“Use voice activation

If you’re walking down the street and need to send a text message, you can use the voice activation feature to instruct your Android phone what to do. This is a much better option than potentially falling headfirst into an open manhole or crashing into a pole and winding up on YouTube, only to become the laughingstock of your company and friends.

To use voice activation, long press the Search button on the handset (it looks like a magnifying glass) and then speak into the phone. It is also possible to use the voice activation for various purposes, which include the following:

• Text: send text to [recipient] [message] example: send text to stephanie meet me for burritos after work
• Email: send email to [recipient] [subject] [body] example: send email to jack wallen reminder don’t forget to pick up pizza
• Directions: navigate to [location] example: navigate to bazos
• Place phone call: call [contact] [phone type] call stephanie mobile
• Listen to music: listen to [artist/song/album] example: listen to rush tom sawyer moving pictures
• Write note: note to self [note] example: note to self found model for among you book cover
• Search Google: [query] example: jack wallen books
• Open website: go to [website] example: go to amazon
• View a map: map of [location] example: map of munich

Copy a block of text from a web page

If you need to copy text from a web browser, it’s quite simple. Follow these steps:

1. Open the web page and then zoom in so it’s easier to tap on the correct text.
2. Long press somewhere near the beginning of the text you want to copy and then drag the handles to the last bit of text you want to copy.
3. When you release the handles, a new menu will pop up (the device you’re using will determine the type of menu and where it pops [up]) that allows various options to be selected.

Figure A

The Verizon Motorola Xoom tablet with web copy in action.

I find this trick works on many of the Android models: AT&T Samsung Captivate, Verizon Droid X, Incredible 2, and the Xoom tablet.

Add the power strip widget

Since Android 2.1, a new widget that is a power control strip allows for the easy control of battery-destroying services such as Wi-Fi, Bluetooth, and GPS. To add this widget, long press the Home screen and select Widget | Power Control. When the widget is added (Figure B), you can turn various services on and off with one tap.

Figure B

The power control strip on the Verizon HTC Incredible 2.

Add bookmarks to the Home screen

If you want to add a shortcut to a website you frequent on the Home screen of your device, you can do that by following these steps:

Go to the website in the browser.

1. Create a bookmark for the site.
2. Go to the Bookmark Manager.
3. Long press the bookmark for the site to be added to the Home screen.
4. Select Add Shortcut To Home from the pop-up menu.

Now to get to the site, simply tap the shortcut, and the browser will open to that address.

View maps in 3D

The latest release of Google Maps offers a 3D view of maps. To view a map in 3D, swipe your fingers from the top to the bottom of the screen. To move around the map in 3D, place two fingertips on the map and move them in a circular pattern. Figure C illustrates how this 3D view looks on a Verizon Incredible 2.

Figure C

A 3D rendering of a map could be helpful to those of who are directionally challenged, such as yours truly.”

Source: http://www.techrepublic.com/blog/smartphones/lesser-known-android-tips-and-tricks/2796?tag=mantle_skin;landing

Louisiana Urology LLC

Over the last couple of weeks, we have been getting to know our new clients at Louisiana Urology LLC. We are looking forward to developing a strong business relationship and helping make their lives easier and business better with IT because when we do this, we also help an entire community of people seeking medical assistance. That’s something we are more than happy to do!

Like us on Facebook!

No business is successful without some form of advertising. Some depend on word-of-mouth, while others believe that a simple ad in the Yellow Pages will be enough to let prospective customers know of their whereabouts. This may work for some businesses, but it’s unlikely that they can reach their full potential without some form of online advertising. Things have changed, and we are living in a time when a simple question prompts people to search Google for answers (whether on computers or smart phones), not a phone book.

For this reason, it is imperative that businesses have a website, but that’s not quite enough anymore either. A website is just one way for businesses to provide computer-literate clients (a number that is steadily growing) with information, but clients are becoming more and more interested in interacting with their favorite businesses. This means that keeping them in-the-know of what is happening and allowing them to share a dialogue with the business and other clients is important.

Facebook, recently reported to have over 600 million active monthly users, is the perfect social networking site to host a business /client community. Just think about it. A lot of these users sign in regularly to the site, anywhere from a few times a week to several times a day. Now, though the latter type of user is obviously no stranger to the technology of the internet, he or she is unlikely to visit his or her favorite business websites on a daily basis.  However, the chance of the user visiting the business website does increase exponentially when he or she sees a status update for the business pop up among all of their friends’ status updates.

Check out a few more advantages:

“1. Fan pages are visible to even those without a Facebook profile account. If you send a Twitter message or email with a link, anyone can view the page.

2. Fan pages are indexed outside of Facebook [which means] if someone does an online search of your company, this is one more link that will come up.

3. Not sure who your target market is? Facebook fan pages can help you figure that out. Each page keeps statistics of who your followers are and who is participating. It will tell you if they are male or female, their age range, where they are located and what language they speak.

4. With a regular Facebook profile you are limited to 5,000 friends. With a Facebook Fan Page[,] the number of fans is unlimited. This might not be a huge thing if you are just starting out, but always plan for your growth.

5. You can further establish your brand. People do business with people they trust. Social media is all about building the trust over time[,] and [Facebook] is a great way to do that”

(http://www.bauerhaus.com/socialmedia/why-your-business-should-have-facebook-fan-page/).

Here are a few techy tips to showing your partner you care this Valentine’s Day:

1. Purchase a digital photo frame and upload your favorite photos. This can not only be a great gift but a really fun way to share time if you decide to complete the task together.
2. Personalize an iPod Nano or other mp3 player with you and your partner’s favorite love songs.
3. Give your loved one a GPS and list of addresses you wish them to visit. The destination can be  a spa, store, restaurant, or special getaway where you’re waiting for him or her.
4. Reserve movies, concerts, or other shows online and pick them up at the door of your desired venue.
5. Shop online for flowers or other last minute gifts. One day shipping is usually available.
6. Hire Zalandas to create a personalized website for your Valentine!
7. And always remember to bring a digital camera with you to document your experience.

How many of you have an old cell phone in a drawer at home? If you’re like me, you figured you may need it just in case something happened to your new phone, but that was ages ago, perhaps even a couple phones ago.

Now, when you pick up the bulky, walkie-talkie wannabe phone, you wonder what in the world brought you to the moment when you thought, I have got to own this one! And it’s true! There really does come a point in your life when you know there is absolutely no way you can go back to performing what looks like Morse code in order to text “C U L8R.”

It’s moments like these that I thank the powers that be for phones with full slide-out keyboards and the now popular, Swype feature. Now I can actually type a real paragraph, an essay even (if I wanted to)!

I felt the same way after using Windows 7 and then Windows XP. Are you serious, XP? I can’t create a split screen and have multiple items in my task bar in less than 1 second? Ugh! It’s amazing how much an upgrade can simplify your life. I would hate to part with Windows 7, and I’m glad, despite my hectic schedule, I learned about it.

There are so many technologies out there, and we don’t expect you to know about all of them. That’s why we do the research for you! Zalandas is always looking for new technologies that benefit you in your business or personal life.

Are you missing something? We just might have a solution for you!

2010 was a great year for us, and during the next year, we at Zalandas are committed to keep the same promises which helped promote us to where we are today. We are honored and grateful to be connected to Lewy Physical Therapy and will continue to present ourselves as a dependable, honest and resource-efficient company over the next year.

I don’t know about your IT guy or his magical abilities, but Zalandas can definitely help. We use remote access from where ever we are to fix your problems. “Remote access is the ability to get access to a computer or a network from a remote distance.” What you might not know is that you use remote access all the time. Something as simple as getting online is remotely accessing the Internet Service Provider or ISP. So, it’s very reliable. Contact us to learn more about how we can help you!

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