Since we are living in the digital age, it’s not uncommon to see printed materials incorporated to digital storage devices like memory cards, CD-ROMs and DVDs. A new camera today might include a printed startup guide inserted inside the camera box and a soft copy with complete operations manual saved into a CD-ROM. If your digital camera does come with a CD-ROM, do not try to play the CD in a player that doesn’t support data CD-ROMs. Adobe or another[...]
Here are a few more tips to take care of your Smartphone. This time the tips are related to water, humidity, and viruses. Water and humidity are two most common reasons why Smartphone get damaged. When water get’s inside your device because of water spillage, or the phone being accidentally dropped in to the water, the small electronic devices inside the Smartphone will short circuit and get damaged. If your phone becomes wet, the first thing to do is to[...]
The GPS is not only used while driving, it is also valuable in several other applications to disciplines of agriculture, aviation, environmental studies, marine operations, military, and public safety. For our case, we are more focused on using the GPS on land transportations used by ordinary people like us. Here are some safety reminders. Static electricity can cause malfunction of your GPS. If your think you will be subjecting the device to static electricity, turn it off first and turn[...]
The very first thing you should do with your brand new laptop is put it at the side and keep it turned off until you have read the instruction manual that came with it. Operating your laptop without reading the manual is like trying to cook without reading the recipe. Most manuals are in printed form, and manufacturers rarely release their products with manuals on soft copy. The soft copy is available online for lost printed manuals. If your laptop[...]
Since we are living in the digital age, it’s not uncommon to see printed materials incorporated to digital storage devices like memory cards, CD-ROMs and DVDs. A new camera today might include a printed startup guide inserted inside the camera box and a soft copy with complete operations manual saved into a CD-ROM. If your digital camera does come with a CD-ROM, do not try to play the CD in a player that doesn’t support data CD-ROMs. Adobe or another[...]
Here are a few more tips to take care of your Smartphone. This time the tips are related to water, humidity, and viruses. Water and humidity are two most common reasons why Smartphone get damaged. When water get’s inside your device because of water spillage, or the phone being accidentally dropped in to the water, the small electronic devices inside the Smartphone will short circuit and get damaged. If your phone becomes wet, the first thing to do is to[...]
The GPS is not only used while driving, it is also valuable in several other applications to disciplines of agriculture, aviation, environmental studies, marine operations, military, and public safety. For our case, we are more focused on using the GPS on land transportations used by ordinary people like us. Here are some safety reminders. Static electricity can cause malfunction of your GPS. If your think you will be subjecting the device to static electricity, turn it off first and turn[...]
The very first thing you should do with your brand new laptop is put it at the side and keep it turned off until you have read the instruction manual that came with it. Operating your laptop without reading the manual is like trying to cook without reading the recipe. Most manuals are in printed form, and manufacturers rarely release their products with manuals on soft copy. The soft copy is available online for lost printed manuals. If your laptop[...]