Comments for Tyler the Tech Guy http://www.tylerthetechguy.com Tyler Kearn's Take on Technology Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:37:57 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on Get Around Attachment Size Limits — Update and Expansion by Tyler http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/get-around-attachment-size-limits-update-and-expansion/comment-page-1/#comment-4147 Tyler Fri, 26 Aug 2011 23:37:57 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=554#comment-4147 Glad I could help! Glad I could help!

]]> Comment on Get Around Attachment Size Limits — Update and Expansion by paco http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/get-around-attachment-size-limits-update-and-expansion/comment-page-1/#comment-4132 paco Thu, 25 Aug 2011 18:14:05 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=554#comment-4132 THANK YOU - Finally the info I was looking for. I spent 5 hours trying to send 12 pictures through my G-mail account. Would have been almost quicker to POST them - OMG!!!! I cant understand why Microsoft does'nt exploit this in their marketing - anyway Im boycoting G-mail from now and signing up with the old enemy. Shame on you GOOGLE for being so behind - thnx again for the info THANK YOU – Finally the info I was looking for. I spent 5 hours trying to send 12 pictures through my G-mail account. Would have been almost quicker to POST them – OMG!!!!

I cant understand why Microsoft does’nt exploit this in their marketing – anyway Im boycoting G-mail from now and signing up with the old enemy. Shame on you GOOGLE for being so behind – thnx again for the info

]]> Comment on How To Opt Out of Advertisers Tracking You by Tyler http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/how-to-opt-out-of-advertisers-tracking-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1500 Tyler Fri, 28 Jan 2011 17:26:41 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=788#comment-1500 I hadn't heard of this site before, and it's hard for me to tell from a quick browse how legitimate the site is. The Web of Trust extension seems to think that the site is trustworthy. The opt-out feature didn't work for me in Chrome (it got hung up on the "checking status" screen), but in Internet Explorer it is giving me the option to opt out of several personalized ad companies' tracking. I won't know whether it works until I try it and get a sense of the ads being served to me, but if it does work this seems pretty great. I do have a question though of whether this opt out is permanent or whether it is something that you will have to redo every time you clear your cookies or restart your browser, since permanency is the justification for making opt-out a browser extension or a built-in browser feature. I hadn’t heard of this site before, and it’s hard for me to tell from a quick browse how legitimate the site is. The Web of Trust extension seems to think that the site is trustworthy. The opt-out feature didn’t work for me in Chrome (it got hung up on the “checking status” screen), but in Internet Explorer it is giving me the option to opt out of several personalized ad companies’ tracking.

I won’t know whether it works until I try it and get a sense of the ads being served to me, but if it does work this seems pretty great.

I do have a question though of whether this opt out is permanent or whether it is something that you will have to redo every time you clear your cookies or restart your browser, since permanency is the justification for making opt-out a browser extension or a built-in browser feature.

]]> Comment on How To Opt Out of Advertisers Tracking You by Paul http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/how-to-opt-out-of-advertisers-tracking-you/comment-page-1/#comment-1490 Paul Fri, 28 Jan 2011 02:10:24 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=788#comment-1490 The site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ claims to let you opt-out from personalized ads by 59 currently participating firms. It lists those which already have cookie-marked your browser. Is it for real? The site http://www.aboutads.info/choices/ claims to let you opt-out from personalized ads by 59 currently participating firms. It lists those which already have cookie-marked your browser. Is it for real?

]]> Comment on Verizon finally has the iPhone. . . but should you get one? by Tyler http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/verizon-finally-has-the-iphone-but-should-you-get-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1385 Tyler Wed, 19 Jan 2011 21:39:08 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=768#comment-1385 Hey Zak, Tethering is possible on AT&T, but it uses Bluetooth to connect the phone to a laptop. The difference with Verizon's mobile hotspot technology (which I do think will eventually be available on the AT&T phone), is that it connects to a laptop or other device using Wifi. Rather than having to pair a device to your phone over Bluetooth, the Verizon iPhone will show up under the available wifi networks. There are two advantages to this over the Bluetooth tethering. 1) It allows you to access the internet on more than one device at a time, since up to 5 can connect simultaneously. 2) You can connect to the web on devices that don't have bluetooth (many laptops don't) and on non-laptop devices which support wifi (such as the iPad). Thanks for the comment. Hope this info is helpful! Tyler Hey Zak,

Tethering is possible on AT&T, but it uses Bluetooth to connect the phone to a laptop. The difference with Verizon’s mobile hotspot technology (which I do think will eventually be available on the AT&T phone), is that it connects to a laptop or other device using Wifi. Rather than having to pair a device to your phone over Bluetooth, the Verizon iPhone will show up under the available wifi networks. There are two advantages to this over the Bluetooth tethering. 1) It allows you to access the internet on more than one device at a time, since up to 5 can connect simultaneously. 2) You can connect to the web on devices that don’t have bluetooth (many laptops don’t) and on non-laptop devices which support wifi (such as the iPad).

Thanks for the comment. Hope this info is helpful!

Tyler

]]> Comment on Verizon finally has the iPhone. . . but should you get one? by Zak Stoltz http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/verizon-finally-has-the-iphone-but-should-you-get-one/comment-page-1/#comment-1382 Zak Stoltz Wed, 19 Jan 2011 19:58:14 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=768#comment-1382 Actually, it looks like tethering is possible on AT&T: http://gizmodo.com/5553135/att-iphone-tethering-an-extra-20month Actually, it looks like tethering is possible on AT&T:
http://gizmodo.com/5553135/att-iphone-tethering-an-extra-20month

]]> Comment on Is There a Reason To Hang On To Your Landline? by Tyler http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/is-there-a-reason-to-hang-on-to-your-landline/comment-page-1/#comment-757 Tyler Thu, 04 Nov 2010 18:46:18 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=613#comment-757 It's hard to argue with that. Unfortunately, it seems like the cell phone infrastructure improvements can barely keep up with regular use, let alone handle any kind of exceptional situation. I was at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in DC over the weekend, and with 200,000+ people in the National Mall the networks were so overloaded that no one could make a call or even send a text. It’s hard to argue with that. Unfortunately, it seems like the cell phone infrastructure improvements can barely keep up with regular use, let alone handle any kind of exceptional situation. I was at the Rally to Restore Sanity and/or Fear in DC over the weekend, and with 200,000+ people in the National Mall the networks were so overloaded that no one could make a call or even send a text.

]]> Comment on Is There a Reason To Hang On To Your Landline? by Amazing Iceman http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/is-there-a-reason-to-hang-on-to-your-landline/comment-page-1/#comment-755 Amazing Iceman Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:22:07 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=613#comment-755 The problem arises when the people you need to reach during an emergency only have cell phones or are not home to answer their landline. So, if you think about it, the real solution is for mobile carriers to improve their capacity and service availability to be prepared to get flooded with calls after a disaster. The problem arises when the people you need to reach during an emergency only have cell phones or are not home to answer their landline.

So, if you think about it, the real solution is for mobile carriers to improve their capacity and service availability to be prepared to get flooded with calls after a disaster.

]]> Comment on The Most Influential Gadgets. . . For Me by The Most Influential Gadgets. . . For Me | Tyler the Tech Guy | Adult Society http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/the-most-influential-gadgets-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-674 The Most Influential Gadgets. . . For Me | Tyler the Tech Guy | Adult Society Sat, 09 Oct 2010 15:45:41 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=720#comment-674 [...] See the article here: The Most Influential Gadgets. . . For Me | Tyler the Tech Guy [...] [...] See the article here: The Most Influential Gadgets. . . For Me | Tyler the Tech Guy [...]

]]> Comment on The Most Influential Gadgets. . . For Me by Paul S. Chun http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/the-most-influential-gadgets-for-me/comment-page-1/#comment-660 Paul S. Chun Mon, 04 Oct 2010 20:58:06 +0000 http://www.tylerthetechguy.com/?p=720#comment-660 I totally agree with the usefulness in netbooks. I have been using an Asus UL30A-X5 as my laptop (and until recently, my main computer) and it's been awesome. It's not a netbook, but it's about as close as a laptop can get. Light as hell, and drivers are available in almost all major distributions of Linux. I love bringing it to meetups or even on the muni and hacking away. Power + Portability = Win. I totally agree with the usefulness in netbooks.

I have been using an Asus UL30A-X5 as my laptop (and until recently, my main computer) and it’s been awesome. It’s not a netbook, but it’s about as close as a laptop can get. Light as hell, and drivers are available in almost all major distributions of Linux. I love bringing it to meetups or even on the muni and hacking away. Power + Portability = Win.

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