Computer and technology questions and answers from Andy Kaiser
For those with cellphones… for those with computers… for those who use computer and cellphones to communicate on Verizon’s network, you’ll be very interested in this press release: Verizon is cranking network access speeds in certain areas to 4G. Some technical detail is below, but the short story is this: “The speeds are significantly faster than Verizon Wireless and other wireless providers’ current or promised 3G network speeds.”
Question:
I have used the instructions provided on your convert-cassette-to-cd pages and have material on my computer but my attempts to transfer to a cd regularly tells me that there is material to write to the cd but refused to do so. I am told that I need to insert a cd although I have a blank, formatted cd in the drive.
If you’re wondering what to do with cellphones you no longer use, don’t just throw them away, even if they go to a recycler. Instead, consider giving them to Verizon Wireless: Continue reading ‘Verizon’s HopeLine – recycle any cellphone to help victims of domestic violence’ »
The below press release was sent to me by Verizon Wireless. If you’re interested in smartphones, you’ll be interested. If you’re interested in open-source operating systems like “Android”, or just what looks to be an extremely cool new cellphone, check it out.
Continue reading ‘Google’s cellphone OS available on Verizon network: Meet the Droid smartphone’ »
Question:
My question is regarding cell phones and their associated chargers.
Just for the sake of argument, let’s assume I leave my cell phone on the charger for 12 hours every day. And every day it only takes 3 hours to charge the battery in the cell phone. Am I doing anything long term that will shorten the life of the cell phone battery or the cell phone itself?
Continue reading ‘Will charging a cellphone too long hurt the battery?’ »
