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Monthly Archives: October 2008

Typing tips:

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Insert special character: Press ALT + Spacebar
Delete entire line of text: Press ALT + Delete
Turn on all caps: Press Shift Twice
Move cursor to end or beginning of text: Press Alt while scrolling Trackball
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Market is open. Shop for droids!

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

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Scan any barcode and search for it

Tuesday, October 28, 2008

Use Shopsavvy, Compare everywhere or Barcode Scanner

Shopsavvy finds almost all the electronics you can scan. The price comparisons are good too. The killer features is the alerts though. Be sure to use it during christmas shopping!

Compare everywhere finds…

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Listen to music in your car

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Buy the mini usb to stereo converter from amazon. You can plug it into the car audio input jack if you have one, or use an FM transmitter.

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Call text numbers like 1-800-android

Sunday, October 26, 2008

When typing in numbers like 1-800-android, you can use the keypad to type letter too. They will automatically be converted to numbers.

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Browser tips

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Keep the zoom button pressed to set the display/font size that you are comfortable with.

I use the trackball a lot with the browser set to landscape mode. It allows you to browse with out opening the keyboard. The menu…

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Conserve battery

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Use Power Manager to perform the below actions when the battery level goes below 50%:

Reduce brightness of the screen in settings.

Limit internet connection to use only 2G networks.

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Play non DRM m4v files

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Android can’t play these files by default. Download the “Media Player” app and you should be all set.

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Quickly find a contact

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Open the keyboard from the home screen and start typing. The screen should switch to the contacts page.

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Charge your G1 in your car

Sunday, October 26, 2008

Get this car cigarette lighter to USB converter and plugin the supplied usb chord into it.

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