HP Compaq 2710p

HP Compaq 2710p

This tablet has an Intel Core 2 Duo U7700 1.33GHz processor, 2GB of RAM, and a 120GB hard drive.

In the task tray click the wireless icon, select the network, enter credentials (if needed) and follow the additional log on requirements for MATC.

Accessing student email is the same on the tablet as it is on any other Windows machine. Just go to your email account and sign in.

Configuring native email client on the tablet is the same as doing it on Windows.

Steps 5-8 are done on my other mobile device.

The control panel for the tablet is exactly the same as the control panel on Windows XP

Security on the device consists of a password, firewall settings, Automatic Updates, and Virus Protection. To protect a Windows machine, set a user password that is hard to guess; use a passphrase with numbers and letters and use an uppercase character for maximum protection. Make sure the default Administrators password is not black.

Pros: Tablet is cool, screen rotates and touch screen is a nifty feature.

Cons: Limited hardware resources so not ideal for hardcore gaming or resource intensive applications. Easy to incidentally click where not intended.

Pros and Cons

Pros: The Evo is capable of utilizing 4g; how cool is that. It has plenty proccessing power and suffecient memory to navigate anywhere. Through my experience the Android platform has proved to be fairly stable. The market isnt as strict as Apple's which is nice from a development standpoint and also as a consumer.

Cons: It's huge for a phone. Some people might not like that. The battery dies fast when used constantly so that can get annoying quick. At least the battery is replaceable though so you can carry a spare battery if you wish unlike the iPhone. Some have said the UI isnt as simple as the iPhone, but it is more customizable.

Delete Email Account

To delete an email account on the device go to the Mail app, touch menu and select more. Select settings and then select ""Delete account". I will ask to confirm that you want to delete the account; just click ok.

Security

As described in the blog post below, navigate to the security setting option. The evo allows 3 security options when turning on the phone. You can use a simple password,  a numeric pin, or a unique pattern to unlock the screen.

Control Panel

On the Android platform, the control panel is the "Settings option" and can be accessed by pushing the "menu" button from the home screen and touching the option "Settings".

The following is a list of what you can find in "Settings".

Personalize -  here you can choose scenes, set wallpaper and choose the default ringtone.

Wireless & netoworks - This is covered on another post in this blog

Call - This contains several call options for how the phone behaves while dialing and receiving calls.

Sound - Here is where you control volume, vibrate, sound, and various ringtone options

Display - Controls brightness, animations, resolution, and screen timeout among other things.

Accounts & sync - Here you control how applicaations interact and sync with the phone and   contains account info for various apps.

Location - This turns on or off the GPS and Wireless radios.

Search - This configures search options.

Connect to PC - This controls how the phone behaves when plugged into a computer via USB.

Security - This is where you configure phone password behavior, screen lock,  and storage password.

Dock - Controls behavior when pugged into car dock.

Applications - Has running services and ability to manage and remove apps.

SD & phone storage - Erase the whole phone here.

Date & time - Date and time format.

Language & keyboard - This controls behavior of typing and ability to change languages.

Voice input & output - Has various options for voice settings.

System updates - Contains options for updating firmware, profile, PRL, and HTC software.

About Phone - Includes information about the phones hardware, software, battery usage, and legal information.

Tom's Hardware

www.tomshardware.com is an excellent source for anyone interested in anything related to computers. It contains reviews of the latest computer products as well as troubleshooting steps should you encounter a problem. They conveniently catagorize articles making it easier to find what you want to view most. Using the search feature is another way to narrow results to find what you are looking for.

Jobs That Match My Skills

Here are three jobs that match my skills; I have already applied to all of them. For anyone activley looking for a job i recommend using indeed.com as it is a meta-search engine and searches jobs on all the major career sites as well as job listings on individual company sites.

http://jobview.monster.com/Computer-Technician-Job-Green-Bay-WI-95954102.aspx?fwr=true

http://www.bestbuy-jobs.com/job/GREEN-BAY-Geek-Squad-Counter-Intelligence-Agent-Computer-Tech-WI-54303/899369/?utm_source=Indeed&utm_campaign=BestBuy_Other&src=JB-10880

http://www.jobsingreenbay.com/jobs.asp?pagemode=15&jid=2273185

Google cloud print shows promise, despite limitations

Sent from my HTC on the Now Network from Sprint!

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Date: Wed, Mar 9, 2011 12:27 pm
Subject: Google cloud print shows promise, despite limitations

Increasing popularity of mobile devices has created demand for cloud printing services (CPS), which promise to let users print from wherever they are. We predict that 90% of the Global 1000 will use CPS by 2015. Yet CPS is "emerging" on Gartner's IT Commoditization Curve: Many providers are competing to create the dominant standard. Google Cloud Print signals Google's intent to play in the CPS market.

Google Cloud Print makes the mobile printing experience easier for users. Configuring Chrome, adding printers and printing are simple, despite a few reports of failed print jobs. Google Cloud Print is printer-manufacturer-neutral: users can send a printing job to any printing device that has been added to the service by Chrome.

Sending an Email

Once you have your email account set up on your EVO, open the mail app, hit the menu button and select compose. Enter the email address of the recepient in the "To" textbox, fill out the subject section, and compose the message in the body. All you have to do next is touch "send".

Configure Mail on Native Email Client

By default, The EVO 4G has an app called "Mail" on the homepage. Simply touch the icon and the app will open. Next press the Menu button on the bottom of the phone and touch the more option. Touch the option that says "New Account". Next, either choose from "Exchange ActiveSync" or "Other (POP3/IMAP)". For web-based mail clients like Gmail, Yahoo, or Hotmail select other. Just simply enter your email address and password and verify the settings are correct. Your email account should now be setup and ready to use.

Access Email Through Default Browser

To open the native browser, touch the up arrow on the phones dock to show a list of all apps and select the "Internet" app. In the address bar type http://mail.gmatc.matc.edu/ to access MATC's gmail login screen. Enter your credentials and select enter.

Connecting to Wifi

From the Home screen press menu and touch the settings icon...

Touch the "Wireless & networks" option...

Make sure to turn Wifi on by checking the box that says Wi-Fi and then touch the Wi-Fi settings option to view a list of available networks...



Finally, select the network you are trying to connect to, enter the password, then touch connect...

Assuming you are authorized to use that network and have properly entered the correct password, you should now be connected to Wifi.

HTC EVO 4G Specs

According to HTC's website, the HTC EVO 4G is 4.8 x 2.6 x 0.5 inches and 6 oz with the battery. The operating system on release day was Android 2.1 and the latest version as of this post is Android 2.2. It sports a massive 4.3-inch WVGA resolution Capacitive Multi-touch Screen. The EVO has two cameras; an 8 megapixel with Auto Focus and 2x LED Flash, and a1.3 megapixel fixed focus front facing camera. It has 1GB of built in ROM and comes with an 8GB microSD™ card. It boast 512MB of RAM which at one time was plenty for an XP machine. For extreme processing power it includes a zippy Qualcomm® QSD 8650, 1GHz processor. It has Bluetooth, GPS, and nativley supports wireless b/g. It even has an HDMI out for direct output to an HDTV using the adapter sold separately. Lastly it includes a 1500 mAh battery that can quickly get sucked dry using all the wonderful features constantly.