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2012,Aug

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How To ADB Push Files To Your Android Phone Because MacBook Air Won’t Enable Mass Storage

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If you love your android and the advantages of ADB commands then you’re probably aware of how to push files using the adb command to your android devices. The only reason I use adb is to put files on my Galaxy S3 because my MacBook Air won’t recognize my Galaxy S3 (AT&T). On my MacBook Air I previously used Android File Transfer for Mac and enabled my phone in Camera (PTP) mode but that quit working.

For the following example I’m putting the highly popular rom called [ROM] AOKP(Jellybean) Task & Ktoonsez Run a Train on my Galaxy S3 (AT&T). This will also working for the S3 on other carriers. Also my instructions are for Mac but somethings should be similar Windows.

1) Turn on USB Debugging Mode by going to Systems Settings > Developers options > enable USB debugging.

2) For my example I’m downloading the AOKP Jellybean ROM here and I’m getting the latest update .zip file. Once you download your desired file remember where you stored it on your Mac or computer.

3) Once the file is downloaded, plug your phone into your computer using the USB cable. Now, open up terminal on your Mac and type adb devices. Remember make sure you phone is in USB debugging mode. Look below.

You should see List of Attached Devices and some digits and numbers…. You’ve successfully connected your phone.

4) Now, as your can see on the next line type “adb -d push” (without quotes) then select the files you want to put on your phone and drag it from the location on your computer to terminal and then type /mnt/sdcard/

So for example: adb -d push testing123.zip /mnt/sdcard/

After you’ve typed that press return or enter and be patient. From there you can proceed to installing the file or put your phone in recovery mode to install the file.

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2012,Apr

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Math Teachers YOU ARE WRONG

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$Math Teachers YOU ARE WRONG$

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2012,Apr

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[How To] Install Ice Cream Sandwich ICS On AT&T Galaxy Note i717 ,SGH-I717UCLC5 ROM – How To Root AT&T Note With ICS Instructions Included…

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Well it’s time for the latest update to our Galaxy Note and it’s in the form of ICS otherwise known as Ice Cream Sandwich. Warning!!! This is just for the AT&T Note, not the international. You are risking your device and I’m not liable for you flashing this leaked ROM. It’s pretty stable and makes the phone run a lot smoother. Just follow my instructions and you should be good. Make sure you battery is fully charged before we start. The screenshots are pictures of my Samsung Note after this is completed, not process pics. Lets get started :)

1) There are two links for Odin below. You only need to select one. It doesn’t matter which one. Click one and be patient as it downloads.
Windows Only!!
SOURCE 1
SOURCE 2

2) On your computer, go to the .exe that you just downloaded above and run as administrator. Typically you right click and Run as Administrator. Say yes or okay if it prompts you. Odin will open. Now, leave the computer alone. Back to your phone.

3) Time to put your phone in download mode. Turn it off, or power it down completely. Press and hold volume down (on the left) and the power button (on the right) until it turns on. You’ll see a warning message. Don’t worry. Press volume up (on the left) to enter download mode.

4) Now plug in your phone to your computer using your USB cable. Odin should recognize the phone. The indicator is usually a yellow box within Odin.

5) If you see a yellow box or that Odin has detected your phone, CLICK START!

6) Be very patient as it can take some time. Also it will boot up possibly twice and show the Android logo and the AT&T logo. Do not unplug or interrupt this process at all

7) Your phone should boot up if you followed my instructions and you should have ICS or Ice Cream Sandwhich with facial recognition and all the goodies that come with ICS except a few others because this is a leaked version but it’s very stable. Almost everything runs smoothly.

Note: If you get a forced close upon start-up this is normal because this is a leaked unfinished version.

8) Optional! Most importantly if you want to take advantage of ICS I recommend you download the Apex Launcher. It’s highly customizable. I recommend it and I love this launcher!

[How To] Root Galaxy Note i717 model

Beforehand: Make Sure Samsung Kies is install on your computer. If that link is down then just Google it and download and install it on your computer.

1) Time to put your phone in download mode as we did in the above instructions. Turn it off, or power it down completely. Press and hold volume down (on the left) and the power button (on the right) for approximately 10 seconds. You’ll see a warning message. Don’t worry. Press volume up (on the left) to enter download mode.

2) Now plug in your phone to your computer using your USB cable.

3) Download This ZIP file HERE and make sure you unzip it. If you did successfully you should see 4 files. If the previous link doesn’t work please contact me and I’ll find another source.

4) Locate where you unzipped those files and double click odin3 v1.85.exe . In Odin you should see a yellow rectangular box and that means you’re ready.

5) In Odin click the PDA button and find where you unzipped odin_ni717_cwm_recovery_b4.tar. It should be located in the same place as the other files. Hit START!!

6) You should see a PASS or RESET in Odin. Once your phone reboots copy over Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip to your SD card. To do this just plug in your phone to the computer, as it may already be, and copy and paste that previous file into the root or somewhere convenient on the Phone or SD card. I picked Phone Storage.

7) Now we need to reboot into ClockworkMod Recovery. This is important. Hold down the Volume Up and Volume Down as well as the power for 10 seconds. When your phone resets (you will feel little vibration and the screen will turn off), now keep holding down the Volume Down and the Power button ONLY. If you didn’t do this correctly, try again.

8) Phone will boot up into CWM Recovery and the text will look blue. Using your volume buttons as navigation, go to Install zip from sdcard. Press the power button to select. Then go to choose zip from Internal sdcard or wherever you stored it and you the power button to select. You should eventually see Superuser-3.0.7-efghi-signed.zip. Select it with the power button, confirm and let it run by selecting YES.

9. That should be done very quickly and when it has it will say “Install complete. Enjoy!” Install from sdcard complete.

10. Root and you’re now rooted!! I hope you have ICS as well!!

11. Optional! If you want to take advantage of ICS I recommend you download the Apex Launcher. It’s highly customizable. I recommend it and I love this launcher!

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2012,Feb

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[How To Guide] AT&T Samsung Note Tips, Tricks…4G, Screenshots, S-Pin…More

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How to take a screenshot with the Samsung Note.
1) Hold and press the home button and power at the same time.
2) Swipe your entire hand from the right to the left on the screen. For example put the edge of your hand on the right side of the screen, like you’re about to chop something, then wipe to the left.
3) Use the S-Pin and push the button and press and hold the screen.

Bring up the note program with the S-Pin by.
1) Press the button the pin and double tap on the screen.

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2012,Feb

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When Your Phone Has No Signal…Lion King

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2012,Jan

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Is AT&T’s Cell Phone Coverage That Bad? Who’s Better? [Opinion]

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AT&T, aka the Devil, when it comes to customer service and a number of other things has finally learned their lesson when it comes to the competition. Personally, I’ve been with AT&T when it was called Cingular since 16 years old and the bad publicity still lingers primary because AT&T’s/Cingular’s network WAS sub-par given the amount of customers they support. AT&T’s Achilles’ heel was their lack of smartphones. Why? Their sole priority was “THE NOW” not “THE FUTURE.” As a result, their non-progressive mentality spun a media war and resulted in bad publicity. In addition, their main priority was the upcoming iPhone so the other millions of non-iPhone users took a backseat as second class customers. Meanwhile, T-Mobile, Sprint, and Verizon were light-years ahead when it came to broadband technology and an infrastructure to support it.

Dropped calls were the norm with my iPhone, iPhone 3G, iPhone 3GS and then I jumped ship to an Android. Didn’t drop as many calls afterwards so the culprit seemed to be Apple’s hardware right? Not positive but it felt that way. During the late 90′s and early 2000, it doesn’t negate the fact that AT&T lagged behind in adopting a healthy variety of phones and they failed to admit their infrastructure could not support the throngs of data intensive Apple iPhones. Were the lessons learned? There is hope…!

So, fast forward to the present day and I have to give AT&T credit when it comes to their plentiful selection of Android phones and their promise to expand LTE/4G data. In November 2011, I took a family cruise to the Bahamas and AT&T beat the competition as we boarded the ship. AT&T worked, no roaming, for a good hour as the ship left the port of Miami with 4G coverage. I was impressed. I will also disassociate myself with AT&T’s past failures because they have kept me as a customers because of several key reasons.

1) AT&T has a large coverage area throughout the United States. The coverage might not be 3G/4G in remote areas but they have decent coverage in many remote places. You will be surprised that AT&T has coverage in smaller cities and towns throughout the U.S. versus the competition. This is where T-Mobile falls behind.

2) AT&T, in my opinion, is excellent in large metropolitan areas. The call quality is decent and dropped calls are a thing of the past. I can’t remember the last dropped conversation.

3) AT&T is allowing me to use my unlimited data plan…yes it’s capped and yes it’s a grandfathered plan, but I know a workaround and it works perfectly.

4) Nearly every family member and close friend has AT&T so leaving doesn’t make sense when I can call them for free.

5) In addition, AT&T is aggressively adopting tablets, phablets (Samsung Note), Windows Phones, expanding UVerse, and a number of other services that work in-sync with my phone. I can’t complain.

6) Lastly, I love GSM/SIM phones. The fact that I can take my SIM out and place it in another phone is a commitment issue but it’s an issue with luxury that allows me to sell my phone on Craigslist without doing an ESN change, etc. My friend bought a Spring phone off Craigslist only to learn the phone is still attached to the previous account holder until the account is paid in full. Total confusion.

Now, does AT&T have competitors who provide value and a faster network; YES!! Am I an AT&T worshiper absolutely NOT! Given all the above, I think I will stay with my unlimited Internet and AT&T for now. We will see what the future holds.

- Trae

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2012,Jan

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[Review of Voxer] Best Walkie-Talkie PTT App Is Voxer – Stores Voice In The Cloud Walkie Talkie For iPhone & Android

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This is my honest review of a trending app called Voxer. It’s a push-to-talk application that allows Android and iPhone users to send audio voice messages at no cost; data plan included. With various apps that do the same thing vying for user’s attention, I was hesitant to download Voxer because I viewed Voxer as another standard walkie-talkie PTT application. Well, after a CNN video clip, a suggestion from a co-worker, and seeing it’s almost viral popularity I decided to try Voxer. For privacy I’ve blanked out various names and images but there are screenshots below. So lets start the review.

Voxer works…point blank. After signing in with my Facebook credentials which aren’t required it populated my contacts who had Voxer and the rest was easy. I knew my co-worker Jeremy had Voxer so I pressed his name and held the huge button at the bottom and began to talk. Within a minute he responded. The sound quality was impressive on my phone; AT&T Skyrocket. What makes Voxer different from other applications is it’s simplicity and user interface. I have to give accolades to their marketing team who have made this a cross-platform success so mobile phone users, irrespective of device, can community with one another.

So, let talk about features. Two features that impressed me were the ability to turn off the speaker output for more personal usage. The button is located on the top right and it’s highlighted green. I’m not sure how it looks on iPhones but it provides a little more privacy from open ears. Also within Voxer you can disabled the Hold to Talk if you prefer to start your push-to-talk manually and then end it. Be careful, this can bite you in the butt if you speak offhand and it’s automatically sent to your friend or whoever is listening on the other end. The fact that the feature is available makes it optimal for, I hate to say it, drivers who talk and drive. It can also be a blessing for other situations that require movement.

Voxer also give pertinent information about the incoming voice message by telling you the senders location, if the opposite party has it the feature enabled. It even shows you the length of message. The above screen shot doesn’t show my entire conversation, but Voxer proved to be a reliable way communicate with multiple friends seamlessly without any delay or degradation in voice quality. The app also provides the ability to speed up your friend’s voice by enabling faster communication. To enable this feature, just click on your friends voice message and press the rabbit button several times to test it. Very creative and useful for long messages. +1 for Voxer.

Of course Voxer provides the traditional features of typing a message or sending pictures which worked perfectly, but the beauty lies in it’s mainstream usage by Apple iPhone user and Google Android users. As it stands there isn’t a standard protocol for all devices with data but Voxer successfully and professionally fills the PTT gap in my opinion.

The settings menu provides a nice selection of features which including message notifications, vibrate, LED Color (if you phone has an indicator), and more. Voxer hasn’t made a penny, as stated by its founder, but a premium service is on its way.

In summary, I highly recommend Voxer and I truly believe this application will stay mainstream and set itself apart from the hundreds of wannabe applications. It’s worth it to note that I didn’t experience any FC or force closes, freezes, or random reboots while using Voxer. The application is widely used, intuitive, and unifies the mobile phone community. I recommend it as a quality app for Android and iPhone. Voxer is here for the duration!

In the Market search for Voxer or…
Download Voxer for Android HERE.

In the Appstore search for Voxer or…
Download Voxer for iPhone HERE.

- Trae