April Meetings 2023
April 6, 2023 - How to Print from a Smartphone, Bandwidth Vs. Speed, The World with 10G,
"April Showers bring May Flowers,
but Unknown Links bring problems."
- Anonymous
Club Questions
"April Showers bring May Flowers,
but Unknown Links bring problems."
- Anonymous
Club Questions
How to Print from a Smartphone
Printing items from your smartphone is most commonly done now with a wi-fi connection and a wi-fi enabled printer. Depending on the brand of printer you're working with, you may need to download a third party app (IE the HP Printer app). Once you have the app installed, it's just a matter of connecting the phone with the printer and then deciding what to print. For an overview of how to print on most Android devices, take a look at the first video below, or if you're an iPhone user, then take a look at the other video.
Printing items from your smartphone is most commonly done now with a wi-fi connection and a wi-fi enabled printer. Depending on the brand of printer you're working with, you may need to download a third party app (IE the HP Printer app). Once you have the app installed, it's just a matter of connecting the phone with the printer and then deciding what to print. For an overview of how to print on most Android devices, take a look at the first video below, or if you're an iPhone user, then take a look at the other video.
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Bandwidth Vs. Speed
Network bandwidth is closely related to network speed, but they are entirely different network performance metrics. The internet speed your Internet Service Provider (ISP) mentions on your plan refers to how your device can transfer to or download data from the internet. In other words, network speed is the maximum possible data transfer rate and is usually measured in Kilobits per second (Kbps) or Megabits per second (Mbps). On the other hand, network bandwidth is the amount of data that can be downloaded or uploaded per second. You can even think of it as the network capacity. Internet bandwidth is how much data can be downloaded or uploaded from your computer, while internet speed is how fast can the data be uploaded or downloaded on your computer. To learn more about the difference between network bandwidth and speed, take a look at this article.
The World with 10G
Don't be confused between 5G and 10G, one is the fifth generation of cell phone technology and the other is the speed data will travel: 10 Gigabits per second. 5G is already here, it's what most modern smartphones operate on, but 10G speed is coming and when it gets here it's going to change everything. 10G’s ability to connect devices and share data in real-time will enable new forms of communication, education and entertainment, and will improve efficiency and productivity across industries. To learn more about the coming 10G world, take a look at this article.
Don't be confused between 5G and 10G, one is the fifth generation of cell phone technology and the other is the speed data will travel: 10 Gigabits per second. 5G is already here, it's what most modern smartphones operate on, but 10G speed is coming and when it gets here it's going to change everything. 10G’s ability to connect devices and share data in real-time will enable new forms of communication, education and entertainment, and will improve efficiency and productivity across industries. To learn more about the coming 10G world, take a look at this article.
April 13, 2023 - Subscription Cancellations Made Easy, Google's Delivery Drones,
Meta is Making a Twitter Replacement,
"I may be little, but I'm not stupid, I never click on unknown links."
- Little Joe Cartwright
Club Questions
Meta is Making a Twitter Replacement,
"I may be little, but I'm not stupid, I never click on unknown links."
- Little Joe Cartwright
Club Questions
Subscription Cancellations Made Easy
Everything is a subscription these days. And sometimes, those subscriptions are really hard to cancel — intentionally so. Sneaky companies know that the harder it is to stop paying for their services, the more money they’ll get from people who either didn’t know they were signing up for a paid service in the first place or don’t have the time to cancel it. The Federal Trade Commission announced Thursday that it’s proposing a “click to cancel” rule, which would force businesses to make it just as easy to sign off as it was to sign up. To learn more about the future of subscription cancellations, take a look at this article.
Google's Drone Delivery Ambitions
The drones are coming, that's for sure, drone delivery for everything from coffee, groceries, prepared foods and general packages is already underway in lots of places around the world. Google hopes to have a drone delivery network capable of handing millions of orders a day up and running in less than a year. To read more about how Google is building its drone army, take a look at this article.
The drones are coming, that's for sure, drone delivery for everything from coffee, groceries, prepared foods and general packages is already underway in lots of places around the world. Google hopes to have a drone delivery network capable of handing millions of orders a day up and running in less than a year. To read more about how Google is building its drone army, take a look at this article.
Meta is Making Twitter Replacement
Ever since Elon Musk took over at Twitter there have been rumblings about the next great Twitter replacement. Meta is apparently jumping in to the Twitter pool with both feet, their plan is to create a similar platform to Twitter using the Instagram branding and lots of the same features found on Twitter. Twitter isn't dead, yet, but there are certainly a lot of tech folks doing their best to put it out to pasture. To read more about how Mark Zuckerberg is building a new Twitter, take a look at this article.
Ever since Elon Musk took over at Twitter there have been rumblings about the next great Twitter replacement. Meta is apparently jumping in to the Twitter pool with both feet, their plan is to create a similar platform to Twitter using the Instagram branding and lots of the same features found on Twitter. Twitter isn't dead, yet, but there are certainly a lot of tech folks doing their best to put it out to pasture. To read more about how Mark Zuckerberg is building a new Twitter, take a look at this article.
April 20, 2023 - Google's Pixel Foldable Phone, OTC Hearing Aids - Are they Any Good?
Facebook May Owe You Money,
"Never stop asking questions, and never start clicking unknown links."
- Bill Nye, the Science Guy
Club Questions
Facebook May Owe You Money,
"Never stop asking questions, and never start clicking unknown links."
- Bill Nye, the Science Guy
Club Questions
Google's Pixel Fold
Foldable phones have been around for a short while now, but they haven't really become a thing, yet. A foldable option is still only on high end phones, pricing them out of a lot of budgets. Google's Pixel Fold could just be the foldable phone that makes us all want one. By having Google jump into the deep end of foldables, they will bring the power of Google and invariably create a more reasonably priced foldable phone, for everyone. To learn more about the Google Pixel Fold phone, take a look at this article.
OTC Hearing Aids - Any Good?
Over the counter (OTC) hearing aids have only been around for a short time, but a recent study shows that OTC hearing aids have a lot going for them. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are meant for adults with mild or moderate hearing loss. It makes sense that with all the tech revolutions we are experiencing now, that hearing aids would get that long overdue upgrade. To read more about the good and the bad about OTC hearing aids, take a look at this article.
Over the counter (OTC) hearing aids have only been around for a short time, but a recent study shows that OTC hearing aids have a lot going for them. Over-the-counter (OTC) hearing aids are meant for adults with mild or moderate hearing loss. It makes sense that with all the tech revolutions we are experiencing now, that hearing aids would get that long overdue upgrade. To read more about the good and the bad about OTC hearing aids, take a look at this article.
Facebook May Owe You Money
Facebook has recently agreed to enter into a $725 million settlement covering numerous lawsuits, which alleged that Facebook improperly shared user data without users’ knowledge. Nearly every Facebook user in America is able to claim part of this $725 million. So who's eligible for the money? If you were a Facebook user anytime between May 2007 and December 2022 you can claim for part of the settlement. To learn more about how to apply for some of this Facebook cash, take a look at this article.
Facebook has recently agreed to enter into a $725 million settlement covering numerous lawsuits, which alleged that Facebook improperly shared user data without users’ knowledge. Nearly every Facebook user in America is able to claim part of this $725 million. So who's eligible for the money? If you were a Facebook user anytime between May 2007 and December 2022 you can claim for part of the settlement. To learn more about how to apply for some of this Facebook cash, take a look at this article.
April 27, 2023 - How does Wi-Fi Calling Work? What the Heck is a Widget?
"I never met a club I wanted to join,
or an unknown link I wanted to click on."
- Groucho Marx
Club Questions
"I never met a club I wanted to join,
or an unknown link I wanted to click on."
- Groucho Marx
Club Questions
How Does Wi-Fi Calling Work?
Wi-Fi calling is a voice service that lets users place and receive calls over a wireless internet connection, as opposed to using a cellular signal. Smartphone users can make use of Wi-Fi calling to talk and text on their smartphones from locations where it's difficult to reach a strong cellular phone signal. Typically, the term refers to cellular calls, as opposed to texting. The service is available on most Android and iOS devices, and the user experience is similar to any other phone call. To learn more about whether you want to enable wi-fi calling on your smartphone, take a look at this article.
Wi-Fi calling is a voice service that lets users place and receive calls over a wireless internet connection, as opposed to using a cellular signal. Smartphone users can make use of Wi-Fi calling to talk and text on their smartphones from locations where it's difficult to reach a strong cellular phone signal. Typically, the term refers to cellular calls, as opposed to texting. The service is available on most Android and iOS devices, and the user experience is similar to any other phone call. To learn more about whether you want to enable wi-fi calling on your smartphone, take a look at this article.
Smartphone Widgets
What the heck is a widget? Think of a widget as an oversized app icon on your smartphone screen. It allows you to see more info from that app at a glance, without having to open the app up. Widgets allow you to emphasis the apps you use most and can be customized in a variety of ways. The widget feature is built in to modern Android and iPhone devices, and lots of third party apps also support widgets. To learn more about how to set up and use a widget, take a look at the videos below.
What the heck is a widget? Think of a widget as an oversized app icon on your smartphone screen. It allows you to see more info from that app at a glance, without having to open the app up. Widgets allow you to emphasis the apps you use most and can be customized in a variety of ways. The widget feature is built in to modern Android and iPhone devices, and lots of third party apps also support widgets. To learn more about how to set up and use a widget, take a look at the videos below.
Widgets on Android Widgets on iPhone
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