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		<title>Forward 2 Google Voice Numbers to the same cell phone</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:24:27 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geekinator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I don&#8217;t know about you, but since Google Voice was released, I&#8217;ve wanted to have multiple Google Voice numbers that I could forward to my cell phone. While technically you&#8217;re not supposed to be able to do this, there is a trick to doing just that. One account one, go into your settings and add [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but since Google Voice was released, I&#8217;ve wanted to have multiple Google Voice numbers that I could forward to my cell phone. While technically you&#8217;re not supposed to be able to do this, there is a trick to doing just that.</p>
<p>One account one, go into your settings and add your cell number to the list of phones, and select a phone type. For mine, I selected Work. Next, logout and then login to your second google voice account. Now, go to the settings and add your cell number to the list of phones, and select a different phone type than you did for account one. For mine, I chose Home (you could choose Cell too, I believe and it should still work).</p>
<p>If everything worked, you should now be able to receive calls from both Google Voice numbers on the same cell phone (or landline, I suppose, but who uses those anymore lol).</p>
<p>I wanted to set this up because I signed up for a local Google Voice number where my mom lives, so she can call me all she wants from her local only landline and I would receive those calls on my cell phone across the country; I also want to have a local Google Voice number that I can give to people and receive those calls on my cell phone as well. I&#8217;m sure glad it&#8217;s possible, because it makes things so much easier.</p>
<p>If you have no idea what Google Voice is, or just want more information about it, you can find more information and sign up for your own free Google Voice number by going to <a href="http://www.google.com/voice" title="Google Voice" target="_blank">http://www.google.com/voice</a></p>
<p>You can download the FREE Google Voice iPhone app by going to <a href="http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-voice/id318698524?mt=8" title="Download the FREE Google Voice iPhone App" target="_blank">http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/google-voice/id318698524?mt=8</a>. You can also download the FREE Google Voice app on the Android Market.</p>
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		<title>A couple things missing from iOS 5 on older devices</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 14 Oct 2011 18:10:18 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geekinator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[I downloaded the new iOS 5 to my iPhone 3GS and my iPad 2 the minute is was released, amd I have to say, so far I&#8217;m loving the new features. However, there are a couple of features missing, that are apparently only available on the new iPhone 4S, that I wish Apple had enabled [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I downloaded the new iOS 5 to my iPhone 3GS and my iPad 2 the minute is was released, amd I have to say, so far I&#8217;m loving the new features.</p>
<p>However, there are a couple of features missing, that are apparently only available on the new iPhone 4S, that I wish Apple had enabled on other iOS 5 devices.</p>
<p>The first missing feature is Voice Control, which is powered by the Siri technology that Apple purchased. I&#8217;ve seen the demos online and I would love to have that functionality on my 3GS, but no luck&#8230;that is a selling point for the new 4S <img src='http://www.geekinator.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_sad.gif' alt=':(' class='wp-smiley' /> .</p>
<p>The next missing feature is Geofence Reminders (lets you setup a reminder that will be displayed once you&#8217;re within range of a particular location&#8230;way cool!)&#8230;which is something that could probably easily be enabled on non 4S devices, but those of us that aren&#8217;t using the 4S are out of luck.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not bitter about the features not being enabled on my devices, because I understand business, but it would sure be cool to have them without upgrading.</p>
<p>With that being said, anyone using an iOS compatible device can now enjoy 200+ new features, FOR FREE! That&#8217;s pretty cool in my book. Yes, I will probably never use most of the new features, but some of them are very handy.</p>
<p>One of the very handy features, is the wireless syncing over Wi-Fi. I don&#8217;t know about you, but I rarely sync my devices, and when I do it usually takes a while. Well, now all I have to do is plug my device in to charge, and as long as I&#8217;m connected to my wireless network, all my data is automatically synced&#8230;without me having to do a thing other than charge my device!</p>
<p>I won&#8217;t go into any other features at this time, because there are tons of posts out there detailing every last one of them, but these couple of things were on my mind.</p>
<p>If you haven&#8217;t yet downloaded iOS 5&#8242; I&#8217;d certainly recommend trying it out. Just remember to backup your data first <img src='http://www.geekinator.com/wp-includes/images/smilies/icon_smile.gif' alt=':)' class='wp-smiley' /> </p>
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		<title>Kodak Zi8 1080p Pocket Camcorder</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 19:25:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>geekinator</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[My dad and I have been thinking about creating some informational videos for the visitors to some of our websites, for quite some time. What neither of us had was experience, knowledge, or the equipment to make a good video. So, I did a little research online, asked some friends, and tried to figure out [...]]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>My dad and I have been thinking about creating some informational videos for the visitors to some of our websites, for quite some time. What neither of us had was experience, knowledge, or the equipment to make a good video.</p>
<p>So, I did a little research online, asked some friends, and tried to figure out what we were going to do. I realize that our industry, RVs, isn&#8217;t the most popular online (meaning I&#8217;m not expecting to get millions of views for a <a href="http://www.rvfinancing.com" target="_blank">RV financing</a> information video) but we get quite a bit of traffic, so decided to give it a try.</p>
<p>I personally own an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAiptek-1080P-Definition-Camcorder-Silver%2Fdp%2FB0019BPTMI%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1265657316%26sr%3D1-1&#038;tag=geekinatorcom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325">Aiptek A-HD+ 1080p Pocket Camcorder</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=geekinatorcom-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> already, so I tried filming some segments with it. The problem I had was, even in a &#8220;quiet&#8221; small room with the computers off, I was getting tons of static noise in the video. I realized that I needed a camcorder with an external mic jack that worked well.</p>
<p>I didn&#8217;t want to spend a fortune, since I have know idea how to produce a video, so this would be a trial run. So, after a couple of hours searching various forums and shops online, I found that most people preferred the <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FKodak-Zi8-Pocket-Camera-Black%2Fdp%2FB002HOPUPC%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1265656939%26sr%3D8-1&#038;tag=geekinatorcom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325" target="_blank">Kodak Zi8 1080p Pocket Camcorder</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=geekinatorcom-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />, because it produces excellent quality 1080p video (h.264 with a mov wrapper) AND has a built in external mic jack. The mic jack is only mono, but for the videos we&#8217;re planning, that&#8217;s fine. What&#8217;s even better is it&#8217;s under $200 (at least when I bought it, it was)&#8230;great! Oh&#8230;there&#8217;s even an HDMI jack on the camera, AND an HDMI cable is included in the box!</p>
<p>I ordered one from Amazon, and was able to find a remote (yes, it even supports a wireless remote control!) on the Kodak site (sort of weird that was the ONLY place I could buy one online&#8230;at least that I could find), and an <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FAudio-Technica-ATR-35S-Lavalier-Microphone%2Fdp%2FB00006I51V%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1265657065%26sr%3D1-2&#038;tag=geekinatorcom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325" target="_blank">Audio-Technica ATR-35S Lavalier Mic</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=geekinatorcom-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" /> on Amazon.</p>
<p>I played with the camcorder after charging it for a couple of hours and I have to say, the video looks incredible on our <a href="http://www.amazon.com/gp/redirect.html?ie=UTF8&#038;location=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.amazon.com%2FSony-Bravia-KDL-46XBR2-46-Inch-1080p%2Fdp%2FB000H6I7EI%3Fie%3DUTF8%26s%3Delectronics%26qid%3D1265657170%26sr%3D1-1&#038;tag=geekinatorcom-20&#038;linkCode=ur2&#038;camp=1789&#038;creative=9325" target="_blank">Sony Bravia 46&#8243; LCD HDTV</a><img src="http://www.assoc-amazon.com/e/ir?t=geekinatorcom-20&#038;l=ur2&#038;o=1" width="1" height="1" border="0" alt="" style="border:none !important; margin:0px !important;" />. I shot at all the resolutions (1080p 30fps, 720p 60fps, 720 30fps, and WVGA 848&#215;480 30fps) and I think I like the 1080p quality the best.</p>
<p>The only downside to shooting in HD, I think, is my computer isn&#8217;t quite powerful enough to preview the playback at full speed while editing. Good thing is, I can still listen to the audio in real time, so cuts aren&#8217;t that hard to make. I have decided, after posting several HD videos on YouTube, to post dvd quality (720&#215;480 or so) videos to youtube, because they load much faster than HD.</p>
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