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Android WiFi Hotspot Configuration

Thursday, 2012.01.26 J.D. H. Leave a comment

NOTE: these screenshots show the settings pages for Android’s cool wifi hotspot feature. These screens should apply to any Android phone running Gingerbread with wifi hotspot functionality enabled. These steps do NOT apply to the latest Virgin Mobile LG phones, which unfortunately have this feature disabled 🙁 The photos show a LG Optimus V that shipped with the wifi hostpot feature available (once enabled by the QuickSettings app [available in the Android Market]). Top Search Terms:android wifi hotspot (7)gingerbread wifi hotspot (3)android hotspot

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Blind review: can a $7.99 mouse cut it as a gaming mouse?

Thursday, 2012.01.26 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Here’s the deal with this entry: I wondered how the Kensington ‘Mouse-in-a-box’, available for around $7.99 [Amazon], would hold up under serious gaming and productivity scenarios. Who better to test it than Neil from kohlercreated. He does extreme gaming and he also works super hard, a somewhat rare combo ;-). So I had the mouse shipped to him without the price and I asked him to use it and send me his impressions, but to NOT look up any info

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Virgin Mobile reduces their 5GB Android cell plan to 2.5GB :-(

Wednesday, 2012.01.25 J.D. H. 2 comments

In what continues to be a trend, Virgin Mobile reduced yet another of their plans to have even less data available per month. This is not the first time they have done this! 🙁 Here is a screenshot of the most recent notification email: and here is the full text of the email: Hi, Here at Virgin Mobile, our mission is to deliver an outstanding customer experience. Sometimes that means making difficult choices in order to provide the

How to get a refund from FileSonic

Wednesday, 2012.01.25 J.D. H. 12 comments

FileSonic recently totally changed their service, eliminating many of of their most fundamental features. One of the most glaring removals: the ability to share a file is no longer supported. If you recently signed up for a FileSonic premium account or you paid for a lifetime account, you may want to seek a refund from FileSonic. After contacting FileSonic, they sent these instructions on how to obtain a FileSonic refund: Ticket #246999: Refund Your request (#246999) has been resolved. From Carm at

Blake’s take on gaming mice for WoW etc.

Wednesday, 2012.01.25 J.D. H. Leave a comment

My friend Blake does a decent amount of gaming. Since I have been blogging about gaming keyboards and gaming mice, I wanted to hear what Blake used… Specifically I asked him could you tell me what mouse/mice you use for your gaming sessions? Anything re: pros/cons, advice or future mice plans would also be appreciated! Blake’s response: I currently use a mouse by Red Dragon that was part of a Case kit that I bought year ag, its just a

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Chase 5% Credit Card Cash Back Calendar 2012

Wednesday, 2012.01.25 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Here’ s hoping your 2012 is off to a great start 🙂 and to help you save some money this year, make sure to signup for your cashback via this link: https://creditcards.chase.com/freedom/Activate.aspx To help you remember where and when to save, here are ALL the Chase Freedom credit card 5% cashback reward categories for 2012: January – February – March Gas stations Amazon.com Activation starting: December 15, 2011 April – May – June Grocery stores Movie theaters Activation starting: March 15, 2012 July –