As I was going to make this post up, I had a really good experience with what the Informational Graphic depicts. As you can see there is a lot going on. I thought we would at least break this down a little and hopefully make you understand just how they are being used. If anything we can discuss some of the aspects from some of my previous posts as points to this new booming lifestyle people are taking up.
Mobile Productivity is on the Rise!
Although this isn’t hard to believe that people are looking to buy Tabelts for business purposes. Actually they have started to ask me in my local area which tablet is right for my business. I have on occassion even helped them consult with them on this very aspect. So I do know a thing or two about tablets. I do not know everything about them but I can pretty much help you find the right one for what you may need it for.
Tablets are being used by Youths!
This isn’t really a surprise on my part because my niece and nephews are all using 7″ tablets right now and they are only 11 years old. So that part I bet isn’t really going to surprise anyone. I even have a few good gaming apps for the android OS if your wondering. I really can’t say much else about this because I don’t really have a lot more to say about this graphic. It however is quite showing just how much demand there is for tablets in the workplace. Please feel free and share this with your friends and family.
Having had a really unusual past, I do sometimes wonder if you could look back at your past. What would you do differently or would you do anything differently? We’ve all had our little problems in the past and not to mention having to deal with stress along the way. Everything we do weather it be going to work to family problems can cause regrets and even me being a blogger get those questions that we can’t really answer. Although answering the question isn’t really the point it is the part of the journey of discovery, as some would say. We can always come up with excuses to why we do things we do but until we accept our past and say I forgive myself then we may never see the future or get the future that we may want or need.
I’m not saying that we should air our dirty laundry per say but to see it in a different light. We can learn from our mistakes and make something good come from it. Sometimes though people often don’t learn from their past mistakes but those are people who refuse to be truthful with themselves. We really can’t help those who don’t want to help themselves, but we can help ourselves help others. A few weeks ago I did a blog post, Pay it forward: Friday, and this time we are taking a time to look at our past and admit to ourselves that we may need a little more help then we really would like to admit. I must admit this blog post was brought on by two different posts, one was Dolphin Tales and the other one was “Unchain the Name” blog post. I want to discuss some of what I am feeling in this blog post.
Are you Second?
I’ve really been think about my priorities this month and why I haven’t been successful like I know God wants me to be. I finally realized that I haven’t really put God first and I’ve decided in the coming months to work on making my blog more friendly to Christians. I’m going to start calling myself a Christian Tech blogger, but I am not sure how you would classify it. I’ve seen some people talking about that same topic but can we actually define it or do we need to come up with something really new.
Our Past defines us!
Now we all have some kind of past that really has impacted us somewhere or somehow. It really has been something of a working struggle to define my past. I’ve got so many things that I have yet to forgive myself over that I may not be a perfect christian but I do like to think of it as a continual journey. I can’t really say where I’d end up but I do know that ever since I was a small boy, I have always like technology and I know in todays churches we are always going to see Ipads, Iphones, and other tablets that are used in looking up Bible (Affiliate Link)passages and thus will always be in need of Christian Tech support.
Our Present is Upon us!
When I ask myself what I am expecting to do in the coming years, I always am looking at what I am doing now. It doesn’t matter what I am doing but it is something that will affect me tomorrow and the next day. I know I will never be perfect but I’m not going to create a post that no one will want to read but it will be a interesting journey to what I have learned over the years. I also feel like I want to be a writer but am unsure of how to better accomplish this. I guess God is calling me to do something but I have yet to figure out all the details but I do know this blog will be a big step in the right direction.
Our Future is yet determined!
I really don’t know what the future will hold but I am going to take it as it comes. I can’t say anything else but that. Do you know your future? Are you ready for it? These are all questions that we are constantly asking.
People will steal your information in a heartbeat!
If you have had your head in the ground lately, you would let people see your information without you even knowing it. If your one of those people who use your Ipad, kindle Fire (Affiliate link), or some really good Android device to check your emails or browsing the web, then your information is vulnerable to people reading or getting your information.
There are several ways to get your information, I’ve already talk about one way that someone hacked an account on one of my favorite science fiction site. I actually had to help solve the problem and get the site running without redirecting visitors to another site. This isn’t always about scaring people but to help them do what is needed.
Security starts with simple stuff!
To protect your personal information is a simple as one, two, and three. Nothing in this article is going to be very hard but I intent to help you make it even easier to for those who are untrained. Having to help a couple of my customers with this, I’ve pretty much come up with a way to safely browse the web without leaving footprints for those really hard to find viruses.
Portable Apps — This is a great little tool that you can customize and install Lastpass. I thoroughly recommended it in the past and still do, it is a great deterrent for key loggers and phishing attacks. Lastpass even has a portable(Mobile) application so you don’t have to install anything on the computer in questions.
Create a Live CD — Making a Pen Drive can go a long way to prevent from getting a virus or even someone getting your personal information, but that won’t help if your using a wireless hotspot.
Install Ubuntu — This the easiest way to have a Linux system on your computer. Now I am not going to say Linux is worry free from viruses, but that does make it less likely to get them. I really think Linux is OS is something that will stand the test of time because of it being an Open Source and not a closed projects like Apple and Windows.
Create a Virtual Machine — this is like creating a live CD but not having to reboot. You can create a virtual machine and run the live cd in the virtual machine. This is however not as secure as rebooting because some program could be watching the network and logging everything. I don’t recommend this as much but it is something useful if you are worried about getting a virus.
Now I already talked about some VPN’s for Ubuntu/Kubuntu but that doesn’t work with Windows or Macintosh, but I will talk about some alternatives for those who want to use Windows or Macintosh!
PublicVPN — This works with Macintosh and Windows but have not tried this so I am only showing alternatives and thus you will need to determine if this is right for your situation.
Hotspot Shield — This is one of the ones that I have used in the past and still recommend it and it now seems to work with Ipads and Apple products.
Android VPN — The Android Market Place has some great choices for several different VPN’s that may work well with your situation but I have yet to test them out and see which one is the best but yet this is something that may require some testing on your Android Device.
Do you use a VPN?
This is something that I thought I would ask and thought I would ask it as a poll. I would love to hear if you use a VPN and how much. I encourage everyone to use a VPN when ever you are at a open wireless hotspot.
I don’t know what the fuss is about but I thought it was something we should at least talk about! It seems that Amazon has made a bad mistake when it comes to trying to get people to Autosubscribe. This is something that I have said in the past but you know how companies are they think it is best for the consumer and want something good to come from this. I’ve been reading about how people all around the world are being auto subscribed, and you can go and check it out at the amazon Discussion board.
Some bloggers are already talking about this and I wonder why it isn’t being blogged about more.
Amazon Bought the Domain in November!
I am unsure why they’d buy the domain in November but that just may be the tip of the iceburge. This seems to be something they’ve been developing for quite some time and until I actually get to see what it is. You can check the domain on the Whois and see for yourself. Some speculate that it is something do with a actual compass on your Kindle like the Ipad has. I don’t know if that is what this is or if it will be something totally different, only I time will tell but I do know that it has to be something that you will pay for on a monthly subscription like a magazine or news articles.
Has anyone actually seen it on the Kindle Fire?
That is the next question I have, what is it and what does it do? I wouldn’t mind finding more out about this but there is very few things out on the web about it. Don’t forget to email me at paul[at]paulstechtalk[dot]com if you find out anything else about this and I’ll be sure to watch the comments.
Update:
Found something on the Amazon Discussion board that might clear some of it up:
I just got this email from Customer Service after a quick call they let me know it would not be charging me,but they could cancel it anyway.
“Hello,
The Kindle Compass is an editorial magazine designed to help customers get the most out of their Kindle reading experience. It is delivered wirelessly to Kindle devices, free of charge.
We are currently delivering the magazine to a random subset of Kindle customers. Customers who wish to unsubscribe from The Kindle Compass can do so from a link in the last section of the magazine, or from the Manage Your Kindle Subscriptions page at www.amazon.com/manageyourkindlesubscriptions
At this time we are not able to subscribe additional customers, but we look forward to making The Kindle Compass available to more customers in the future.
I know this is going to be a really silly post to some of you but I thought it was something that I like to talk about with my family and thus I thought it was about time to talk with it about my blog.
I know this will probably not be right or even close but I thought it was about time to at least try to see predict what we will see in the coming year and maybe just maybe I will be close. I seriously doubt I will be right or on target as some will say but then again. I was right about the Kindle Fire prediction before it was even announced.
Think ahead for 2012
I don’t know what people are going to think but I will give a few insights as to which technology favorites we have now will be even better next year.
Kindle Fire — We will see more screen size, I would think it could get as big as 10.1 or maybe just maybe a 9.7 inch screen. I don’t know if that will happen but I see this as a possibility. I also think we will have a bigger storage capacity and also maybe even an outlet for a SD or Micro SD card. All this makes sense because of them wanting to compete with Apple over their Ipad .
Android Devices — I see it becoming even bigger than they have been possibly even bigger than an laptop. I also think we will start seeing more better quality and manufacturers are going to not want to produce quantity but quality.
Apple Struggles — I don’t see anyway around this. In the coming years because of Steve Jobs Die in 2011 and Apple not knowing where their next big thing will come from. Steve Jobs was the innovator for the company and I think they will have to remake their image but that will be time consuming.
More Pads and less desktops — I hate to say this but I am going to say that we will see more kids and parents in the future carrying data pads such as Android or even Ipads around town or to wifi hotspots because they are a lot less bulkier and easier to carry.
Everything will be cloud based — More and more people will be using the cloud to store they data and private information and thus will need more space and more ways to protect that information. This will be a security nightmare but I am sure some good companies will blossom from this.
This is some of the stuff that I thought I would point out and hopefully we will see it come true in the future at least to some. I don’t want to see Apple stocks go down even though I don’t have any of their stocks it is however going to be a struggle for them as well as other companies in the coming year.
