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Perhaps people don’t feel safe entrusting their cherished information and files to an online entity for fear the company may shutdown disappearing with their data. Another fear I believe people have is a lack of proper backup. After all, look what happened with T-Mobiles Sidekick which never offered users a way to make their own backup… thousands of people lost all their contacts, calender entries and all other information when Microsoft/Danger failed to ensure information was backed up when upgrading servers. What a disaster! Can you imagine losing all your contacts with no backup? UGH!!

Aside from the fear of losing data and files, cloud computing brings up other concerns such as privacy issues. If all your data is online, even if password protected, someone besides you (i.e. the service provider) will have access to your information. This may not be such an issue on a personal level but think of the privacy concerns on a corporate level. Imagine the devastation that would be suffered by a corporation whose customer list, or worse entire database, somehow fell into the hands of a competitor.

That said, it seems that cloud computing is definitely the wave of the future, at least on a personal computing level, especially with modern day cell phones and the emergence of devices like the Google Netbook.

Personally I am a advocate of cloud computing particularly in the way of Google’s services. I have come to trust and love all the wonderful services offer by Google and try to take full advantage of all they have to offer. I use Picasa, their free online photo albums, as a backup for my favorite pictures. All of my contact infomation is kept online and shared, very conveniently, between my Gmail, Google Voice and Google Wave accounts. I have found Google Docs useful for sharing spreadsheets, I always having a copy of my resume accessible and a virtual copy of all my college essays etc. are available online should my printed copy get ruined on my way to class. In the way of time management I have made more efficient use of the Google Calendar and Task List now that I have a mobile phone powered by Google Android. Furthermore, it appears that Google is preparing for their advances in the way of cloud computing having opened up the Google Docs to allow the upload and storage of ANY type of file.

This may sound like I am trying to plug Google and well… I am, but not because they are paying me. I just feel that Google offers some amazing free services and look forward to the release of their Netbook and other future advances that Google brings forth!

So… how do YOU feel about cloud computing? Leave a comment below and share your thoughts! I’d love to hear your opinion!!

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Well, with a handy little free Google Android app called Where’s My Droid you’ll never encounter that scenario again! You see, with Where’s My Droid you simply set up an personal “attention word” and when you can’t locate your phone you simply text containing your “attention word” your Google Android powered mobile phone. When the phone receives the text it will turn your ringer volume up, even if the phone is set to silent, and ring for the amount of time you chose in the settings.

As far as phone location this Android application serves the basic need. There is no GPS locator with this app but for definitely works great when you know your phone is near by! You can read more about this Android app of the developers page for Where’s My Droid where you can download the .apk file or you can visit the Android Market on your phone.

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So anyway, I figured I’d post another batch of funny Facebook status messages, well I actually… these are actually err more on the side of silly status messages.

Here are some of the silly status updates I’ve used recently:

• is fed up with Indian Givers — no, wait, I take that back
• says… don’t you hate it when people say stuff in their status that you really didn’t want to know? I hate that. Anyway, I gotta go poop.
• Liked your Status and now 25 notifications later……..I’m hating me for Liking your status. !!!!
• wants to build a life size Whack-a-Mole game and choose 9 lucky people to put in in it
• says… if you want something in life, you have to work hard for it… Now shut up! Their about to announce the winning lottery numbers!

Well I hope you enjoyed! Now start posting and give your friends and family a chuckle with these silly status messages!

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The free Google Android app you see pictured here is called Ringdroid. It is a very simple app used to create a ringtone by copying your selction out of any mp3 file you have loaded on your phone or SD card. When you first run this awesome Google Android application you are presented with a list of all mp3 files found on your phone. After selecting a song you’d like to use to create a ringtone simple adjust the beginning and end sliders to select a portion about 30 seconds long. Hit the play button to review your selection and tweak if necessary then simply click the save to disk icon. A menu will open allowing you to name the newly created ringtone. After pressing save you are given the option to assign it as the default ringtone or even to a specific contact if you choose. You can read more about this application on the Ringdroid project page.

With Ringdroid on your Google Android phone you will no longer need to pay for ringtones and there is no need to enter your phone number into a potentially shady website in hopes the ringtone will be uploaded to your phone. Ringdroid does everything right on your phone, you simply have to provide the mp3’s. This application has worked flawlessly on my HTC Hero and is definitely in my top 10 must have free Google Android apps!

Use the barcode scanner on the image to the left and click “Open Browser” to be taken directly to the download page on the Android Market. Note: The barcode scanner will only work on this barcode if you run the app from your phone’s menu, the link above to the barcode scanner is simply to show you how to install the barcode scanner itself.

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If you’re like me and like to give people a laugh then you will definitly enjoy the following 5 funny Facebook status updates that are sure to amuse your friends and/or family!

• says… my mood has been up and down more times today than a hookers panties!
• says… if you ever feel a little useless or depressed just remember… you were once the fastest & most victorious little sperm out of millions!
• thinks that if your relationship status says, “It’s complicated” that you should stop kidding yourself and change it to “Single”!
• uʍop ǝpısdn ƃuıɥʇʎɹǝʌǝ sǝʞɐɯ ʇɐɥʇ snɹıʌ ʞooqǝɔɐɟ ʇɐɥʇ ɥʇıʍ pǝʇɔǝɟuı uǝǝq ǝsןǝ ǝuoʎuɐ sɐɥ
• is brought to you today by next door’s unsecured wireless router

I hope you, and your friends, enjoy these funny Facebook status messages! Be sure and check back for more coming soon!!

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I try and come up with original clever Facebook status messages on my own but sometimes I get a bit of writers block and search the web for something clever to post. There are a slew of websites that posts collections of Facebook (or MySpace) status messages for people to use.

Below are a few Facebook status messages that I’ve used and are, at least in my opinion, clever.

• …’s career as a psychic ended due to unforeseen circumstances.
• …says Lycopersicon esculentum, when you say tomato.
• …’s creative juices may contain pulp.
• … thinks rock is dead. And paper killed it!
• … just heard that they are removing the word “gullible” from the dictionary!

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After purchasing my first Google Android phone, the HTC Hero, I was pleased to see the practicality of the Google Voice application for the Android operating system. Once I had the app downloaded and installed it seamlessly integrated into the functionality of my Android phone. The mobile app has options that can be set to use Google Voice to place all outgoing calls or ask before placing every call. I chose the later. Now every time I place an outgoing call, whether to a contact in my address book or a dialed number, I am presented with a menu asking if I would like to use Google Voice to place the call.

You may ask… why not use Google Voice to place all outgoing calls? To that I will say, there are a variety of reasons for me. First… people closest to me such as family members call or text me on my actual mobile number. I primarily use Google Voice to call businesses or people I don’t talk to much. Second… Sprint now has a plan feature called Any Mobile, Any Time which means that my anytime minutes aren’t used when calling a mobile phone regardless of the service provider. Unfortunately the Google Voice numbers turn up as a land line which would required the use of my anytime minutes.

Anyhow, if you use a Google Android phone and have a Google Voice account you’ll definitely want to try out the mobile app which can be downloaded directly to the phone from the Android Market!

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For those of you not familiar with the Android Market let me explain. On phones with the Google Android operating system there is an icon labeled Market. The icon links directly to the Android Market where you will find, no exaggeration, thousand of free applications that can be downloaded directly to your phone and installed with a couple of clicks. The apps are rated up to 5 stars and reviewed by users. I should mention that some applications are for purchase such as lite versions that can be upgraded to a Pro or Full version for a small fee but you will likely find everything you want for free!

Applications at the Google Android Market are sorted into health, lifestyle, productivity, reference and tools to name a few categories. You can also do keyword searches. As another bonus… once the applications are installed you can visit the Market via the icon on your phone and go to “My Downloads” to see if updates/bug fixes to the application you already installed have been posted.

I am not, nor have I ever been, an iPhone user but the word on the street is that the Android Market is far superior to the iPhone app store but don’t take my word for it… check it out and see for yourself!

I’ll be posting some of my favorite Android applications in the days to come.

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Now that I actually own the HTC Hero let me say… I absolutely love this phone!

I’d have to say that one my favorite features of this phone is the synchronizing of my Gmail, Google Voice phone contacts and Google calendar.  Once I installed the free Google Voice application the phone now gives me the option to use Google Voice or not when placing the call rather than going through the GV web page.

Some other points of interest about the HTC Hero would be the ability to connect your phone book to the Facebook profile of your contacts, searching the web by speaking your search term and the 5MP camera is very good with a nice choice of settings including zoom (but no flash).

The Android Market has 1000’s of free apps. On the HTC Hero simply click the Market icon on the home screen and search by category, popularity, or most recent! In some upcoming posts I’ll discuss some of my favorite free Google Android apps!

Bottom line… the HTC Hero is an incredible mobile phone… the touchscreen is very fast, coupled with the Google factor and simplicity of use you will NOT be disappointed with this phone! I will say however this phone does use the battery fairly quickly thankfully the charger can be used in the wall outlet or in a USB port of a computer.

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