Droid GPS Problem and fix
Last Friday, my Droid GPS started acting up. While trying to estimate my travel time from a bus on the NJ Turnpike, the Google Maps screen went blue. After trying to reset my Location several times,...
View ArticleDroid 2.2 firmware update (Froyo)
I waited until the official firmware release, but I’m impatient, and I have concerns about Verizon bastardizing some features (USB tethering, etc). The install was smooth, but I had to remove the...
View ArticleGoogle Mail Android App Update
I have an original Droid, and while downloading updates today, I noticed a GMail application. It didn’t show up as an update, but as a new application. I installed it, and I am very impressed with...
View ArticleAndroid Software List
Lots of people are getting Android phones. My last update was in January, so it’s overdue. The most compelling feature of the Android devices is the integration of all the applications, and in...
View ArticleUPDATE: Google “advanced sign-in security”
When you bump into people at a funeral discussing e-mail security problems, you know it’s a mainstream issue. A woman we were chatting with just spent the better part of two weeks restoring access to...
View ArticleInstalling a ROM on a Motorola Droid 1
I just updated the firmware on my Motorola Droid (version 1, two years told). Project Elite 5 was the first ROM I loaded after I rooted my Verizon Droid Version 1 phone. I updated to CynogenMod 7,...
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Google Maps GPS integration
A family friend came down to visit, and he got a bit lost. One way to avoid this is to look up an address on Google Maps and save it to your GPS. This also helps you get an idea of what routing...
View ArticleSamsung Galaxy S3 – quick review
My original Motorola Droid was approaching four years old and over the holidays the 3G crapped out. It was a serviceable phone, but some apps started to weigh down the phone, and if I used Navigation,...
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