by Patric Welch | Mobile Devices, Tablets
Someone once asked me what the pros and cons were for using your smartphone as a mobile hotspot. Great question. But before I answer it, let’s do a quick review of what a mobile hotspot is. What is a Mobile Hotspot | Should You Use it Often? What You Need to...
by Patric Welch | Reviews, Tablets
I cringe when I see a “kids tablet” in the big box stores or on the shelves of local drug stores. They usually cost around $30-60 and are absolute pieces of junk. For years my rule of thumb with my clients looking to get a tablet for their kids was just...
by Patric Welch | Ask Mr. Noobie, Tablets
QUESTION: When I try to send an email from my iPad, the keyboard appears near the top of the screen and even when I hold down the keyboard icon and tap on dock, nothing happens. Help. – Helen P. ANSWER: Well, this is a tricky one since before I even finished...
by Patric Welch | Tablets
Christmas is just around the corner, and many are already thinking of a great gift they can give to their special someone on this special occasion. There are various gifts that you can possibly give to them, yet the safest item you can provide them (which you are sure...
by Patric Welch | Tablets
Bendgate has gone too far this time. I get that the iPhone 6 bends (slightly) when you put it in your pocket because of the curve of your body when you sit down. But an iPad being cracked in half like a glow stick? Come on people! If you can not see the embedded video...
by Patric Welch | Tablets
The Xperia Z2 Tablet is Sony’s latest entry into the Android tablet marketplace. It boasts a 10.1″ display at a full HD 1920 x 1200 pixel resolution. Under the hood is a quad-core Snapdragon processor running at 2.3 GHz and it runs on Android 4.4.2 KitKat....
by Patric Welch | Ask Mr. Noobie, Email, Mobile Devices, Tablets
QUESTION: I have this issue with both my Android phone (Galaxy S5) and Android tablet (Galaxy Tab 2). When my email syncs I keep getting old emails being retrieved as if they were new emails. Many of these are weeks old and ones that I believe I’ve deleted (at...
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by Patric Welch | Tablets, Tips
Think walking on a treadmill is boring? Up the entertainment level of your workout by watching movies or television shows on your iPad or other tablet. With dozens of apps like Xfinity, DIRECTV, Netflix, Hulu and CBS, it’s easy to stream your favorite movies and...
by Patric Welch | Tablets
People often ask me what to do with their old electronics when they replace them with newer ones. I tell them to trade them in to an online service like Gazelle. Often people are not aware how much their old electronics are still worth. Case in point, my 2nd...
by Patric Welch | Tablets
The following is a guest post by Dave Martin. Dave is a technology enthusiast who writes about electronics and gadgets as well as smart shopping and money management. Tablet computers—the latest generation of home computing devices—hit the market a few years back, and...
