Posted by jpluimers on 2013/08/05
Could not find another way to transfer data off my wife’s BlackBerry 7 to her Google Nexus 4: the below video only only transfers the contacts.
Too bad there is no more Google Sync, so we need to find a way to transfer mail and photos too.
Any ideas?
Note: this works only from BlackBerry to Samsung devices: Easy Phone Sync – Android Apps on Google Play.
–jeroen
▶ How to transfer contacts from Blackberry to Galaxy S4 – YouTube.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/06/19
A while ago, I posted Google Reader alternatives: did you make a choice yet? indicating this about Feedly:
PRO: GR imported posts contains all history (even from blog feeds that are now defunct)
Well, I was proven wrong by this Feedly posting about the migration to their own cloud: [IMPORTANT] Preparing to be upgraded to the new feedly cloud | Building Feedly.
The one part we did not migrate from google reader is your history (too much data) so you have to expect that you are starting from a blank history and your unread counts will be reset. This is a one time issue.
Is there any Google Reader replacement that imports full history?
–jeroen
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/06/17
Great tip:
While reading online, have you ever seen a word or phrase that you wanted to learn more about? Next time, just highlight the term(s) and then drag it to your tabstrip to the right or left of your current tab — a new tab will open with search results for the highlighted text.
You can find other tab tricks like this here: http://goo.gl/lSilD #chrometip
–jeroen
via: Google Chrome – Google+.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/06/03
Almost 3 months after the Powering Down Google Reader announcement, most Google Reader users will have been looking for alternatives.
If you were whining, Stop whining about Google Reader, then take some action.
Before switching away from Google Reader, be sure to export the data through Google Takeout then download the export.
Read How to painlessly export your Google Reader feeds | News | Geek.com for more information.Note that the subscriptions.xml in the download is in fact an OPML file.
Until early may, I was waiting for Announcing Digg Reader to become a real reader, but gave up.
Right now I’m experimenting with a couple of replacements, so here are some notes: Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/05/22
My Google Reader alternatives shortlist comes down to these 3
One of the reasons I want to have the defunct feeds, is that it contains the old blog of a friend that passed away.
–jeroen
Posted in Google, GoogleReader, Power User | Tagged: blogging, technology, ui | 10 Comments »
Posted by jpluimers on 2013/04/27
Interesting: Chrome Web Store – BitTorrent Surf (Beta).
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/04/10
Interesting: Google Street View Hyperlapse.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/04/08
In the steps at how to block someone in google plus, replace the word “block” with “mute” to stop receiving posts from certain sources.
–jeroen
via: how to block google plus users – Google Search.
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/04/05
On my brand new Google Nexus 4, I had this problem that some contacts were merged based on their last name.
They were merged only on the phone: at the Google Contacts web page, they still were separate.
The issue was very much “in my face”, as one of the merges was my brother and mother. For which I am pretty sure they are separate entities, both alive and kicking.
Browsing for a solution, I found these links (the first one got me to the others):
The issue is still there (I synced 3 weeks ago).
The solution is per device (the sync breaks on your device, not on Google Contacts).
The steps of the solution were not completely clear, so below are screenshots. Click on each screenshot to get a larger crisp 768×1280 HD image. Read the rest of this entry »
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Posted by jpluimers on 2013/03/27
Thanks Jason Cipriani – CNET:
To take a screenshot on the Nexus 4, press and hold down the power and volume down buttons at the exact same time. After a few seconds you’ll feel a vibration on your device and you’ll see the screenshot minimize into the notification tray. Pulling down the notification tray will in turn allow you to quickly share the picture.
–jeroen
via: via How to take a screenshot on the Nexus 4 | How To – CNET.
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