 

Home Screen>Settings>General>About 

iPhone Users- What is Airplane Mode?

First, Airplane Mode is located in the top left hand corner in the Settings. Turning this feature on disables all wireless features. This  allows you ability to still use the iPod feature of the phone.

With Airplane Mode on you can still: 

•  Listen to music
• Use apps not needing internet connection
• Read any messages that are stored in the phone

You cannot make phone calls, send text messages, or use the internet.

Are Newspapers On the Way Out?

 Post by Cecilia Hernandez

With the arrival of mobile technology the concept of sitting down for a nice cup of coffee and a newspaper first thing in the morning has changed.  The need to have a paper in hand is still very strong with some people but for others it’s not necessary.   The speed of delivery and ability to update news on a handheld mobile device is a big attraction among digital/mobile users. 

Many news outlets have developed mobile apps –

First on the list is the San Antonio Business Journal. It’s a free app that lists all the top business news in San Antonio and the surrounding area. You can email any article you like from the application.

USA Today is another free app that gives you the latest news, sports scores and weather across the nation. All these stories can be shared via email, text message, Twitter or Facebook. USA Today also offers AutoPilot – an all-in-one trip organizer. It organizes all your flight, lodging, and rental car details into an easy to use format. It has many features like check in reminders, current weather conditions at your departure and arrival locations, travel directory, etc. You can also browse USA Today travel articles and share them. AutoPilot is free in the app store.

Next is Thomson Reuters with the latest news and market data. This free app gives you fast access to financial news that can be targeted to your geographic area. It has a watch list for monitoring your stocks and companies, detailed company profiles and all the latest in science, technology, health and internet news. There is some entertainment and sports news and results and the popular “Oddly Enough” stories.

All of the television networks, ABC, CBS, NBC, FOX, have free apps for up to the minute news stories.  The NY Times lets you take their newspaper with you and you can customize the toolbar with your favorite sections.  The Wall Street Journal has a free app to download and you can read some of the stories but for complete access you need a subscription to the actual paper.  

Never miss another breaking story again! Happy reading!