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Mod an Atrix lapdock to work with Motorola Photon, Electrify etc.

Thursday, 2012.03.29 J.D. H. Leave a comment

My Motorola Photon for Sprint arrives today and I am preparing for some lapdock modding! Here are a few good resources related to the Atrix lapdock + Photon as well as some resources comparing the lapdocks in general (LapDock 100, LapDock 500, Atrix Lapdock, etc.) Photon working with LapDock! – xda-developershttp://forum.xda-developers.com/showthread.php?t=1223032** UPDATED WITH PICS ** I just got a LapDock from an AT&T store thinking I can mess with it to make it work with my Photon. After disassembling the

How to hide old Android devices in Google Play / Android Market? [ANSWERED]

Saturday, 2012.03.24 J.D. H. 15 comments

Q. Aloha, I have a number of Android devices now and some I have sold too. Whenever I download apps or do stuff in Google Play-used to be Android Market-I find that my old unused Android phones/tablets are still showing up 🙁 It is getting cluttered and it bothers me. Do you know I can remove or get rid of those old devices in the Google Play site? Mahalo in advance. -Charlie S. A. Hi Charlie, great question! I think

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2.1 Speaker Roundup! Beatbox vs. Tango TRX vs. Rockus

Saturday, 2012.03.03 J.D. H. Leave a comment

This is a review of three sound systems I have had the pleasure of listening to at home and in the shop: Antec Soundscience Rockus 2.1 Price: $99-$181 at Amazon Review rating: 3.75/5 stars Pros: Good sound and great bass. Cons: Bulky compared to the others, no built-in wireless connections, no built in charging, not as high-fidelity as the Beatbox, more cable tangle to deal with. No remote control Summary: Pricing varies widely, but a good deal at $99 and ideal

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Can I use the HughesNet Download Zone if I exceeded the FAP limit? [yes!]

Saturday, 2012.01.28 J.D. H. Leave a comment

The Download Zone One of the best things about HughesNet satellite internet is that every night from 2AM to 7AM EST they have unlimited downloading. HugesNet calls this the “Download Zone” and any downloading you do during that time will NOT count against your “download allowance” as specified in the fair access policy (FAP). But what if I exceed the download allowance?! After learning about the download zone, one of the next logical questions is: what if I get FAPed

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

How much bandwidth does NetFlix streaming use? [DEFINITIVE ANSWER]

Saturday, 2012.01.21 J.D. H. Leave a comment

Q. Hello, I am in US and have netflix and want to stream movies but i also have a sucky monthly bandwidth cap of 12.5GB. I want to make sure I don’t go over my monthly limit. Can you tell me how much bandwidth netflix streaming takes like per hourly?! Thx in advance!!! -PaulT from MN A. Great question Paul! Bandwidth caps are quite a bummer and you are wise to be aware of your usage. I can tell you

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SMA-Male to N-Female coax adapter (for use w/Wilson Sleek)

Friday, 2012.01.20 J.D. H. One comment

I recently purchased a Wilson Sleek cell phone amplifier. It does a great job but it comes with a relatively dinky magnetic mount antenna. Thankfully the Sleek also has a SMA-Female antenna connector. Therefore, to use a bigger antenna I bought a SMA-Male to N-Female coax adapter as pictured here: I went from no signal to 2-3 bars after using this adapter and a directional antenna attached to the top of a 30ft pole. 🙂 Top Search Terms:sma male to mobile

List of sites protesting SOPA/PIPA

Wednesday, 2012.01.18 J.D. H. Leave a comment

What a wonderful thing, sites from all of the country (and world) banding together to protest again SOPA/PIPA. For reference here is a partial list of sites that are protesting SOPA/PIPA: http://google.com/ [blacked out logo] BONUS: https://www.google.com/landing/takeaction/ http://fark.com/ [they are ‘promoting’ the legislation since ;-)] http://wikipedia.com/ [one of the first and largest to commit to blacking out http://reddit.com http://cheezburger.com http://weblogs.us/ [my site] http://sarachipps.com http://girldevelopit.com http://elizabethandclarke.com http://aujsproduction.com http://michaellaplante.com http://codeimpossible.com http://happymonster.co http://johnnycode.com http://aliciaj.com http://seriouspanda.org http://mikeavello.com/ http://spong.org http://johanydemarco.com http://cbrody.com http://peaceblog.org http://zzzen.com [if you