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Where to trade in your old gadgets for money

Linda MacPhee-Cobb — Wed, 21 Mar 2012 14:40:50 +0000

Now that you have the newest, latest, iPad, iPhone, Kindle, etc what do you do with the old one?

You can trade them in for an Amazon.com gift card Amazon Electronics Trade in

Or you might try eBay Instant Sale which will give you cash back via PayPay.

Move iPhone photos from phone to your computer

Linda MacPhee-Cobb — Fri, 18 Jun 2010 20:23:23 +0000

I’m not sure why iTunes doesn’t do this for you?

Apple:
Go to Applications->iPhoto
iPhoto will see your phone and its photos and you can tell it which photos you wish to move from your phone to your computer

Windows:
What ever software you use for pulling photos off your regular camera should recognize your iPhone and treat it like any other camera

If that doesn’t work or if it stops working try:
My Computer->Manage->Device Manager
Portable Devices->Apple iPhone

If the Apple iPhone has a yellow triangle on it that’s the problem – delete it.
Then unplug the phone, plug the phone back in and wait for Windows to see the phone and re-install the driver

How secure is Android?

Linda MacPhee-Cobb — Fri, 01 Jan 2010 13:45:01 +0000

This paper contains a detailed analysis of Androids security risks and recommendations for fixes. If you are writing software for Android or just using it, you might want to give it a read.

Google’s Android is a comprehensive software framework for mobile communication devices (i.e., smartphones, PDAs). The Android framework includes an operating system, middleware and a set of key applications. The incorporation of integrated access services to the Internet on such mobile devices, however, increases their exposure to damages inflicted by various types of malware. This paper provides a comprehensive security assessment of the Android framework and the security mechanisms incorporated into it. A methodological qualitative risk analysis that we conducted identifies the high-risk threats to the framework and any potential danger to information or to the system resulting from vulnerabilities that have been uncovered and exploited. Our review of current academic and commercial solutions in the area of smartphone security yields a list of applied and recommended defense mechanisms for hardening mobile devices in general and the Android in particular. Lastly, we present five major (high-risk) threats to the Android framework and propose security solutions to mitigate them. We conclude by proposing a set of security mechanisms that should be explored and introduced into Android-powered devices.

Download the paper ( pdf )

Engadget has a review of a demo model of the new Nexus One and it’s sweet looking
12/22/09 Rogue Android Smartphone App created that steals banking information( what are you doing banking on your phone anyhow? )

Finally ATT / Starbucks / iPhone wifi up

Linda MacPhee-Cobb — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 01:38:47 +0000

Accessing AT&T’s Wi-Fi hotspots is easy. You can use any Wi-Fi enabled laptop or other device to connect quickly and seamlessly.

iPhone users, get started with Wi-Fi

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Activate Wi-Fi from the settings icon on your iPhone
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Select “attwifi” from the list of available networks
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Enter your 10-digit mobile number and check the box to agree to the Acceptable Use Policy. Tap ‘continue’
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You will receive a text message from AT&T with a secure link to the AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot. You will not be charged for the text message.
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The SMS link will only be valid for 24 hours at the location it was requested. Another request must be submitted when using another hotspot location.
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Open the text message and tap on the link for 24-hour access to the AT&T Wi-Fi hotspot