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How to Change DNS on a Acer A200 / A500 Tablet!

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Fix paging times!

So I have a little problem that I thought would be a good topic to discuss and teach others how to do just in case it happens to to you.   I recently started have page load times slow down and didn’t understand why until I changed the DNS settings on my Acer Tablet!   Seems that it can be kind of tricky to find this out on the web.   

Problems with some DNS Providers!

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Having seen this from time to time, I know that any DNS Provider can have really bad network lag and thus impact your browsing the internet.   You can solve that by changing the DNS to a faster network.  The Problem I’ve been having is not knowing how to do it until recently.  You can change the DNS in your router but that won’t help you if you decide to visit a Hotspot or a Free Wifi.   

 

The Fix!

If your like me, you may need to do this a couple times to get the hang of it but it is quite simple once you understand how.

Go into your Wireless settings and look for the wifi connection your on or using at the time and just do a Long press until you get a screen that ask if you want to forget the network or modify the network.

Once you click Modify the network, you half way there.   Check the Show Advance Options and change the DHCP to a Static IP.    Once you’ve done that you will see DNS 1 and DNS 2 settings.   I suggest changing them to the OpenDNS Servers : 208.67.222.222 and 208.67.220.220. Although this is simply a suggestion you can any DNS Provider you can think to do the job!

Hope this helps, I will have more tips and tricks later on but this one was something that I thought you might want to know right now!

How one man’s journey can ROCK his world!

Paul

No One said it would be this difficult!

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Ever since I started this 30 day idea of blogging each day, I never knew it would so hard to come up with topics each and every day.    

I figured it was something to discuss a little and try to help other’s with having what some would call Writer’s Block and I know it is difficult to overcome some days. Pushing through it can be difficult but also can be really rewarding!

From the Beginning!

Ever since I started blogging in 2007,  I’ve had my unique challenges and thus it has been a road of adventure and intrigue.   It isn’t something I’ve thought would bring me any where as many readers has it has lately.   I’m really happy with where I’ve been and where I’m going to go.   So that much is true today and I’ve put a lot of expectations on myself to be blog more lately, even though it has really be tough to start off.   It has been getting more and more easier to write.  

How to write a blog Post!

I’m going to share with you my ideas and hopefully help you come up with some ways to help your blog. Nothing is set in stone, and nothing I say will work for everyone but it is my hope that you gain some kind of insight.   

Start Writing!

This is something that I’ve been doing from Day 1 of my blogging challenge and I’m working everyday to  see my dream of getting to day 30 and seeing where that brings me.   I might even come up with a new daily routine to get 2 or 3 blog posts out a week after that.  It just depends on how well this 30 day challenge is and will be taken by my dear friends and readers.  This is a month long challenge for my abilities and I’m hoping to make this happen once a year.

Topics and Ideas!

When I started thinking about this a few weeks back.   I wanted to come up with ideas and topics that needed to be talked about.   It has been really help full for me and I will share what I will talk about in future posts.

 

  • Men and Women — Why they are so different
  • Google takes over the world 
  • Being alone is something difficult!
  • No one is perfect, not even me!
  • How to advertise in Squarespace [Affiliate Link]
  • Reviewing Squarespace  [Affiliate Link] — Pro’s and cons!

As you can see this has been a very interesting experience and I will work hard at making this happen in the coming days.   It is going to be a challenge to keep writing but with your support, I should ROCK your world and mine in the same process.   This is my journey and I am glad you are coming along for the ride.

Paul Sylvester

 

 

Gee, Thanks for sharing! 4 reasons why you should share!

Paul

The Duck Episode!

Sharing shows support!

Have you ever seen the cheerleaders?  Or Mascots?

These are they types of people who you probably never understood until now.  

When you share a post or recommend a post you are helping to support the blog or even recommending people to check out these person’s blog.   Some people blog for fun other like to blog for money.   I’m here because I’m passionate about a lot of different areas.  

Sharing is good business!

Imagine yourself talking to another business owner.   He tells you that he has recommended customer to your business.   

When you share you recommend another blogger or business that may make contact with them to bring in even more good stuff.   So by sharing a blog post or recommending a blog you are helping yourself.

Sharing is fundamental!

When you were young, didn’t you share you toys?  Everything in life should be shared to your friends.  We want to connect to our friends and encourage them.   

When you share to your friends and family you are telling them you love them and appreciate them.  You also show them you are thinking of them!   

The Golden Rule!

“Due unto others as you would have done unto you!“

When you share you are telling people you are doing right.   It’s a way to make sure people help you and encourage you in the same process.   So by sharing you are following the Golden Rule!

Isn’t it time for you to share a blog post or a blog and recommend it to all your friends.  See the share buttons farther down.   How about sharing and showing everyone you care!

Paul Sylvester

After Holiday Inventory — What you should know and why!

Paul

After Christmas is time to relax!

So you’ve given you family some technology gadget for Christmas and you really didn’t research it.  It always seems to happen that way.  We’re so excited we found something that we think will do the job.   I know all about this because my extended family seems to want to give these types of gifts to my kids and their own.  So here is a quick breakdown on what I’ve observed over the last few days and what seemed to worked and what didn’t.

  • Kindle Fire HD 7′ [Affiliate Link]– So my sister got one of her kids this and I must say she wasn’t happy.   Here are a few things you need to worry about.   Easily remove parental controls without a password, and no wall charger for it.  Seems kind of useless to give to kids right now.
  • Paper Jams Pro Guitar [Affiliate Link]– My kid got this one, but It isn’t really that good.   I don’t think it sounds anything like a guitar but it does work really well to entertain my kids.  I personally would of wanted something a little more authentic but it does the job.  
  • Nintendo DS Lite [Affiliate Link]– This is one of the ones that I bought my kids and knew they’d play this very much.   It wasn’t easy to find the games they liked but if you search around you should have a lot of success like I did.  Worth the money I paid for it, keeps my kids happy.
  • Cricket Phone [Affiliate Link]– I have talked about Cricket Wireless in the past but recently they are being available in my local area.  I might go back to them if it looks to be more reliable.  I’ve loved them in the past but it seems to be a good choice for my daughter even if I didn’t think she was ready for it.
  • Skywriter UFO [Affiliate Link]– Great little helicopter for my 7 year old.   He loves to fly this helicopter around and write out messages.  It was worth the money to buy this little beauty.   It probably won’t last long but it as least is being used and flown around the house.

So this was my quick breakdown on the electronics that worked and what you should be careful in your future buys.   I’ll be talking with my other sisters about what they gave their kids and will report back later.   It however is just luck what works with my kids, as it probably does with your kids.   So I just wanted to tell you my experiences and let you decide what they might want to get for their birthdays or next year when it comes to buying gifts.

Happy New Year and I’ll see you in 2013!!

Paul Sylvester

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Chinese Market Over-ruled by Android, iOS Faces Adversaries

Fahad Majidi

Android has certainly become predominantly the operating system with the largest market share. Informa Telecoms, an analytic firm, presented us with much bigger and clearer picture. According to their report the only OS that stands out in the overwhelming competition in China is Android, accounting for two third of all the handsets sold so far in 2012. One out of every three Android devices that was sold in 2012 was sold in China, certainly a big hub of Android lovers.

But to be more specific, out of all the Android devices sold in China 41 percent were the ones that did not run on authentic Android rather had the imitation of the Google’s original operating system. So if we right them off China still holds 20 percent share of all the Android devices sold in 2012 which is pretty impressive.

Statistically speaking, Android holds 85 percent of the market share in China and still growing where as Apple’s iPhone accounts for only 5 percent of the market share and Windows Phone a minimal of 1 percent. Although, the release of iPhone 5 last week in the country was very much promising, selling over 2 million units in the first of week of its release and setting a milestone of best launch of all time of Apple’s smartphone in China. Apple was not only able to establish the pre-ordering process but is now also available on two carriers for the first time.

If Apple is to increase its market share in China it needs to come forth with TD-LTE because the only reason China Mobile, world’s largest carrier, has not been successful in selling iPhone is because of its 3G network. We anticipate iPhone based on TD-LTE to be offered by China Mobile in 2013. And as for Microsoft’s Windows phone, Informa anticipates that its market share will be double to 2 percent in 2013.

As for the US, Informa believes that Apple needs to come up with a better iOS otherwise it will face further decline in its market share because it is not meeting the standards that other high end Android devices are offering. The principal analyst Malik Saadi at Informa Telecoms anticipates that next year around 50 percent of the handsets sold in US will be Android based devices. The report also depicts that Apple might have to go for margin cuts in order to sustain its market share because the even the most diehard fan is realizing that Apple needs to upgrade its iOS. Inform forecasts that in 2013 Apple will be able to sell almost 34 million units which a million less than this year’s sale. Whereas Windows Phone will be accounting for 6.5 percent of the US market as Nokia and HTC are augmenting their marketing strategies and they are also in close relationship with US carriers.

According to an estimate by Informa Android will account for 50 percent of the global market by 2015. But 2016 Android market domination is anticipated to be decline because of other operating systems in the market specifically Windows Phone.

 

 

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