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Using Facebook Apps and a Secure Connection

by Barbara J. Feldman August 23, 2011

When Facebook started offering secure browsing, through the use of https://www.facebook.com they created another problem: many Facebook apps do NOT offer a secure connection option, and therefore to use them, you need to turn off SSL for the rest of your session. To better understand the implications, read this article from Simple Help.

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Stream Netflix to your Android

by Barbara J. Feldman May 24, 2011

Android users now have one more reason to love Netflix. Last week Netflix began roll out of it’s streaming app to select Android phones. This means you can watch movies from your Instant Queue on your phone, with either a 3G or Wifi connection. To find out if your phone is among the first being [...]

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Google Releases Free Video Conference Call App

by Barbara J. Feldman May 3, 2011

Just recently released from beta, Fring is Google’s free group video call app for iPhone and Android. The mobile phone app enables group video phone calls with up to four people at once, over Wifi or 3G/4G phone connections. It also allows plain-old audio talk and has a text chat mode. It even allows you [...]

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Geo-Based Alarm App for Android Phones

by Barbara J. Feldman February 16, 2011

We are all accustomed to setting time-based alarms on our phones, such as those reminding us of approaching appointments . But have you ever wished for a geo-based alarm? For example, when you are in the grocery store, wouldn’t you love your grocery list to pop up? Or how about a reminder to go to [...]

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Do You Know Where Your iPhone Is?

by Barbara J. Feldman December 15, 2010

Find My iPhone is a free app (for iOS 4.2) that allows you to track the location of your iPhone or iPad. If you lose your device, you can log into MobileMe, and play an alert (maybe it’s just fallen under the bed?) or lock the device with a four-digit PIN or even wipe all [...]

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Top Ten iPad Apps for Parents

by Staff June 12, 2010

The iPad is a great device for parents, not just for their own use, but also for the use of their children. It can give them something to do, help with various around the house tasks, etc. The following are the top ten iPad apps for parents: Kindle for iPad: The Kindle application, or electronic [...]

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