How to Get an Android Wifi Widget (with Pictures)

Wifi is something you will likely be turning on and off all the time on Android. This is why it's a good idea to get a widget to make this process easier.
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SEARCH FOR "WIFI WIDGET" IN THE PLAY STORE. Select the widget you want. Click "Install" to install the widget on your phone.

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CLICK ON "APPS" FROM YOUR HOME SCREEN. Select "Widgets" in the app screen.

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SCROLL OVER UNTIL YOU SEE YOUR WIFI WIDGET. Click and hold the widget until your home screens appear.

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KEEP HOLDING THE WIDGET AND SLIDE IT OVER TO WHERE YOU WANT IT TO GO. Then let go and your Widget will appear in that space. You can now click on the widget once to turn Wifi on or off.
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Turning on Wifi with the widget will connect it to your preferred network within range. You can choose this network in your settings.
WARNINGS
Turning on the Wifi widget will only help if there is Wifi within range. Otherwise it won't do anything.

How to Make Iphone Ringtone on a Mac: 6 Steps (with Pictures)

There will be introduced a simple and free way to create and sync your own custom ringtones to the iPhone. The first thing you'll need to do is download and install the latest update of Mac Video Converter from Aimersoft Official Website.
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LOAD VIDEO OR AUDIO AND TRIM IT.Click the "Add Files" button to browse your computer hard disc and add the video files you want to convert to the program. After video loaded, click 'trim' button to open the Trim window, then set the start time and end time by dragging the start time and end time slider to convert a clip from your movie on Mac OS X.

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CONVERT VIDEO OR AUDIO TO AAC AND CHANGE THE FILE EXTENSION TO M4R

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AFTER SHORTEN THE VIDEO OR AUDIO, YOU NEED TO SELECT AN OUTPUT FORMAT AS AAC FORMAT, JUST BY CLICK “FORMAT” PULL-DOWN LIST.

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THEN START “CONVERT”, AFTER FINISHED THE CONVERT, CLICK “OPEN” BUTTON TO QUICK FIND THE CONVERTED .aac audio. Open a File Explorer window and browse to the iTunes music folder. Search for the M

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A file: this is the music you have converted. Change file extension to M

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R. The .m

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r file is now a ringtone file

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SET THE SONG AS YOUR RINGTONE

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AS SOON AS YOU CHANGE THE FILE’S EXTENSION, IT’LL APPEAR AS AN ITUNES RINGTONE THAT YOU CAN IMPORT INTO ITUNES STRAIGHT AWAY WITH JUST A DOUBLE CLICK. The new ringtone will be show up on the iTunes interface, ready to be synced to your iPhone.
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TRIM AUDIO
If you just want to convert a clip from a video file, you can select this file and click the Trim icon to capture a clip from it. In the Trim window, you can trim video length either by dragging the Start Time and End Time sliders or by setting the time parameters in each corresponding field.

How to Update the iPhone Operating System: 7 Steps

Apple regularly releases updates to its iPhone software in order to fix bugs and sometimes to add new features. Because of this, it’s always a good idea to make sure your iPhone is using the latest operating system by downloading updates when they become available. This article will walk you through this process, to help you achieve this critical maintenance task!
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TAP THE SETTINGS ICON ON YOUR IPHONE’S HOME SCREEN TO LAUNCH THE SETTINGS APP.

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SCROLL DOWN THE SCREEN BY SWIPING A FINGER UP, UNTIL YOU SEE THE GENERAL SECTION...

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TAP THE GENERAL OPTION.

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TAP SOFTWARE UPDATE, WHICH SHOULD HAVE A NUMBER ENCASED IN A FILLED-IN CIRCLE. Available software updates are shown on this screen.

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TAP THE BUTTON LINK "LEARN MORE" WITH A RIGHT BRACKET ">"DIRECTLY UNDERNEATH THE MAJOR AREA TO VIEW ALL OF THE CHANGES THAT ARE MADE IN THE IOS UPDATE.

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TAP INSTALL NOW. You will now be asked to agree to Apple’s terms and conditions.

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TAP THE AGREE BUTTON TO BEGIN INSTALLING THE UPDATE.
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You can create custom gestures from within the Accessibility section of the Settings app.
When an update is available for your iPhone, a badge appears on the Settings app’s icon
Your device may restart a few times. Allow it to do this.
Always keep your device fully powered up. If it loses power to 0%, the update will completely stop, and you'll have to begin from the beginning until the update is complete.
You can also tell if an update is available for your iPhone by plugging it into your computer. An alert will appear from iTunes notifying you of the update.
Wireless update with this method, will only help you update your operating system. You can update your iPhone apps wirelessly this way.
WARNINGS
Make sure that your iPhone is plugged in to a main power source or has more than 75% charge before beginning an update.
Your iPhone will turn off and restart during an update. If it does not restart after five minutes, press the power button to continue the update. A status bar will now appear on your iPhone’s screen while the update is installed.
Make sure you are connected to a Wi-Fi network in order to speed up the update process and avoid using the data allowance provided by your carrier.

Android Awalnya Dirancang Bukan untuk "Smartphone"

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KOMPAS.COM -- Sistem operasi Android belakangan melebar ke luar ranah smartphone dan turut diadopsikan pada kamera digital. Benarkah demikan? Ternyata justru sebaliknya: OS berlambang robot hijau ini dulu dimaksudkan untuk kamera, bukan ponsel.

Seperti dikutip dari PCWorld, dalam konferensi Japan New Economy Summit di Tokyo, pendiri Android, Andy Rubin, mengungkapkan bahwa tim Android dulu sebenarnya bermimpi menciptakan sistem operasi untuk menghubungkan kamera digital ke komputer.

Mimpi itu lantas berubah haluan begitu industri ponsel mulai menunjukkan pergeseran tren ke arah perangkat pintar alias smartphone. Tim kerja Rubin berkesimpulan, pasar kamera digital mulai stagnan sehingga membatasi peluang sukses untuk software bikinan mereka.

Hanya perlu waktu lima bulan untuk menggeser orientasi proyek Android dari kamera ke ponsel. Tahun 2005, Android telah menjelma jadi sistem operasi open-source untuk perangkat mobile.

Pada tahun yang sama, Google melihat potensi Android lalu mengakuisisi perusahaan itu. Rubin sendiri dijadikan kepala divisi Android sebelum digantikan oleh eksekutif lain belakangan ini.

"Android di ponsel sekarang ini dibangun dari platform yang persis sama, sistem operasi yang persis sama dengan sistem yang kami buat untuk kamera dulu," ucap Rubin.

"Sistem operasi kamera" itu terbukti berhasil. Biarpun industri mobile dilanda persaingan keras di antara pemain-pemain besar, Android berhasil menjadi platform paling dominan dengan penguasaan pasar lebih dari 60 persen di sejumlah pasar utama seperti Amerika Serikat dan Eropa.

Bersamaan dengan adopsi Android di perangkat kamera digital, rencana awal Rubin dan kawan-kawan selaku pencipta Android juga mulai terlihat.

Dia mengatakan bahwa mereka dulu ingin menciptakan platform yang bisa mentransfer foto ke penyimpanan cloud online. Kemampuan yang satu ini mulai banyak ditemukan seiring dengan munculnya produk-produk kamera dengan fungsionalitas WiFi.

"Mimpi" Rubin mungkin telah terwujud dalam perangkat seperti Galaxy Camera dari Samsung, atau Nikon Coolpix S800c.

How to Figure out the Baseband on an iPhone (with Pictures)

The iPhone is a series of internet-connected smartphones and multimedia devices designed by Apple Inc. The iPhone’s baseband is essentially the firmware of its cellular modem, which is used to communicate with cellular carriers and establish data connections. Baseband upgrades are frequently released by carriers to improve the cellular modem and prevent the device from being unlocked and used on a different carrier. This article will teach you exactly how to figure out the baseband your iPhone is currently using.
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TAP THE “SETTINGS” ICON FROM YOUR IPHONE’S HOME SCREEN.

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TAP THE “GENERAL” TAB.

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TAP THE “ABOUT” TAB.

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SCROLL DOWN TO THE BOTTOM OF THE “ABOUT” PAGE. Your baseband is the number beside “Modem Firmware”.
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Unlocking an iPhone is a modem firmware or baseband specific process. You should confirm that the jailbreak or unlocking process you are considering is compatible with your current modem firmware version.
WARNINGS
Altering your baseband or unlocking your iPhone may violate the terms of use of your cellular carrier and warranty of your iPhone.

How to Set a Ringtone for an Android Contact: 5 Steps

Ringtones are more than just entertaining sounds. They can also add personality into an Android contact.
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CLICK ON THE "CONTACTS" BUTTON IN THE SHAPE OF A BOOK WITH PERSON ON IT ON THE HOME SCREEN.

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SELECT A CONTACT FROM THE LIST THAT YOU WANT TO SET A RINGTONE FOR.

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HIT THE MENU BUTTON ONCE THE INFORMATION FOR THE NEW CONTACT APPEARS.

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SELECT "SET RINGTONE" IN THE NEW SCREEN THAT APPEARS.

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CLICK ON A RINGTONE THAT YOU WANT AND THEN CLICK "OK" IN THE BOTTOM RIGHT TO SELECT THAT RINGTONE. It's helpful to click on a few different ones to get a feel for which you might like since it plays the tone every time you select.
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Set ringtones that remind you of the contact in question. That way you'll be able to tell who it is as soon as that contact rings.
WARNINGS
Be careful about setting ringtones with offensive lyrics since you never know what company you'll be in when that ringtone goes off.

Apakah Elon Musk "The Next Steve Jobs"?

Inovasi-inovasi yang dibuatnya selama dia hidup telah mengubah industri digital dan kehidupan banyak orang.

Adakah orang yang mampu menggantikan Steve Jobs? Tidak ada. Itu menurut Nolan Bushnell, pendiri perusahaan video game Atari yang tak lain adalah mantan bos Steve Jobs.

Tak ada seorang pun yang mampu menggantikan Steve Jobs. Namun, ada banyak orang kreatif, berbakat, dan visioner di sekitar kita yang mampu berinovasi dan "membuat kacau" industri teknologi seperti Steve Jobs. Demikian menurut Bushnell dalam bukunya yang berjudul Finding the Next Steve Jobs--How to Find, Hire, Keep and Nurture Creative Talent.

Meskipun begitu, masih banyak orang yang mencari sosok "the next Steve Jobs".

Di saat yang sama, nama Elon Musk tengah jadi sorotan. Berkat visi serta beragam inovasi futuristiknya, Musk mendapat julukan sebagai Tony Stark alias Iron Man di dunia nyata. (BACA: "ELON MUSK, SOSOK IRON MAN DI DUNIA NYATA")

Apakah Elon Musk "the next Steve Jobs"? Pertanyaan itu pun akhirnya mencuat dalam situs tanya-jawab Quora. Pertanyaan ini menarik karena memang ada kesamaan di antara Musk dan Jobs. Keduanya adalah inovator. Mereka sama-sama entrepreneur yang memiliki visi akan masa depan. Mereka pun sama-sama berperan penting dalam revolusi teknologi dan industri digital.

Jobs berhasil mengubah cara orang berinteraksi dengan komputer dan internet. Dia mampu membuat hal-hal yang rumit menjadi sederhana. Hal itu bisa dirasakan ketika kita menggunakan perangkat-perangkat canggih besutan Apple.

Sementara itu, Musk berperan dalam revolusi teknologi melalui perusahaan-perusahaan yang dibangunnya, yakni PayPal, Tesla, SpaceX, dan Solar City. Dia fokus pada 3 bidang yang penting bagi kelangsungan hidup manusia di masa depan, yakni internet, antariksa, dan energi bersih.

Jadi, apakah Elon Musk dapat disebut sebagai "the next Steve Jobs"?

Salah satu orang yang menjawab pertanyaan itu adalah karyawan SpaceX yang sudah bekerja langsung bersama Musk selama 5,5 tahun. Namanya Dolly Singh. Dia menggambarkan Elon sebagai gabungan dari Wernher von Braun (ilmuwan, ahli antariksa, dan arsitek roket dari AS), Howard Hughes (investor, pebisnis, dan engineerasal AS), serta Henry Ford, Bill Gates, dan Steve Jobs.

Dengan kata lain, menurut Singh, Musk berbeda dengan Jobs. Dia menambahkan bahwa bosnya itu memiliki hobi membaca buku dan mempelajari desain secara otodidak. Dari hobi membaca itulah, Elon akhirnya mampu merancang roket dan wahana antariksa.

Jawaban lainnya juga menegaskan perbedaan antara Musk dan Jobs. Jobs adalah pebisnis, sedangkan Musk adalah engineer. Jobs terkenal karena dia menciptakan perangkat-perangkat yang mampu menghibur dan memudahkan pekerjaan manusia. Sebut saja iPad dan iPod sebagai contohnya. Nama Jobs dikenal banyak orang karena dia menciptakan perangkat-perangkat yang lebih personal, yang "dekat" dan dapat digunakan langsung oleh banyak orang.

Sementara itu, Musk tampaknya lebih tertarik mengembangkan ide-ide yang lebih besar untuk masa depan umat manusia. Dia memperkenalkan wahana antariksa komersial pertama di dunia, mengubah cara orang melakukan transaksi online, serta mengembangkan kendaraan listrik yang bebas polusi.

Kesimpulannya, hingga kini belum ada orang yang bisa disebut sebagai "the next Steve Jobs". Elon Musk adalah Elon Musk, dan Steve Jobs adalah Steve Jobs. Dengan kemampuan masing-masing, mereka menciptakan beragam teknologi yang bermanfaat bagi banyak orang. Berkat karya-karya itu, nama mereka tercatat sebagai inovator dan entrepreneur hebat yang berkontribusi dalam revolusi teknologi.