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Facebook Participation: What kind of phone do you have? What will be your next phone of choice and why?
Here are some of the responses we got:
Joe From Omaha, Nebraska said: Samsung S3. Next will be an S5. Reliable and beautiful screen.
Charles Lives inDunedin, Florida shared that he is interested in the Nokia Lumia 1020 with 41 megapixel camera. He said it has Great hardware and is easy to use.
Anita stated that even with a few burps with the 4.3 update, she loves her Galaxy SIII to pieces (especially since I paid $19.99 for it!) When I’m finally ready to retire it, unless someone gives me a compelling reason to do otherwise, I’ll probably get the latest Galaxy … or latest-
minus-one
Stuart said: he has an HTC One. He’s been a fan of HTC for a number
of years, because of its syncing ability with Microsoft Office, and he’s happy with the Android OS. New phone not on the immediate horizon, but when it’s time, he believes that he’ll stick with HTC.
John in Stormville, New York said: he has a Nokia Lumia 920. He doesn’t know what his next phone will be (he has about 10 months before he can upgrade) but he’s fairly sure it will be an Android phone.
For more listen to hour 2 of the podcast on the right side of this page.
Guest Segment:
Larry O’Connor, Founder, CEO – Other World Computing
For MacBook Pro upgrades, memory , hard drives & more
CEA Update with Allison Fried
It’s no secret the Chinese marketplace is a vital component of the global consumer technology industry. The Consumer Electronics Association’s Allison Fried is here with a closer look at CES Unveiled Shanghai in this week’s CEA Update.
Drake in Hamilton, Ontario listens Online asked us: “I was wondering if on the Raspberry Pi is there anyway to convert a exe file into a ARMS instruction site program. I just wrote a program in the visual basics and I wondering if I could put it on the Raspberry Pi?”
Drake, You’re not gonna have much luck with .exe files, they’re Windows only and they’re not at all easy to convert into anything else without editing and re-compiling their source code.
You may have a little more luck with Visual Basic, but not much… if you’ve been writing pure Visual Basic programs, then you’re out of luck again. However, if you’ve been using Visual Basic .NET you MAY be able to run your software, but there are no guarantees.
.NET software should run using a program called Mono as an intermediary, but don’t expect perfection, it may or may not go well.
On the plus side though, as simple a language as Visual Basic is, you could argue that it’s more complex than shell scripts, Pearl, Python or many of the other languages you can use to program for the Pi. If you’re willing to put in a little work, some of your knowledge may transfer, and you may be able to program native software for your Pi.
For more information tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast.
Rickey in The Woodlands, Texas listening and calling in via the App called us with advice to help Chris upgrade to Windows 8.1. Thank you, Rickey!
For more information tune in to Hour 2 of our podcast.
This Week’s Prizes for Our Listeners
Intuit: Activation codes for TurboTax Premier – File your taxes easily (This version includes investments and Rental property)
PhoneHalo: StickR TrackR — find any object you attach it to with your smartphone
Noizy: Kameleon Series Bluetooth earbuds
PURE: Jongo Wireless Adapters — Allows you to stream all your music wirelessly to your home audio system.
“Into Tomorrow”: Microfiber Screen Cleaning Cloths with Dave’s cartoon on them, for all your smartphones, tablets, TVs, camera lenses and computer screens!