Tech News & Commentary
Terry in Bossier City, Louisiana asked: “I’d like to know the difference between a netbook computer and an iPad.”
A netbook is designed to look like a regular laptop computer, but smaller. An iPad is a hand-held tablet device and a larger version of an iPod touch.
Netbooks are great for people who need a lot of portability, but they don’t quite have all the features of a laptop. Many netbooks do not have a CD driver, although they do have USB ports that will allow you to connect an external CD or DVD drive. They also won’t have the processor speed, memory, or RAM of regular laptop.
For more information, tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast.
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Luke in Tyler, Texas listening on KTBB 92.1 FM: “I heard about the Mi-Fi. Can you connect an Android phone to your computer and use Wi-Fi from your computer to your Android phone?”
If you’ve got a Wi-Fi network that’s available to your computer, assuming you know the password, you should be able to use it on your Android phone without the need for a computer at all.
If what you want to do involves connecting the phone to the computer via Wi-Fi, it can indeed be done, and the computer can also share a “wired” network connection through it’s Wi-Fi adapter.
For example, if you get your Internet through a network cable connected to your computer, you can set that computer to act as a wireless access point and share it’s connection wirelessly with other devices, including your Android phone.
For more information, tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast.
Micah in Porterville, California listening on 1450 KTIP AM sent us the following email and asked: “I was thinking about getting Rhapsody and I was trying to look through there service terms to find out how may devices can be under one account. My wife and I both have iPhones and each have a computer, so if anyone there might know, thanks a lot.”
The amount of devices Rhapsody will let you use with your account, frankly, depends on how much you pay them a month.
Any of their subscriptions allow for unlimited computers and home audio listening devices, but they are more restrictive towards mobile devices.
For example, their $9.99/month subscription limits the number of mobile devices allowed per account to just one, so that plan’s no good for you and your wife.
Guest in this hour:
Chuck Hamby, Public Relations Manager – Verizon Wireless
Chuck joins us to discuss the latest news from the mobile world, including: Launch of the HTC Incredible, Skype Mobile, and cell phones for mom.
“Into Tomorrow” Product Spotlight with Rob Almanza: Tech Gifts for Mom — Click Here or on Rob’s face for details
The “Into Tomorrow” team asked on Facebook and Twitter: “What are you getting for your high tech mom this weekend?”
Tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast for more details.
Devon sent us the following email and asked: “I am a Sirius Radio subscriber. I heard your show a while back. There was a guy on your show that had a way to view web sites a different way. Would you mind telling me the site? He was on your show about a year and a half ago. If you can help me out, I would appreciate it. I think his site let’s you look at the site before going to it. I may be wrong, but I think that’s the way it worked.”
If you’re looking for a website that will help preview your website, or any website for that matter, on different browsers, try browsershots.org. You’ll get to choose from different Internet browsers and operating systems. It will then show you screenshots of how that website looks on that particular browser.
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