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Tuesday, June 21, 2011
Power User Tips: How to add Ego Search Tool on your Google Dashboard?
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How to use your Android Smartphone to open your garage door - hacking a bluetooth headset!
Ever wonder how youc an use your Google Android smartphone to open the garage door? This is what I found when surfing the net. It is a relatively easy mod to do!
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Monday, June 20, 2011
Hook up your Paypal account with your bank (social, media, trend, finance, cyber, online, Aucland)
Technology allows us to do tons of cool and convenient things with our money, but big banks are notoriously slow to add new features. If you're not ready to ditch your current bank for a more tech-savvy alternative, you can augment your existing bank account—and get great features-of-the-future like check-deposits-by-smartphone pics and easy payments between friends—with one of the oldest online money services, PayPal. Here's how.
This guide isn't about replacing your current bank account with PayPal (which you really can't do anyway, since PayPal doesn't have a routing number). Instead, it's specifically about how to add some really great features to your money management process without completely uprooting your financial life.
Below, we'll highlight features you can get by incorporating PayPal into your banking—across your deposits, withdrawals, and payments—along with steps you'll need to follow to set it up.
The Biggest Benefits PayPal Will Add to Your Current Bank Account
Deposits
Most traditional bank accounts are limited in how you can get money into them—you deposit money into the account with cash or a check. Since money going into an account is usually a payment, that's what PayPal is geared for. Here's how you can take payments, and put money into your PayPal account:
- Take a picture of a check with PayPal's mobile app on your Android or iPhone.
- Bump phones with other PayPal users for instant payment with the mobile app.
- Anybody can can send you money, either using their own PayPal account, or using a credit card, by just going to PayPal's web site.
- You can send an invoice directly from your PayPal account to anyone with an email address. The person receiving it can pay you through PayPal or with a credit card, through PayPal's site.
- If you have cash but can't get it to your bank, you can buy a MoneyPak prepaid card from a store like WalMart, and use it to deposit funds directly into your PayPal account.
Once the money's in your PayPal account, it's up to you whether you spend it straight from there, or if you want to transfer it back to your bank. Since PayPal accounts also come with debit cards, you can even pull it from an ATM as cash.
Making Payments and Withdrawals
Making purchases and sending money with PayPal is centered around the idea of being fast, easy, and secure.
- Online retailers like iTunes and Etsy have a faster payment option for PayPal, with no credit card number needed, and pre-filled shipping info.
- You can send money to anyone with an email address or phone number, or with the mobile app by bumping phones with other PayPal users.
- All accounts come with a debit MasterCard with better daily spending and withdrawal limits than debit cards at most traditional banks ($3000 spending, $400 ATM withdrawal).
Managing Funds
PayPal's account management features are well-structured, and changing settings on the fly is extremely quick and easy.
- If you use your PayPal account to buy things, you'll be happy to have a much cleaner web interface for your transaction history than what most banks use.
- Android, iOS, and BlackBerry devices all have apps.
Extra Perks
There are some additional perks to having a PayPal account that don't necessarily apply to normal use alongside a bank account, but are nice nonetheless should you choose to use them, including:
- Discounts from several online retailers.
- If you qualify, you can get a no-fee credit card with cash back rewards.
- If you're a parent, you can create a digital allowance account for teens that lets you control spending, and comes with a debit MasterCard.
- Whether you plan on keeping $100 or $100,000 in your PayPal account, you can enroll for free in a money market account and earn some interest. Most banks require a pretty high balance to be maintained for this.
How to Link PayPal to Your Bank Account
PayPal's always existed on the internet, so they've done a pretty great job allowing users to get money both into and out of their bank accounts. So, along with all the methods available for taking payments, you can also transfer funds back and forth between your bank and PayPal at any time. You just need to add your bank account as a funding source, and verify it.
The verification process is quick and easy:
- You add a bank account by clicking "Add or edit bank account" in the Profile menu at the top of your PayPal account center.
- Click "Add Bank"
- Add your routing and account number and hit Continue. That's it—now PayPal will verify your account.
For verification, PayPal wires two tiny payments of just a few cents each into your account, and asks you for the amounts. After that, your account is considered verified and linked to your bank. That's all there is to it.
Moving money to PayPal: Click "Add funds from bank account" in the Add Funds menu at the top of your PayPal account center, then just enter how much you want to transfer.
How to Use PayPal to Supplement Your Banking
Your regular bank account is important because it gives you local checks and a routing number for things like Direct Deposit. The catch is that most banks want to charge for every little convenience, and they don't generally like to give any special perks just for using your debit card.
So, use your PayPal account for making purchases. If you keep the bulk of your money in your regular bank account, and transfer some to your PayPal account to use for purchases (either online or out in the world), you can get some cash back on your normal purchases without even trying.
PayPal's standard debit card is also a MasterCard, and it comes with 1% cash back when used as credit. That means every tank of gas you fill up, and every load of groceries you buy, can all be earning you back a little bit of money. You don't even have to sign up for a credit card to get it.
You can also keep much better tabs on how your money's spent—purchases are reflected in PayPal's transaction history almost instantly. When you buy something using your PayPal account, it usually takes less than a minute to receive an email letting you know a purchase was just made. Plus, every purchase made through PayPal also has really strong anti-fraud protection—it doesn't matter if the purchase was made with a PayPal ID at an online store, or using the card.
Combining the cash back with buyer protection, PayPal turns into a very solid tool for making purchases, while your regular bank can sit back and relax a bit, keeping your money safe, and earning you interest.
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Sunday, June 19, 2011
Guess was inside the smugglers truck! Auckland, New Zealand, www.drmobiles.co.nz
In the German city Bargteheide police arrested suspect, heavy-laden truck, according to German Herald. Inside police found the car upside down Mazda 626. As it turned out, two Kazakhstani so wanted to deliver, “Mazda” from Germany to their homeland.In the normal position in the van does not fit, so they put it on its side and pushed inside.Under the “Mazda”, they spread a mattress, so as not to scratch it during transportation. Window van vehicle owners taped newspapers.
In this completely, as seen in the photo, published by Sun, «Mazda” in the van is still not climbed.Part of it protruded from the rear door van, not allowing them to close.
The police temporarily seized the van and its contents. Continue trip to the owners of “Mazda” can, after its transport to find a more suitable transport.
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Thursday, June 16, 2011
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Like free iPhone Apps? 13 of the the Lonely Planet Europe City Guide Apps, which provide travel information such as offline maps, recommendations on places to see and things to do as well as images and editorials from Lonely Planet writers are free for until 1pm on December 23rd.
It's a kind gesture that is meant to help travelers who are stuck in the snow in Europe right now. Regularly $15 an App, this is a steal.
Below are the links:
This isn't the first time they've done this. When that volcano erupted a while back, causing a thick cloud of ash to delay flights, they did the same thing.
Apple iPhone 4 Repair and Unlocking: Apple's All-Time Top 10 Free iPad Apps (www.drmobiles.co.nz)
Yesterday, we went over the top 10 free iPhone Apps available on the App Store (the paid apps, too). It was a list of the most downloaded free applications of all time. While it may not always reflect the quality of each App, it does indicate their popularity. That said, there are also plenty of iPad Apps that are getting attention. Here's a List of the most popular: 1) Pandora Pandora on the iPad is great for listening to music while you browse, or catch up on your RSS feeds. You simply search for the artist or music you want to listen to and hit play. There's a lot to listen to on Pandora radio, and it's a free App worth taking a look at. Much like Google Mobile for iPhone, Google mobile for iPad gives you a suite of Google applications within a single iPad App. You can search the internet with pictures and voice, logos and more. Heck, this thing even solves Sudoku puzzles. That's reason enough to check it out. 3) Movies Check movie showtimes and whats coming both in the theater and to home video. You can check out what's topping in the box office or view trailers for movies if you want to know what they are about. The App also includes Rotten Tomatoes ratings, which helps to give you an idea of how well-received the movie is by critics. 4) Google Earth This is always a cool application because it may be the closest we get to seeing some of these places that are way off on the other side of the world. It's okay though. Traveling by plane is kind of a hassle these days, and this is much easier. 5) Yelp If you do like traveling, especially on the road, this may be the App for you. Yelp helps you find restaurants, bars, hotels and gas stations nearby based on your location. Apps like this one quickly become a traveler's best friend in unfamiliar territory. 6) Fandango Like the popular Fandango website, this application allows you to purchase movie tickets online, this time through your iDevice. You can also sort movies by genre, MPAA rating and format (such as IMAX and 3D). 7) Remote Remote for iPhone has long been a favorite App of ours. When it came to iPad, it got even better, because searching for movies on Apple TV was much faster with a the larger keyboard. Anyone who has had to use the stock remote that comes with Apple TV (especially the older-generation model) knows that it's a pain. This App is for those users. It's worth adding that it also works with iTunes, but we've rarely used it for that. We're sure someone out there does. 8) iBooks Being that Apple talks pushes this App and it's actually one of their selling points, it's strange to actually see this application so low on the list. Then again, we rarely use it for reading books ourselves. However, the ability to read PDF files makes it more than worth the free download. 9) Bible The Bible is one of the most well-known and most-purchased books ever. It's no surprise that the Bible is a popular download on the App Store. 10) Solitaire We were never quite fans of solitaire, but know plenty of people who are. This App is free, and it's a very popular card game that almost everybody has on their computer. Why not add it to your iPad as well? The Free Apps Free Apps are, of course, ad supported. Maybe there are exceptions out there, but none come to mind right offhand. That said, there are some Apps you will take a liking to and some you may not particularly care for. One of the best things about free Apps is that you can check them out without any sort of feeling of commitment. If you don't like it, you can trash it and it's no big loss. Perhaps that's why free App downloads are so popular. What are your favorite free iPad Apps? 
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Sunday, June 12, 2011
The legend goes on, 2011: Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II (www.drmobiles.co.nz) "Galaxy unlock"
It looks like the point where it all ends. A galaxy outgrowing its own limits. An explosion of energy and speed. An overdose of smartphone power. A phone that makes you love the smell of Android in the morning. The likes of Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II make it easy to get carried away. But wait a minute. There’s nothing quite like the Galaxy II. The brightest stars on the smartphone scene have graced our homepage, but this one is trying to eclipse them all. The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II is in no mood to share – the spoils or the spotlight. With a spec sheet like that, it’s a beast of a droid. Even in today’s viciously competitive market, the Galaxy S II has so many firsts to be proud of. Samsung’s very own Exynos chipset, the unmatched Super AMOLED Plus screen and the ultra-slim body only begin to tell the story. With manufacturers busy making facelifts and sequels to get our hard-earned cash, we are often wondering if an upgrade is worth it. Well this time, it takes but a glance at the specs to tell that the answer is yes. You’ve got a problem with the PenTile matrix of the original Galaxy S – the Galaxy S II is here to fix that. Or was it the laggy RFS file system bothering you? Well, be our gest and enjoy it the EXT4 way. The GPS issues or the lack of flash for the camera too much for you to handle – they’ve got it all fixed here. But fixes are just the beginning and they come to show that Samsung has listened to the customers. The key selling points of the Galaxy S II will most certainly be the impressive 1080p video recording, better still photos and, probably most important of all, the new Exynos chipset that powers the whole thing. You get an extra core, higher clock speed and the new Mali-400 GPU that’s supposed to blow everything we know out of the water. Not to mention the sweet gig of RAM to make sure that multitasking is a walk in the park for the Galaxy S II. Samsung has managed to fit the I9100 Galaxy S II in a pretty compact box. To an extent that you’ll be unprepared for the actual size of the phone inside. The bundle includes a charger, a one-piece headset, a microUSB cable and a quick start guide. That’s all the basics covered, considering that the device offers ample storage out of the box. However, Samsung will still ship its flagship with an 8GB card in some markets taking the initial storage to either 24GB or 40GB. Not bad. The bad news is that the MHL adapter required for HD TV-out and the USB adapter enabling the USB host functionality aren’t included. It’s a real pity – both work pretty well but many users will probably not bother purchasing them and won’t get a chance to try them.
Samsung Galaxy S II official photos
Samsung Galaxy S II official photosKey features
Main disadvantages
The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II at ours
Unboxing: a few more accessories would have made a good box perfect
The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II retail package
Unfortunately, the USB host adapter and the MHL adapter are purchased separately
Design and display
With a hint of a chin at the back, and a hardware menu key flanked by a couple of touch-sensitive buttons the Galaxy S II does bear resemblance to its predecessor. However the slimmer bezel around an even more impressive screen does take looks a level up.
The weight is also kept impressively low – at the mere 116g, the Galaxy S II is 3 grams lighter than the original Galaxy S.
The Galaxy S II sized up against the original Galaxy S and the iPhone 4
The back has also been improved with the glossy blue-dotted plastic replaced by the finely textured surface we’ve come to know from the Samsung S5830 Galaxy Ace. This particular finish is practically immune to fingerprints and quite pleasant – and secure – to hold.
Some metal on the body might’ve suited the flagship but, since it would’ve upped the weight, we are willing to live with the second best option.
Besides, no matter what finish the design team would have come up with, all eyes would always be focused on the 4.3” Super AMOLED Plus screen anyway. It retains the WVGA resolution of its predecessor, but uses a conventional matrix with three-subpixels per pixel instead of the PenTile matrix of the first-gen Super AMOLED displays.
PenTile screens were often criticized for lacking in sharpness, due to the lower number of total subpixels, but the truth is that the change is hard to notice. Of course, if you look close enough you’d be able to tell the two apart, but in everyday usage the difference is subtle at best.
Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II screen compared to the Galaxy S display
However the added screen estate does make a big difference: an already impressive display has become superb. Just place the two Galaxy phones side by side and you will clearly see what you are gaining with the new one.
You can now enjoy the deepest blacks on the market on a surface over 15% larger. Contrary to Samsung claims though, the brightness doesn’t seem to have improved – an observation that our display test confirmed.
| Display test | 50% brightness | 100% brightness | ||||
| Black, cd/m2 | White, cd/m2 | Contrast ratio | Black, cd/m2 | White, cd/m2 | Contrast ratio | |
| LG Optimus Black P970 | 0.27 | 332 | 1228 | 0.65 | 749 | 1161 |
| LG Optimus 2X | 0.23 | 228 | 982 | 0.35 | 347 | 1001 |
| Sony Ericsson XPERIA Arc | 0.03 | 34 | 1078 | 0.33 | 394 | 1207 |
| Samsung I9000 Galaxy S | 0 | 263 | ∞ | 0 | 395 | ∞ |
| Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II | 0 | 231 | ∞ | 0 | 362 | ∞ |
| HTC Incredible S | 0.18 | 162 | 908 | 0.31 | 275 | 880 |
| Apple iPhone 4 | 0.14 | 189 | 1341 | 0.39 | 483 | 1242 |
| Motorola Atrix 4G | 0.48 | 314 | 652 | 0.60 | 598 | 991 |
It doesn’t matter all that much though – the Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II screen remains perfectly visible in all lighting conditions. Bright sun or not – you will always be able to read the display without losing too much color either. The AMOLED screens are known for wide viewing angles with no loss of contrast or color distortion well into near extremes. There isn’t much to say about screen sensitivity either – Samsung sure knows how to make a good capacitive unit. We are pleased to report that the green tint that was a common complaint on the original Galaxy S is gone in its successor. Now colors still aren’t perfectly accurate, but are more than good enough for most practical purposes. Another criticism against the first Super AMOLED screens was color saturation. There didn’t seem to be a general consensus on that matter – some loved it while others thought it was too much. Well, Samsung obviously paid attention and did the best that could be done in the situation – they gave users a choice. The Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II has a new screen setting called Background Effect. It lets you adjust saturation with three available modes: dynamic, standard and movie in descending order of color intensity. The final key asset of the Super AMOLED Plus display is its power efficiency. Being able to turn individual pixels off, those screens don’t need all the backlighting all the time and thus consume less energy, especially when darker themes are used. All in all, Super AMOLED Plus screens and mobile phones are really meant for each other. It’s a perfect match that reveals all the strengths (unrivaled image quality, perfect viewing angles, energy efficiency and great sunlight legibility), without suffering the traditional OLED weaknesses (higher production costs for larger units and shorter life). We really can’t see any other screen on the market that could come close to the brilliance of the Galaxy S II unit, save for Samsung’s own Infuse 4G, which packs an even larger (4.5”) Super AMOLED Plus screen.
Samsung I9000 Galaxy S (left), LG Optimus Black P970 (middle) and Samsung I9100 Galaxy S II (right) screens side-by-side
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