Monday, December 31, 2012

How to Choose the Best Wireless Router For iPad

iPad becomes so popular today. With iPad you can browse the internet, read your email, watch and preview the video and download to your video library, catch up on your favorite TV shows and so on. To allow your iPad get in touch with the web, it needs to connect to the Wi-Fi network because iPad is equipped with the Wi-Fi for communication to the Webs. In homes, you need to build a wireless network to share the internet wirelessly. And the heart of the wireless network in homes is the wireless router. Now, how to choose the best one for iPad?

To answer how to choose the best router for iPad, firstly you need to know the Wi-Fi adapter the iPad is embedded with and how well the adapter will work best for the iPad applications. Secondly, you need to choose the wireless router that supports the best performance for the iPad applications.

iPad is powered with wireless n technology and is compliant with 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless standards. It means that iPad is powered by dual-band technology. Wireless 802.11n technology is the latest and the fastest wireless technology available in the market today. Dual-band technology supports both 2.4 GHz (802.11 b/g/n) and 5 GHz (802.11a) frequency bands. It also equipped with Bluetooth 2.1 plus EDR technology, but nothing to do with your router. With the 802.11 a/b/g/n wireless technology the iPad supports, your router must be able to support the 802.11 a/b/g/n technology. This means your router should support the same technology for optimum data throughput: wireless n dual-band technology.

How to Choose the Best Wireless Router For iPad

With wireless n dual-band technology, the router provides high-speed and clean wireless when using the 5 GHz frequency band. iPad works well in streaming the video preview and downloading media when your Wi-Fi environment delivers high-performance network: high-speed, jitter-free video and lag-free gaming. To deliver high-performance network, your router should support the Quality of Service (QoS) prioritization engine technology. With QoS, the router can analyze and separate the traffic into multiple data streams and categorize them by sensitivity to delay. Applications like video streaming, VoIP and gaming are given priority over web browsing.

The best wireless router for iPad should support the wireless n dual-band technology with Quality of Services technology. The following are couple of the best wireless routers for iPad.

Netgear WNDR37AV

NETGEAR WNDR37AV gigabit router is designed for high performance wireless network for streaming video and gaming. Wndr37AV is powered with the final version of the wireless 802.11n technology with dual-band feature. WNDR37AV support the Video mode, wireless multimedia (WMM) based QoS to optimize HD video streaming without glitches, stutters, or lags. The router is powered by 680MHz powerful MIPS 32-bit processor which is powerful in delivering high-performance wireless environment. This makes the router to become one of the best ones for iPad.

Other features, the router includes gigabit ports: 4 Gigabit ports for Ethernet LAN, one gigabit WAN port for connection to the modem, and one USB port with ReadyShare technology for storage access. The other benefit with this router is that WNDR37AV is compliant with DLNA media.

Apple AirPort Extreme Base Station

Providing the wireless environment for iPad using the wireless router from the same vendor Apple is good for the compatibility. Even though iPad works well with wireless environment using high-performance routers from different vendors, having the devices from the same vendor is better for technical support services.

AirPort Extreme is powered by the wireless n technology with dual-band technology. It can deliver the high-performance wireless environment to support up to 50 clients in sharing the internet connections and it also supports Mac OS X or Windows. The router also supports the QoS for better video streaming. Airport Extreme includes 3 gigabit Ethernet ports, one Gigabit WAN port, and one USB port. With USB port, you can add USB hub to allow you connect USB printer and USB storage for sharing.

You can also consider other high-performance routers for fast response and smooth video streaming such as Linksys E-3000 wireless gigabit router, Belkin Max Play, WNDR3400 N600 router, and new D Link N450 DIR665.

Best wireless router for iPad demands high-performance wireless environment in delivering clean wireless network, high-speed, and Quality of Service. The router should support wireless n technology with dual band supports, and the Quality of Service for multimedia traffic prioritization.

By Ki Grinsing

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Wednesday, December 19, 2012

Facts You Should Know About iPods

iPod is one of the most successful consumer electronic products in history. It is the best selling mp3 / mp4 player in the market today. The combination of sound quality, sleek design and unique user interface, made the iPod a hit, causing an entire industry of accessories to emerge almost overnight.

The Apple Corporation first released the iPod on October 23, 2001.

Presently we are now on the 5th generation of iPod.

Facts You Should Know About iPods

The first generation - Mp3 player with mechanical scroll wheel and four buttons.

The second generation - It has touch-sensitive wheel, 10 GB and 20 GB hard drives.

The third generation - It has touch-sensitive bottoms and USB connectivity.

The fourth generation - It has click-wheel and only two hard disk version, 20 GB and 40 GB.

The fifth generation - Mp4 player with 60 GB memory storage and video capability.

iPod has won several awards ranging from engineering excellence, to most innovative audio product. Very often it receives favorable reviews on looks, designs and handling.

iPod was designed as an mp3 / mp4 player for people with an active lifestyle. It is compact, sturdy and lightweight enough to take with you wherever you go. It was designed to fit comfortably in the palm of your hand or to be carried into a pocket or purse for easy transportation.

It comes in many storage capacities from 512 MG to 80 GB. The amount of memory it can hold, depends on the model or on the compression rate of your songs.

As an mp3 player it was designed to provide the best quality sound. It has a powerful 60 MW amplifier so it can deliver audio as loud as you want. It also has a 20 MZ to 20 KHZ frequency response, which means you can hear distortion free music at the lowest pitches.

iPod built-in rechargeable battery provides between 8 to 20 hours of music playtime depending on your model. Using the appropriate stereo adapter your iPod will sound great on your home or car stereo system. All iPod`s come as standard with a non removable lithium rechargeable battery. The battery charge will last about 14 to 28 days without use. The lcd display shows the battery level on the upper right corner of the screen. You may charge your iPod by connecting it to an Apple iPod Power Adapter or connecting it to a USB port of a computer. A full charge takes approximately four hours while 80% charge will require at least one hour.

Apple has designed the iPod, as an mp3 player, to work with the iTunes media library software, which allows you to select your music on your computer and on your ipod. iTunes can automatically synchronize this mp3 player with specific playlists or with the entire content of a music library each time you connect your iPod to a host computer.

The first three generations of iPod used two ARM 7TDMI derived CPUs running at 90 MHZ, while later models have variable speed chips which run at a peak of 80 MHZ to save battery life. Another great feature of owning an iPod is the fact that someone can record a discussion and then post the audio file on the internet. This means people can download the file and listen to the file on their iPod. As an mp4 player, with iTunes 4.9, you can now browse and subscribe to podcasts at the iTunes Website. Podcasts are radio shows or other audio/video programs that are downloadable over the internet.

In order for you to be a more satisfied iPod customer, as to the usability and longer battery life spam of this mp3-mp4 player you should consider the following tips:

- Keep it turned off when not using it.

- Update to the latest software.

- Keep it at room temperature whenever possible.

- If you are not using the backlighting, turn it off.

-Turning off the equalizer will save you battery.

- Use compressed songs.

With the availability of compact audio format, we have had mp3 players such as iPod, which provided an unprecedented portability to eager electronic consumers. Now iPod, as mp4 players, is already able to deliver video capability and a whole new set of features and services yet to come.

Roberto Sedycias
IT Consultant

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Sunday, December 16, 2012

Home Computing in "The Cloud"

The trends lead me to believe the computing we do at home will soon predominately reside "in The Cloud." This means the applications we use and rely on everyday are not on our computer at home but in an application out on the Internet and accessed by your browser.

Move Yourself To "The Cloud"

Many folks have already made the move. Here are some of the typical things others have done and what you can do to make the switch yourself:

Home Computing in "The Cloud"

Use Google Docs as your basic productivity tools. Not only are they very effective and free tools, but they are on-line and available wherever you go (docs.google.com). You don't need to buy Microsoft Office or even download the free Open Office at OpenOffice.org. I find that on my six year old PC, Google Docs will launch an application (e.g., Documents, Spreadsheet, GMail, etc.) in The Cloud faster than I can launch a Microsoft Office product (e.g., Word, Excel, Outlook, etc.) on my PC. Also, there is freedom in not being tied to that one PC sitting someplace where you can't always get to it. A notebook works pretty well in this regard, but what happens when that notebook breaks or it goes missing? It kind of feels the same as when you lose your wallet or your keys. It does not feel good at all. With home computing in The Cloud, it is a problem to lose your equipment, but little of what you had been working on is lost. Use Mint.com, Quickenonline.com or other online financial tracking programs. First, they are currently free. That is one big advantage. They are not as good, in my opinion, as an installed program such as Quicken, at least not yet. However, if you are doing nothing other than wanting to track your current balances to ensure your cash flow is positive (i.e., not overspending), then these look like great tools. Use Facebook, LinkedIn or other social networking sites. These sites provide a powerful place to manage your social and professional life. This includes keeping in touch with family and friends and showing your photos, to staying networked with business associates and looking for that next big opportunity. Get your news from CNN.com, USAToday.com or get more focused news of interest from more specialized sites. For example, I pour through consumerist.com and pcmag.com for practical information I can use every day.
Access "The Cloud" From Anywhere

Because I've moved much of my mainstream computing to The Cloud, I find I can access it from just about any PC and from my mobile phone. Having my Cloud in my phone, which can browse the Internet, is a phenomenal tool. If the Palm Pre or the iPhone were to work with my wireless service provider, I would upgrade and give up my trusty Motorola A1200.

Use "The Cloud" But Backup Your Critical Data

Do keep backups of your data, especially data you need to access your sites on the web.

For passwords I use Password Safe which is free from sourceforge.net. This way I have all my passwords in one place. Consequently, I also have all those key sites I access in this same place. (This, I discovered, was very handy when I changed my e-mail account recently.) I backup the password file everyday to The Cloud using IDrive.com. I also do a monthly backup of the password file to a USB drive which I keep stored in a fire safe.

Be Secure In "The Cloud"

The scariest part of moving to the Cloud deals with the protection of your privacy and with security of your information. I admit this still worries me a bit. Can I really trust Google? Or how about trusting QuickenOnline.com with my financial data? We hear about data breaches every day. Some hacker broke in and stole personal information from thousands of customers. I have been notified more than once that this has happened at a company with which I do business. I have free credit monitoring right now due to a recent incident at an investment company.

I have also been called by my bank asking about charges made to my credit card. They turned out to be fraudulent and the bank removed the charges from my account. What was interesting is that I had just downloaded my most recent bank transactions into Quicken. I did not see these fraudulent charges. I immediately did another download of my bank transactions. There they were, along with transactions reversing the charges. My bank had detected and responded very quickly to these illegitimate activities.

My confidence in reasonable security in The Cloud is based upon my doing business over the Internet since the early 1990s when the Internet opened to commercial sites. The examples with my bank and with my investment company have helped reassure me that they are proactively trying to minimize the risk of loss. There is no guarantee of security. However, it is not obvious that your risk of loss is any greater in The Cloud than it is anywhere else.

"The Cloud" Is Here And Advertising Will Pay For It

I do believe that what we know as personal computing is moving into The Cloud. In the near future we will have much less reliance on a single piece of equipment loaded down with lots of pricey software, much of which we will never use.

Of course, like the broadcast media for decades, this Cloud is driven by advertising. So just as we once watched TV for free, before cable, and still listen to radio for free, it looks like we are going to a personal computing Cloud paid for by advertising. The personal computer will be needed to access The Cloud, but your software applications and information will be in The Cloud and not on your personal computer.

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Saturday, December 8, 2012

Laptop Reviews - HP Vs Toshiba Vs Apple Laptops

Toshiba, HP and Apple are some of the biggest (and most established) laptop brands in the world. If you are in the market for a new laptop model, it is often difficult to choose between the brands (leave alone the models). Here is a quick comparison between these three laptop giants to help you make your chose.

As with everything else, price is always a major factor in making any purchase. If you are shopping for a laptop on a budget, you may want to consider a HP or Toshiba laptop, as they are much cheaper than Apple laptops. This is not to say that Apple computers are overpriced. They may not have the best price-to-specs-ratio but they often come with lots of unique features that make them worth your purchase. They are also very durable and reliable so it is still justified to spend a little more on an Apple laptop. On the other hand, if you just need a budget-friendly, straightforward and powerful laptop model, HP and Toshiba laptops are they way to go.

Besides being very affordable, HP is also famous for its great customer support. They have a wide variety of laptop models to choose from and most of them are very well priced. If you are somebody who can use a PC for 6 years or more before getting a new one, you may want to get a Toshiba laptop. This Japanese giant is famous for making very durable laptops. If money is of no object than an Apple laptop would make a great purchase. Besides having lots of one-of-a-kind features such as it huge track pad and gorgeous display, the Mac OS on its own may justify your purchase. It is well-known that the multitasking performance on the Mac OS is better than other Windows-based systems with the same specs. Apple computers also scores big in the 'cool-factor' department.

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Tuesday, December 4, 2012

How to Increase Laptop Speed - A Tweak That You Should Do If Your Laptops Are Running Slow

A question that many laptop owners will eventually ask when their laptops are starting to annoy them. The thing is, to increase laptop speed is the same as you do a computer, provided that they have the same operating system, which in this case is Windows. But being a little less powerful than a computer, a laptop can slow down in almost all application if not maintained properly. In this article, I will show you an easy visual tweak as one of the ways on how to increase laptop speed.

The newer version of Windows provides an additional visual feature that is stunning to look at. With the entire dropdown menu animation, it is quite impressive. But with a laptop, this extra features, though barely noticeable, can become a hassle and will slow down you laptop.

This feature will used up your laptop's resources and will make the system take longer to load, which nobody wants. You need to remove this feature and then optimize your laptop's resources on the performance and not the visual feature.

How to Increase Laptop Speed - A Tweak That You Should Do If Your Laptops Are Running Slow

This is one of the ways on how to increase laptop speed, to do this; you can access the Performance Options and tweak the options there to suit your laptop. To access the Performance Option, click start, then go to Control Panels, and then look for the System icon, and click it. Alternatively, you could just right click the My Computer and select properties.

At the system properties, select the advanced tab and then click settings in the performance area. If you do it correctly, the Performance Dialog window will appear.

There, you can tweak the option that suit your laptop, and reduce any visual luxury that has been making your laptop running slow.

Or if your laptop is really in a bad shape, you could choose the Adjust for best performance options. This can really make your Windows unpretty, but you will have the speed that you wanted.

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However, the visual tweak should only be a last resort. There are many more ways on how to increase laptop speed such as defragmenting and cleaning out your registry, which is a better way to increase laptop speed without sacrificing the visual feature. If you are interested in more of these steps, just click the link below:

How To Speed Up Computer - A Step By Step Guide To Increase your Computer's Speed

It includes a step by step guide with images to help you along the way on ten of the best tweaks to increase your laptop's speed.

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Saturday, December 1, 2012

iPad WiFi Versus iPad 3G - Five Major Differences Between iPad WiFi and iPad 3G

So, what's the difference between an iPad with WiFi and an iPad with 3G plus WiFi. It's a question that seems to come up frequently, so I thought it would be worth finding out some answers to the question.

I've found five major differences between the two models and keep on looking for more. Here are the five differences:

Number 1: Limited connectivity vs. Extensive connectivity. With the iPad WiFi your connectivity to the internet is limited to areas where you can access the web via WiFi. With the 3G version of the iPad you can connect both via WiFi or the 3G cellular network. That means it should have connectivity anywhere you get cell phone coverage. To get the same coverage with the WiFi version you would need a portable WiFi, like Verizon's MiFi or some of the smart phones that can act like a WiFi.

iPad WiFi Versus iPad 3G - Five Major Differences Between iPad WiFi and iPad 3G

Number 2: You Pay for More Connectivity. The 3G iPad costs more to buy. At the time I write this, the difference is about 0 in the US. To use the 3G wireless service you need to have a wireless data plan with you carrier. In the US, AT&T provides data plans for a price. To start they had a .99 per month data plan with 250MB of data included and a per month "unlimited" plan. The unlimited plan was discontinued pretty quickly and now you can get 2G of data for per month.

Number 3: iPad with 3G also has built in GPS service. The WiFi version can do some triangulation; you need a 3G iPad to get a really accurate location fix.

Number 4: Some small physical differences. On the back of the 3G iPad there is a black plastic section that enables the iPad to get a better connection to the wireless network. The 3G version also has a door on the side for you to insert the Micro SIM card. These differences are probably not that big a deal given that you will probably want to use an iPad cover to protect your iPad.

Number 5: Shorter Battery Life for the 3G. Using the 3G network chews up more battery. From what I have read it cuts battery life from about 10 hours down to between 7 and 8 hours. Not bad, but it does count at the end of a long day.

So to sum it up, if you are just using the iPad around the house, get the WiFi version and if you need to use it out in the field you are probably better off getting the 3G version of the iPad.

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