As of  a couple days ago, T-Mobile has brought out LTE (the fastest form of 4G) in Portland.  This is in keeping with my announcements of about a month ago that it would come , probably, by summner to Portland. So now people with a few Android phones, like 
Galaxy Note 2, or Galaxy S3 LTE or S4 (for T-Mobile) or the latest iPhone for AT&T can switch on “LTE”..The latest OTA upgrade to NOTE 2 automatically will receive LTE and I have confirme from an owner that it works fantastically fast, faster than many home WI-FIs. This is in keeeping with T-Mobile’s plans to steal AT&T customers and gain iPhone customers.

I will either wait for the next Android (4.3) for my Nexus 4 phone to see it LTE is again enabled on it or go to an alternate ROM like Cyanogenmod 10.1 and install the “drivers” to run the radio in LTE mode. Either way, I’ll probably make a small change to my phone in the next month or two.

I will probably be investigating photospheres while on vacation. A photophere is like a panorama on steroids. It can go 360 degrees  around and up and down, too. Perfect for getting the “feel” of a beach or to use in realestate sales. Android 4.2 has the app built into the camera function. I have that on the Nexus 4. Rumor has it that @

ANDROID 4.3 COMES OUT TOMORROW.I’LL WATCH FOR IT BUT I’M NOT Holding my breath.

Thereis already a photosphere instant upload app for Android to upload to Facebook. Haven’t tried it.I

Insurance salesmen

The way the blog appears sometimes depends on the browser you use. The blog may respond differently to your smartphone than to your desktop. So don’t get too excited if it navigates a little different to the way it worked the last time.

Typically, you should get a large group of the latest posts, last on top. You just scroll down to the last one you read and work your way up. Simple, huh? Some of the earliest posts (February) are not shown. The earliest posts are in the “archive” (by month) grouping that you can select on the right. To get back to the regular view, select the “uncategorized” selection, also on the right. Simple, huh? Oh, I’ve changed my mind and enabled HD video mode. You’ll hear, see, more about this later…

Congratulations for finding my blog. The secret password is “WordPress”.

In the photo below you see an OTG adapter that works with my Samsung Galaxy Tab 2. One side plugs into the 40-pin charging connector on the bottom and the other end provides several USB functions such as thumb drive hosting and wired or wireless keyboard hosting and wired Ethernet adapter hosting and (separately-powered) USB hard drive hosting. I also show a wireless adapter for Logitech keyboards and mice. It’s that little thing the size of a dime.  I got onto this OTG kick about 6 or 10 months ago, but I suspect that many of you have glossed over my comments because you didn’t see one or have one. Long ago you “learned” that USB didn’t work just because you had a connector. Well, in some cases this $10 adapter is all that is needed to get a lot more usefullness  out of your phone or tablet. They need to be at least Android 3 and the manufacturer needs to have “turned on” the function. You’ll have pretty good luck with Samsung, Google, Apple devices and some others. Also, parenthetically, you could, if you’re the brave sort, install an alternate operating system for someone like Cyanogenmod and have access to more Android features on your device.  In my case, it’s really handy to connect directly to my high grade camera (Canon 5D Mark 2) and be able to blog with a photo just taken or send such a photo by email with little fuss with the camera card reader (which also works). I hope this clears things up about what an OTG is. Honest, I’ve been talking about it for the better part of a year. To get one, Google your device name and  “OTG” and see if Amazon sells one. The ones that adapt form a mini or micro USB to a regular USB (and are an OTG adapter) are the most common. All seem to work the same, so cheapest is probably just fine. You won’t know which features work until you try it, so you could be “out” the ten bucks. The manufacturers often don’t say anything about it.

I’m at a local breakfast place. I am testing the “hotspot” capabilities of my phone plan. It works fine. I am
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