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Just so you know..  I am always wary about some of the things I see on the internet regarding helping out for Haiti, The Gulf, or any other tragedy… 

I never post anything that I do not know for certain and with a doubt is the real thing.

That being said: A friend of the TechGuruJeff family has a son that has volunteered his time to help out in Haiti.  He has given a few old iPods to some of the people down there who need assistance.  In the picture is a girl who’s leg is shattered and needs to urinate in a bag.

When she received the iPod, you would have thought she won the lottery! 

The iPods received will have music synched to them by our friends wife, who is a dance instructor… 

To help out, and to donate an old, no longer needed iPod, please contact me at TechGuruJeff@gmail.com

If you have ANY questions, please email me as well..

Thank you so much for your help!

All too often I hear about how people have been negatively affected by something that they posted or clicked on in one of their many social networking sites. 

One person, we’ll call her Mary, posted a picture of herself doing shots with her good friend, Gwen.  Mary tagged Gwen in the pic so she could see it too.  Unfortunately, all of Gwen’s friends could see the same picture now.  Including her friend, Jon, who she had told she was staying in that night..  Jon, upset by this, unfriended Gwen in real life..  

Then there was Mr. and Mrs. Smith from the posh neighborhood of Cashville, who decided to take a family vacation…  Their High School aged son, Richie, posted several social updates including “Going away for a week tomorrow with the fam…”  Then posted pictures of him and his family haveing a blast..  While they were sunning, somebody was helping themselves to the family’s jewels that Mrs. Smith kept in a drawer in her bedroom..

Both cases were innocent enough but both also had some major consequences.  I am just as guilty as Mary and Richie sometimes.  I think we get a lured into a false sense of security when it comes to social networking.  We think that only our friends can see what we do.  We try hard to impress and to make people LOL or ‘Like’ something that we did, that we don’t stop to think about what it is that we are posting.

Social networking sites like Facebook, MySpace, Twitter, and Foursquare can be a fun way to communicate with our friends and family.  We need to think more about what we are doing rather than why we are doing it.

Now for the sales pitch - TechGuruJeff can help you setup your social network.  I’ll work with you, your company, your teen, or whoever to gain optimum exposure without risking your security or privacy.  Don’t understand Facebook’s privacy settings, want to make sure your teen is well protected? Email me today at TechGuruJeff@gmail.com for a free consultation.

I have been using a Blackberry Curve 8330 for about a year now.  The opportunity to use the Android Powered Samsung Moment came up very quickly. And I, very quickly made the switch!  So far, so good.

Messaging

The first order of business was to setup my email.  This was going to be useless to me unless I could connect to my Exchange Server and get my email.  This was an easy task using the built in Active Sync application, Moxier Mail.  All I had to do was manually configure my server information and immediately it began to synchronize my email, contacts and calendar information.  Next, I needed Instant Messaging.  My entire work organization uses AOL Instant Messaging.  Again…  Simple easy to connect and the sending and receiving is pretty quick.  The last item that I wanted to be an easy tool to use is text messaging..  I like the grouped/threaded messages..  The Blackberry was all over the place with it’s messaging…  All in all, it does what I “NEED” it to do.

The Geeky Stuff

First let me get this out of the way.  The battery life.  If I was looking for a long battery life, I would not be using any type of smartphone.  There are reviews from people who say they would like the battery to last longer..  Hey, what did they expect…  This phone does EVERYTHING…  I am not going to expect it to be able to run it for weeks before a charge.  As long as I get 6 hours out of a battery, using it constantly, I am a happy camper!  If you wantto extend the life of the battery, turn off GPS, WiFi, and anyother apps that run in the background, such as your instant messenger apps…  

The Apps!

Ok, I’ll admit..  I am all about the apps!  Had the phone less than 48 hours and now my wife hates me!  Had to literally turn it off on Sunday, just so I could pay attention to the family..  I am sure the novelty is going to wear off pretty soon, and my family can have their Dad/Husband back.. 

So many apps to do so many things.  All I have to say is do a search on Google for Android Apps and try the ones that look exciting to you..  Check the reviews before you download, and as always, BE CAREFUL..  too many viruses going around..  You may want to start off with an ati-virus app..

The Software

The Moment runs Ver:1.5 Build:Cupcake.CL14.. The rumor is that the 2.1 version will be available as early as the end of March..  Waiting with baited breath.