Archive for the ‘Android’ Category

What Kinds of Apps Are You Running on Andriod?

Tuesday, November 22nd, 2011

LaptopWhen I first got my gTablet I downloaded a whole bunch of apps.  I grabbed free apps from the Marketplace.  Amazon gives away a free app every day from its Marketplace.  I mean, I was an app downloading maniac.

And yet now, I’m more subdued.  I don’t always remember to bring it to work, and even when I do there are days that it doesn’t come out of its case!

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How to Get The Best out of Your gTablet

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

FireShot capture #021 - 'Meet the ViewSonic gtablet - gtablet' - www_viewsonic_com_gtablet

Speaking of my gTablet, the best thing you can do for it is to “root” it.  The hardest part of this isn’t the actual process—it’s making sure you find something that’s up to date.

You see, when the gTablet first came out there was a lot of trouble with performance—and many people returned theirs.  So there are a lot of posts out there talking about it, how much is stinks, and even some of the instructions on how to make it better are out of date.

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So, Now That I Have a gTablet

Thursday, May 5th, 2011

FireShot capture #021 - 'Meet the ViewSonic gtablet - gtablet' - www_viewsonic_com_gtablet

Woot had a deal on a ViewSonic gTablet, so at ~ $280 I couldn’t pass it up.  For some time I’ve wanted to try out tablet technology, and I’m definitely liking how intuitive it is to do some things.

That being said, there are hiccups, and I did root the thing.

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