Kata i1 Registry Windows How To Prevent Access Into Drive C ?

Generally drive C of the computer usually contains system files that are used for the operating system works. sometimes you do not want the drive is accessed by others, to do so you can use the command gpedit. but what if you are not an administrator? which is managed on a computer, only the administrator can open gpedit.

You can do it through the computer hacking windows registry editor, of course, you can hack it, if it is not in the registry editor disabled by administrator, by :

• Open the registry editor.
• access to HKEY_CURRENT_USER \ SOFTWARE \ MICROSOFT \ WINDOWS \ CurrentVersion \ Policies \ EXPLORER.
• FOR VALUE DWORD, called NoViewOnDrive. make sure the file does not exist, you just need to modify it.
• Change the value to 4
• Click OK

To see the results you have to restart your computer first. after restart the computer, open Windows Explorer and click on the C drive icon then you will see the results.

Wacom Cintiq 24 HD On Multi Touch kata Gesture

A few weeks ago, Wacom started shipping a new version of its Cintiq 24HD pen display for creative pros that first broke from cover last September. The appropriately named Cintiq 24HD touch carries virtually the same outer styling as the OG model. An ergonomic base still cradles the massive 24-inch screen and can be configured to your particular seating preference. On the inside, though, there's a host of changes. As the name suggests, the major difference between the two is the addition of multi-touch controls to the more recent offering. However, the added functionality does come with a pretty hefty price tag, as the Cintiq 24HD touch costs $1,100 more than its elder sibling. Are the additions of touch gestures and an improved display panel enough to justify forking over the extra coin, or will the less expensive option work just fine in a studio setting? Read on to find out as we tackle that very question.

Wacom 24HD touch review

Hardware

As we've already mentioned, the Cintiq 24HD touch has much the same design as the previous, non-touch offering. In fact, the only difference you'll notice is that the controls at the top of the display's face have changed -- and that's if you're looking closely. These buttons now toggle touch functionality on / off, bring up an on-screen keyboard and display ExpressKey / control reminders. One thing that hasn't changed: the weight. Undoubtedly, the first thing you'll notice is the mass of the 62.9-pound (28.6 kg) kit. If you happen to forget about this bit of information, your courier will be quick to remind you when it arrives. When you tack that figure on with the 30.3 x 18.3-inch (769.3 x 463.74mm) surface area that also remains relatively unchanged, you'll find a substantial amount of space will need to be dedicated to the high-end peripheral. In other words, once you find a resting spot, you'll think twice about relocating.

One thing that hasn't changed: the weight. Undoubtedly, the first thing you'll notice is the mass of the kit.

Let's chat about the base for a bit, shall we? This unit rests atop an enclosed black box that hides all of the requisite cables from sight. Cables head into the back of the base and connect beneath two user-removable panels on both sides of display's back -- making the only visible port the lone USB connector on the left side of the front. Metal arms reach up from the black platform and sport two pairs of hinges for adjusting the viewing angle. The first set is level with the base and allows the device to rotate forward, toward the user. A second sits on the side of the display and can be used to rotate the panel between being parallel with your desk to sitting perfectly perpendicular to it. Large handles on the 24HD's sides control the latter adjustment while a release that's situated on the base allows for the former. The aforementioned arms are the only two parts of the device that aren't shrouded in black, providing an aesthetic accent to the rest of the behemoth.
Moving on to the business portion of things, the 24-inch H-IPS panel, we'll begin to encounter the new features of the Cintiq 24HD touch. Again, on the surface, the display appears to be an exact replica of the previous version. A set of programmable ExpressKeys rest on either side of the ultra-wide bezel and a single Touch Ring is included with each. Resting along the main display are two Touch Strips, too. You still won't find any printed-on labels here, as all of that information remains on-screen like we've encountered on the regular 24HD and the Intuos5 touch. Speaking of the extra real estate around the outside, what may seem like a waste initially is actually a nice place to rest forearms and elbows when you're in the heat of a Photoshop editing session. We quickly decided that the added space was a welcome addition indeed.

Display

The unit's display panel sports a few added features (in addition to the touch gestures) that give it a bit more of an advantage over the first Cintiq 24HD. First, this pen-enabled device covers 97 percent of Adobe's RGB gamut. That's up from 92 percent on the previous release and accounts for 1.07 billion colors. Resolution remains at 1,920 x 1,200 for the 16:10 display, with 500:1 contrast and a 178-degree viewing angle in tow. It's still a matte-coated affair that we found to be quite accommodating to our red-eyed stares for hours on end during the course of this review. Well, as cozy as gazing upon a screen for long periods of time can be.

We found the matte-coated affair to be quite accommodating to our red-eyed stares for hours on end.

Truth be told, the color production on the display is quite nice. Brightness controls can be jacked up to 300cd/m2, offering a wide range of adjustment to fit the lighting in your workspace. Sitting so close to the display during out tests, we definitely noticed individual pixels. But let's be honest, when your peepers are situated mere inches away from the screen, those tiny squares are going to be easy to see -- even on an H-IPS device.

The pen

If it ain't broke, don't fix it, right? That's the approach that Wacom has taken with its tried-and-true pen. The same input device that we spent some quality time with alongside the Inutos5 touch a few months ago is also included with the Cintiq 24HD touch. It still comes with 10 replaceable nibs that are housed inside a holder for the pen when you're not digitally painting your next comic series. Internally, 2,048 levels of sensitivity are at work and the top end retains its eraser duties by default.

Setup and software

After bribing a couple of your best mates to help you raise this behemoth out of the box, the hard work is over. From there, it's two connections (USB and DVI) to your work machine and you're a driver install away from on-screen sketching. Keep in mind that you'll need a $30 adapter for the DVI cable in order to connect to a Mac's Mini DisplayPort or Thunderbolt jack. The entire process took us less than 10 minutes before we were able to fire up Photoshop. Of course, this is if you're willing to hit the ground running with Wacom's default settings for the ExpressKeys and touch gestures. One thing you will want to do is calibrate the pen so that all of the action happens directly under the tip. This adjustment only takes a few minutes and will save you loads of frustration.

Wacom Cintiq24HD touch software

Configuring all of the ExpressKeys, multi-touch swipes and pen actions is easily done in the System Preferences panel under Wacom if you're on a Mac (we used a MacBook Pro for our tests). Here, you'll find access to all of the functions that a button, finger or pen click can control. You can also sort all of your application-specific commands here as well. Looking to add to your software library? The Cintiq 24HD touch includes full versions of Adobe Photoshop Elements, Anime Studio Debut, Nik Software Color Efex Pro 4 Select Edition and a 90-day trial version of Corel Painter 12. During our time with the display, though, we made use of Adobe Photoshop CS5 and the Corel Painter 12 trial in order to put the unit through its paces.

Touch gestures and general use

While the multi-touch functionality provided some useful shortcuts during our work sessions, any action that required more than two or three fingers became quite cumbersome. The most useful gestures were two-finger actions: pinch to zoom in / out and rotating the canvas. These two commands worked almost flawlessly and kept us from having to reach a short distance to the ExpressKeys to move around the file. When we needed a tool or action that required more than two fingers, though, our results were much less enjoyable -- much like we saw with the Intuos5 touch. Eventually, we found ourselves programming all of the gestures used most often to the two-finger settings and leaving the rest to very limited use. Using our non-pen hand to man the controls along the bezel while moving in to zoom or rotate became our preferred setup.

The most useful gestures were two-finger actions: pinch to zoom in / out and rotating the canvas.

As expected, the pen functionality with the Cintiq 24HD touch worked flawlessly. We encountered performance similar to what we saw with the Intuos5 touch, making our work sessions quite enjoyable. We found that the pen input eased tasks like photo editing, hand-rendered typography and any chore that required a brush. Speaking of brushes, you'll notice all of those 2,048 sensitivity levels at work with a digital paintbrush or a tool that's used to tidy up a few images in Photoshop.

Other options

If the hefty price tag immediately turns you away from the Cintiq 24HD touch, there are a couple of other options from Wacom that are a bit easier on the ol' wallet. As we've already discussed, the non-touch version of the 24HD is still available and -- aside from the lack of multi-touch functionality and a handful of improvements to display panel itself – knocks an aforementioned $1,100 off the final price ($2,599). The outfit also offers the recently announced Cintiq 22HD pen display for $1,999; however, the base / stand isn't nearly as accommodating (despite its ability to rotate) as the one we've handled here. It also touts a 21.5-inch LCD instead of the H-IPS panel that the 24-inch offerings make use of.

Wrap-up

It should come as no surprise that the pen functionality on a Wacom display or tablet is going to be stellar -- especially on the high-end kits like we spent time with here. We never encountered a hiccup with the pen functionality, and having all of those pressure levels at your disposal should be a major improvement over a regular mouse, to say the least. However, given the fact that we only really made use of a few touch gestures once we settled in, we're not so sure spending the extra cash for the touch model is worth it. Of course, the two-finger zoom and rotate actions are quite convenient, but we would like to see the same consistency in those that call for four or five fingers as well. Aside from a few improvements to the display panel, touch functionality is really what distinguishes the two and we aren't convinced that the additional $1,100 is a sound investment.

Multi-touch gripes aside, both the Cintiq 24HDs are stellar peripherals for any design professional. The ability to draw directly on screen in a host of applications shaves valuable time off of most creative tasks and offers more precise control than moving a mouse around on your desk. Another huge plus for these pen displays is the ability to maneuver the unit into just about any position you could image to make sure that you stay comfortable while burning the midnight oil. The ergonomic base / stand has as much to do with our affinity for these two as the displays themselves. Even if you don't splurge for the touch-enabled model, these 24-inch displays from Wacom should definitely be on your shortlist when the time comes to make a big purchase for that new studio.

Technology : Sony Mobile Adds Two New Xperia Smartphone To Spring Line-up -Abtech-yogyakarta.com

Sony Mobile Communications announced the addition of two new Xperia smartphone models to its 2013 spring line up - the Xperia SP and Xperia L.

The Xperia SP delivers 4G LTE performance and the latest camera features with a razor sharp HD screen. The Xperia L offers class-leading camera technology with High Dynamic Range (HDR) that is also complemented by a high quality screen.

Both the Xperia SP and Xperia L offer the best of Sony with stunning premium designs and a range of technologies for the ultimate viewing experience, including NFC connectivity for One-touch function, Battery STAMINA Mode for extended battery life, and Sony's signature media apps for enjoying photos, music, movies and games on the go.

Spyridon Gousetis, Director of Marketing, Sony Mobile Communications, Middle East and Africa, said: "The new Xperia smartphones follow the similar sleek design and innovation of their predecessors, with enhancements that seek to amplify user experiences. The new models deliver the best of Sony expertise for a wider consumer profile, through the 4G LTE enabled mid-range Xperia SP, as well as the easily affordable Xperia L that offers stunning imagery."

Xperia SP - High Definition brilliance in a premium design

The Xperia SP utilises expertise from Sony's BRAVIA TV engineers to create its stunning 4.6" HD Reality Display for razor sharp pictures and superior brightness. The latest Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2 analyses content type and adjusts the image automatically to deliver an even better viewing experience, making it one of the most intelligent smartphone screens around. The engine makes the adjustment by adding new real-time contrast optimisation to the sharpness enhancement, high-quality colour management and noise reduction.

The Xperia SP sports a precision-crafted co-moulded aluminium frame for a seamless, sleek and solid look. Taking the unique design innovation a step further, the device also features a colour-changing 'transparent element' with customisable illuminations that users can personalise to receive alerts of incoming calls and text messages. One can even set the illuminations to pulse to the beats of their favourite music.

Key features for Xperia SP

• Precision crafted co-moulded aluminium frame that weighs 155 grams
• Google Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system and 1.7 GHz Qualcomm MSM8960Pro Dual Core processor
• Super-bright 4.6" 720p HD Reality Display with Mobile BRAVIA Engine 2
• One-touch functions with NFC to share music and photos between devices
• 4G LTE for superfast entertainment and browsing
• Unique 'transparent element' can be personalised to change colour to notify of all incoming messages and calls. Users can also simply set it to pulse to the beats of their music to stand out from the crowd
• 8MP fast-capture camera with Exmor RS for mobile, HDR and Superior Auto for the best photos, even at night or against a strong backlight
• Battery STAMINA Mode for optimum battery life
• Available in white, red and black colour variations

Xperia L - the perfect smartphone camera experience

The stylish and functional Xperia L features an eight megapixel camera with Sony's unique Exmor RS for mobile sensor technology to offer vivid colours and stunning clarity. HDR (High Dynamic Range) ensures that photos and videos are captured clearly, even at night or against a strong backlight. Embedded with a dedicated camera key that goes from sleep to snap in just over a second even from a locked screen, this fast-capture camera will ensure that users never miss another moment. One can get the most out of their viewing experience with the high quality 4.3" FWVGA screen that is ideally suited for enjoying content.

Key features for Xperia L

• Eight megapixel fast-capture camera takes sharp pictures in any light
• Google Android 4.1 (Jelly Bean) operating system and 1 GHz Qualcomm MSM8230 Dual Core processor
• Generous 4.3" FWVGA display
• One-touch functions with NFC to share music and photos between devices
• Fast performance with dual-core processor
• Battery STAMINA Mode for optimum battery life
• Available in white, red and black colour variations

Sony entertainment on the go

Both XperiaTM SP and Xperia L benefit from Sony's media applications, offering a consistent entertainment experience across the range. The 'WALKMAN' and 'Album' apps provide online and offline content through a single access point with new ways to enjoy and share that content. The 'WALKMAN' application provides access to downloaded music and Facebook social integration. The 'Album' application allows quick browsing of photos of Facebook friends or images by location.

Sony Mobile's new Xperia L will be in store in May, while the Xperia SP will be available from the beginning of July 2013.

Technology : Lenovo Ditches Windows 8 For 7 For The Enterprise - Abtech-yogyakarta.com

Lenovo is one of the stable powerhouses in the PC market, catering well for both enterprise customers and consumers. Just how well are they catering for the enterprise? Well as it turns out, rather than subjecting customers to the difficulty of learning a new operating system (Windows 8, that is), Lenovo is shipping Windows 7 on new enterprise-designated orders as they recognize the official Windows 8-to-7 downgrade can be tricky.

If you do happen to want Windows 8 on your enterprise machine, you'll have to install it through the discreetly bundled Windows 8 disc, which even includes software that brings back the Start menu if you so choose to install it. Lenovo's strategy seems to be doing quite well so far, as they continue to report growth each quarter, although it's not a good sign for the uptake of Windows 8.

That said, Lenovo's choice to downgrade machines to Windows 7 by default is probably saving businesses a large amount of time, as many companies would be unwilling to deploy a new operating system this early into its life cycle, and would simply downgrade to Windows 7 anyway. UK Lenovo boss did mention to The Register that enterprises were "interested in testing Windows 8-powered touchscreen devices in-house", but wouldn't elaborate on the ratio of Windows 7 to Windows 8 device shipments.

Marketing : How To Be Successful On Youtube

In a few short years YouTube has gone from being an entertaining curiosity filled with funny videos to the world’s second largest search engine. During that span the company (along with Google) managed to harness its initial popularity to create an increasingly lucrative marketing hub as more viewers and advertisers migrated from television to the Internet.
No longer strictly the domain of film geeks and funny video aficionados, the network, which boasts more than 2 billion video views monetized per week, can also provide a low-cost to no-cost way to create a social marketing channel for your business.
If you aren’t effectively leveraging the network, you’re missing the viral video boat. However, as with most things in life, success isn’t often attained with a  haphazard, slapdash effort. Being successful on YouTube takes planning.
These 10 easy steps are a good place to start.

1. Know what “success” means.

What are you trying to achieve?

• Video views – Do you just want a lot of people to see your video?
• Conversions – Do you need people to click to another website and take an action?
• Deeper engagement with your brand – Do you need to use video give your potential customers more interaction with your brand?

2. Research keywords.

 

To be discovered on the second largest search engine, you will need to know what people are looking for. Use YouTube’s Keyword Tool to find popular searches within your space.

3. Know your competition.

Search on YouTube to find other videos that rank well for the keywords that you would like to rank for. See what it is that you are up against and seek out strategies to out-do them.This phase should also help you in your keyword research. Find opportunities: are there some high traffic keywords that seem like they may be easier to rank for than others?

4. Create a kick-ass video.

You don’t just create viral content because you want to. Viral content – unless it happens by chance – must be well thought-out and gripping! No one is going to pass on a video to their friend(s) if they don’t really care for it themselves. Here are a couple of ideas.

5. Fill-out your video details.

Put important keywords at the front of your video titles, include them in your description, and tags. Do not over-do it, just put keywords that are relevant and are based on your keyword research. Allow your videos to be embedded. Otherwise, viewers will only be able to see your videos on YouTube.

6. Use the “Featured Videos” section.

If you are certain that your video will be a major hit, then use YouTube’s paid “Featured Videos” service to get your video seen by many people in a short amount of time. Once the video takes off, your organic traffic will usually out-do your paid traffic.

7. Insert links in your videos.

Use annotations to insert links to other videos to maximize every viewer. Do not over-do this either. Make sure that annotations do not impede the viewing experience.

8. Interact with high value users.

Find users on YouTube who are active and add value through their participation in the social network. Get your video in front of them – without spamming so that they can do part of the work for you. Your video will also benefit with more traffic  thanks to increased comments. YouTube will be soon be implementing new features to increase the amount of social interaction on the website (for example by making it easier to find your friends).

9. Use social media.

 

With built-up and relevant social media accounts, get your video seen by more people. By “relevant” I mean that your friends and your user history should be somehow related to the topic of your video for it to get more qualified traffic. My favorite sites for video sharing are Digg, Twitter, and StumbleUpon.

10. Rinse, wash, repeat.

Go back and start over. Look at what you can improve about your video production and continue to keep your video channel page fresh with more videos!

Online Marketing Tips : Top Secret Ways To Market Your Small Business Online

1. Press releases still work. Granted a submission to PRWeb or a Vocus account make the pickup and link benefit much easier, but those cost dollars – so for this article lets reiterate the best free press release sources:
   • 24-7PressRelease.com
   • PRLog.org
   • IdeaMarketers.com
2. Send the press release to your local media outlets, or any niche media outlets that may be interested in what you do.
3. Claim, verify, and update your Google Local Business listing. This is extremely important. Google Local Listings have been absorbed into Google+, so be sure to check out this great resource over at Blumenthals.com to keep up to date on how to manage your Google Local Listing.
4. Find a niche social media site that pertains to your exact business and participate. Be helpful, provide relevant and useful information, and your word of mouth advertising will grow from that engagement.
   • Examples:
     • Travel or hospitality business – Tripadvisor.com forums
     • Photography store – Photo.net or RockTheShotForum.com
     • Wedding Planning or Favor site – Brides.com or Onewed.com forums
     • Search your niche or service plus forums to find ideas. If there isn’t a forum out there, consider starting one.
5. Build a Google+ page for your business and follow businesses that are related to your product or service niche. Share informative and relative content and link to your profile from your website. You should also consider allowing users to +1 your content on a page by page basis.
6. Setting up joint benefit with local businesses or others in your niche can help you reach eyes you never did before. Be sure to answer the question "Will my user find this information beneficial as they shop and purchase?" every time you link to a resource, or request a link or listing on another site.
7. Comment and offer original, well thought out, sensible information, opinion and help on blogs that are relevant to your website's topic and be sure to leave your URL. Even if a nofollow tag is attached, you could gain a bit of traffic and some credibility as an authority on the subject matter. This is not blog comment spamming, this is engaging in a conversation relevant to your website's topic.
8. Set up and verify a Webmaster Central Account at Google.
9. Set up a Bing Webmaster Tools account and verify it.
10. Update or create your XML sitemap and upload it to Google Webmaster Tools and Bing Webmaster Tools.
11. Write a "how-to" article that addresses your niche for Wikihow.com or Answers.com. This is kind of fun and a good resource for getting mentions and links. Looking at your product or service in a step-by-step manner is often enlightening in several ways. It can help you better explain your products and services on your own website. I will say I don’t know why some of these sites still rank well, many of them are junk. I do like most of the answers on the two sites mentioned above. Be picky with where you participate.
12. Write unique HTML page titles for all of your pages. This is still extremely important, don’t skimp on this one.
13. Share your photos at Flickr – get a profile, write descriptions, and link to your website. Don't share photos you don't own or have permission to use.
14. Start a blog. There's nothing wrong with getting the basics of blogging down by using a free service from Blogger or WordPress.
15. Make sure your Bing and Yahoo Local listings are up to date.
16. Update and optimize your description and URL at YP.com. They'll try to get you to spend money on an upgraded listing or some other search marketing options. Don't bother with that, but make sure the information is accurate and fresh.
17. Use your Bing Webmaster Tools account to look at your incoming links. How do they look? Are all of the sites relevant and on-topic? If not, reevaluate your link building practices and start contacting any of the irrelevant sites you can and ask them to take down your link. A clean and relevant incoming link profile is important; cleaning up bad links is a necessity until we can tell Google and Bing which links we want them to ignore.
18. Make a slideshow of your products or record an original how-to video and upload to YouTube. Be sure to optimize your title and descriptions. Once it's uploaded, write a new page and embed the video on your own Web site. Add a transcription of the video if possible.
19. Try a new free keyword tool for researching website optimization, then see #20.
20. Add a page to your site focused on a top keyword phrase you found in #19.
21. Build a Facebook Page and work to engage those that are interested in your product or service. Facebook is so much more robust than it ever was! Create groups, events, and photo albums. Link to your Facebook profile from your site and allow visitors to your site to like and share your content.
22. Install Google Analytics if you don’t have any tracking software. The program is pretty amazing and it's free. You need to do this if you haven’t already. It's that important.
23. Start Twittering or start doing it much better than you are now – it's a great way to network with like-minded individuals.
24. Pinterest is hot right now. If you have visually stimulating content that is relevant to the site's demographic, you can find great success right now. Be sure you're using solid practices for marketing on Pinterest as you get started.
25. Create a new list in Twitter and follow profiles of industry experts you know and trust. Use this as your modern feed reader. I don’t use RSS feed readers anymore. I like content that has been vetted by my peers and is worthy of a tweet or two.
26. Try a new way to write an ad for a struggling PPC ad group or campaign.
27. Review your Google Analytics In-Page insights and take note of how users are interacting with your page. Where to they click, what is getting ignored. Make changes based on this knowledge.
28. Set up a Google Content Experiment through your Analytics account and test with the information you obtained and changes you made in number 27.
29. Build a map at Google Maps and add descriptions for your storefront, locations, and nearby useful points of interest. Make your map public and embed it on your own website. Add links back to relevant content on your site if possible to each point of interest.
30. Keep reading Search Engine Watch for more free tips and tricks.

Marketing : How To Market My Small Business Online

The Republican House Budget Committee chairman proposes cutting $4.6 trillion over 10 years. The Democratic Senate Budget Committee chairman offers a plan combining spending cuts and tax increases. This chart compares the proposals. Cullen Roche believes that government deficits have been driving corporate profits. Here are five scenes from a sequestered America. Small businesses in military towns are bracing for a hit, but so far the sequester is having little impact on ports. Questions are raised about how the Federal Reserve can withdraw its monetary stimulus without stoking inflation. At least the Twinkie is coming back.

¶The Economy: Competitive Vigor

¶Small-business confidence is on the rise, but this chart shows that small businesses are not helping the jobs recovery. Why not? Owners say they can’t find qualified workers. The Employment Trends Index is up, however, and a new report finds that more than 110,000 clean energy jobs were created in 2012. Tracey Schelmetic thinks that big companies may be the answer to small-business growth. Gasoline pushes up producer prices. Manufacturing technology orders are off to a slow start this year, but Joseph G. Carson reports that manufacturing is restoring its competitive vigor. Retail sales increased in February, and many companies increased their restocking in January. Companies are sending a record amount of cash back to their investors, and Lance Roberts explains what the markets and Taylor Swift have in common.

¶Your People: Nap Time

 

¶A new employee tip jar takes credit cards. More employers are setting up nap rooms for weary workers. Kevin Herring shares some advice for getting more production out of low performers. Here are three reasons your tech person may leave. Rick Hampson digs further into the work-from-home tug of war. Shane J. Lopez says that hopeful employees are more engaged and more productive. This company’s ultimate value is making its employees happy. Intuit and LinkedIn team up to help small businesses “hire smart.” Beverly Flaxington lists seven steps for hiring and retaining the right person.

¶Finance: Surviving ‘Shark Tank‘

¶An uptick is reported in small-business loans from big banks, and a lender to small businesses expands to cover 25 states. Karl Stark and Bill Stewart give advice for surviving “Shark Tank,” including: “Show vulnerability.” Here are five nontraditional ways to access capital in 2013. And here are five tips for getting Esther Dyson’s money. Eileen Fisher invites socially conscious women entrepreneurs to apply to its annual business grant program.

¶Start-Up: Ask Yourself 10 Questions

¶Catherine Alford has a few ideas for making money extremely fast and easy. The number of start-ups has nearly doubled over the last two decades in New York, particularly in the Bronx. A start-up chief executive’s advice is to “flame out hard.” Alina Dizik wants you to ask yourself 10 questions before quitting a job to start a business.

¶Management: Incredibly Aberrant

¶Intacct’s Robert Reid shares his thoughts on building a cloud business. This video explains how to be a boss. Sheryl Sandberg is pushing women to “lean in,” but Penelope Trunk thinks Ms. Sandberg is “an incredibly aberrant example of women at work.” Dennis Crowley talks about Foursquare’s biggest mistake. Pete Leibman says there are ways to become an expert on anything. Mehdi Maghsoodnia believes that in order to grow, you sometimes need to partner with your competition. Dawn Fotopulos says there are six tactics for winning negotiations. Dan Norris shares five sobering truths about small-business analytics.

¶Sales And Marketing: A Lesson From Dave Matthews

¶A webinar on March 26 will help you understand two marketing roles your company needs to fill. Jim Connolly says there are three things to focus on if you want to see amazing marketing results. Andrea Johnson suggests three steps to help sales-and-marketing people improve their productivity. Brad Smith explains what the Dave Matthews Band’s new CD can teach you about business follow-up. Billy Joel stuns Vanderbilt with a once-in-a-lifetime answer to a student’s question. Art Sobczak wants you to discover what’s missing in this cold-call opening statement.

¶Cash Flow: Money on the Table

¶Investing in a surge protector is just one of 10 things Adam Gottlieb says you should be doing to lower utility bills. Jeff Mathers offers a few tips to cut operating costs in 2013. John Stow explains why the details are so important when you’re buying. Here are a few examples of how you’re leaving money on the table.

¶Customer Service: What Would Mum Do?

¶If you want to improve your customer service, ask what Mum would do. Don’t forget that “customers are human, not C.R.M. entries” — one of Pratik Dholakiya’s nine principles of entrepreneurship. Kelly Gregorio says customers are one of four groups you must always make time for. Jim Smith says customer loyalty is one of six opportunities to grow your business in 2013.

¶Mobile: ‘mCommerce Monsters’

¶Here are 10 mobile apps no conference attendee should be without. This is how Google makes money from mobile. A new study concludes that college students are “mCommerce monsters.” Martin Michalik explains why mobile marketing should be integrated into every campaign. Sprint offers special discounts to spur the growth of small businesses and reduce their wireless costs. Baseball fans can now upgrade their tickets midgame.

¶Online: Marketplace Fairness

¶New research shows more than 60 percent of small- and mid-size businesses are unaware of new Internet domain extensions. This is what online sellers need to know about the Marketplace Fairness Act. Three nasty landing-page habits may be driving your prospects away. Microsoft’s Outlook and Hotmail go down for a while. Here are the five pages you must have on your business Web site. Forrester predicts that online retail sales will hit $370 billion by 2017.

¶Social Media: Tips From Dr. Suess

¶Here are 15 social media tips from Dr. Suess, and these are the pitfalls to avoid on social media. Pinterest introduces a new analytic tool for businesses. Vistaprint announces a new tool to help small-business owners find, create and post content. Kerry Gorgone warns against creeping people out.

¶Red Tape: Tax Tips

¶The 2013 Federal Register has surpassed 15,000 pages. Here are a few tax-preparation basics and 10 tax tips for small-business owners, and the important federal tax dates for 2013. Applying for health insurance may not be easy for your employees. These online calculators can help you understand and comply with the new requirements of the Affordable Care Act. Some small businesses are casting a wary eye on minimum-wage legislation, and Bryan Caplan believes “it is a symbol of larger evils.”

¶Around the Country: B.B.B. Gives Itself an F

¶At SXSW in Austin last week, there were fewer start-ups (but more marketers and media). This 12-year-old was pitching his app at the event. A coming awards ceremony in St. Louis celebrates the spirit of innovation, collaboration and imagination in microbusinesses. A program from a utility company will provide $30 million in grants to residents and businesses in three New York boroughs hit by Hurricane Sandy. A Mississippi father gets the best obituary ever. North Dakota’s oil and gas industry just keeps growing. The Small Business Administration kicks off a young entrepreneur series with events in five cities. The UPS Store is hoping to help small businesses score during March Madness. The University of Texas is investing in student start-ups. The Better Business Bureau in Los Angeles gives itself an F.

¶Around the World: Valley of Death

¶China’s steel production gains but a professor of economics says the country’s debt is exploding. Here are 30 young entrepreneurial disruptors in China. Thousands of Chinese students get pumped for exams, while the government tells people to ignore the dead pigs and drink the water. Japan’s machinery orders fall 13 percent. Thirty children from around the world share their favorite toys for the camera. Although some feel the United Kingdom is one of the hottest landing spots for overseas companies that want to make an entrance into the European Union, the country flirts with another recession (could this be related to its “valley of death?”). Nineteen high-impact entrepreneurs from around the world join a network that is leading a global movement to catalyze long-term economic growth. The Reserve Bank of Australia gets hacked. Apple stores in France are banned from forcing employees to work late. And is this what Americans look like to North Koreans?

¶Technology: Google Glass Banned

¶Will computers be controlled with a wave of your hand? Google Glass is banned by a bar in Seattle. Meanwhile, there is a Google Glass app that recognizes people from what they’re wearing. Jeff Gordon takes a test drive in this new Pepsi Max commercial. This photo sums up 25 years of storage. A study finds that only 16 percent of users will retry a malfunctioning app. Here are five free apps for the out-of-office entrepreneur, and here are five ways to increase the security on your point-of-sale system. Here is the ultimate Linux starter kit for small businesses. Melissa Riofrio spent some time in Chromebook exile and found her life got simpler: “I’m not ready to surrender all my content to the cloud, but it’s certainly handy for day-to-day use.” The personal information for a bunch of celebrities is hacked. PCMag offers a new tool to check your Internet speed. PJ Gupta says that having a bring-your-own-device policy is a win for everyone.

From Hongkong Comes " katadigital.com" feature

Mulai pertengahan tahun lalu, Android merajai pasar telepon seluler (ponsel) cerdas alias smartphone, di Indonesia, yang telah menggeser posisi BlackBerry. bukti ini dipaparkan oleh lembaga riset bisnis International Data Corporation (IDC) Indonesia  pada akhir November 2012.

Menurut IDC, ponsel berbasis Android memiliki kontribusi sebesar 64 persen dari seluruh ponsel pintar yang dikirimkan ke Indonesia pada kuartal ketiga 2012. Angka ini bertumbuh dari kuartal kedua sebanyak 52 persen. Dari pertumbuhan angka tersebut, IDC yakin bahwa Android akan mempertahankan dominasinya pada tahun ini, meninggalkan sistem operasi lainnya macam iOS milik Apple, BlackBerry (BB), maupun Windows keluaran Microsoft.

Tren pertumbuhan Android di Indonesia itu sejalan dengan kepopuleran sistem operasi tersebut di dunia. Di Amerika Serikat, Android menggeser iOS, yang lebih dulu menyingkirkan BB. Di Eropa juga begitu, apalagi di banyak negara berkembang. Padahal, Android boleh dikata lahir belakangan ketimbang BB dan iOS. Hanya dalam waktu sekitar tiga tahun, Android menggeser para pendahulunya itu.

Bagaimana wabah Android itu bisa sedemikian fenomenal?

Jawaban yang paling masuk akal adalah bahwa Google, si pembuat Android, mengambil posisi bisnis yang berbeda total dengan dua dua pendahulunya tersebut. Google menggunakan pendekatan free (bebas), dan open (terbuka) bagi Android, bertolak belakang dengan Apple dan BB yang tertutup (closed).

Pendekatan yang dilakukan Google itu berarti bahwa Android yang dia buat boleh dipakai oleh vendor atau pabrikan ponsel manapun tanpa perlu bayar kepada Google. Dan setiap vendor ponsel pun diberi kebebasan untuk mengembangkan (open) Android guna disesuaikan dengan kekhasannya (kostumasi).

Lain hal dengan Apple dan RIM, yang tidak melepas sistem operasinya kepada vendor lain. Sistem operasi buatan masing-masing hanya digunakan untuk merek ponselnya sendiri.

Dengan pendekatan bisnis macam itu, Android menjadi  lebih gampang menyebar ke segala penjuru dengan cepat.  Karena,  bisa dikata semua vendor ponsel, dari yang sudah punya nama di level internasional sampai lokal, bebas menggunakan Android.

Maka, memang menjadi wajar ketika sejak tahun lalu Android diusung oleh banyak vendor ponsel menyerbu Tanah Air. Pemain papan atas Samsung datang dengan aneka jenis ponsel Android dengan rentang harga yang cukup bervariatif. LG, Sony, HTC pun begitu.

Bahkan vendor lokal juga tak mau kalah berebut kue. Ada Nexian, IMO, Mito. Zyrex yang dikenal sebagai vendor komputer pun ikutan meramaikan pasar Android, juga Polytron yang dikenal sebagai produsen perangkat elektronik rumah tangga. Belum lagi vendor dari China macam ZTE, dan Huawei, juga datang.

Karena begitu banyak vendor menjajakan Android, otomatis pula jadilah banyak sekali produk ponsel Android yang beredar, dengan rentang harga di bawah Rp 1 juta hingga Rp 7 jutaan.Pendatang baru pun tak mau membiarkan begitu saja pasar ponsel cerdas di Indonesia yang masih berpeluang besar untuk membengkak. Dari Hongkong datang KataDigital (katadigital.com), yang melansir satu produk bernama  “Kata i1” (baca: kata ai wan).

Ponsel buatan Kata ini berbalut hitam (depan), dan punggung putih. Berdasarkan spesifikasi produknya, ponsel hitam-putih ini masuk kategori  mumpuni, meski bukan hi-end, untuk aktivitas berponsel cerdas-ria (selain untuk bertelepon, dan SMS, juga untuk browsing, imil, hiburan, dan chatting multi-media).Untuk bermain game berat, apalagi game enteng macam Angry Bird, Kata i1 bisa berjalan mulus. Juga untuk multi-tasking, tak masalah. Kemampuan ini karena ditopang oleh prosesor dual core 1,2 GHz, plus RAM DDR3 sebesar 1 GB. Jumlah RAM sebesar ini jarang dipunyai oleh ponsel sekelasnya, yang kebanyakan hanya menyediakan 512 MB.

Dimensi layarnya yang lapang (4,5 inci diagonal), serta teknologi IPS-nya, membuat ponsel ini pas untuk aneka keperluan telefoni sampai hiburan. Kecerahan layarnya tidak membuat mata lelah, karena mampu menampilkan teks secara tajam, dan warna yang alami. Layar sentuhnya pun responsif.

Ukuran bodinya tergolong enak digunakan dengan satu tangan, alias tidak kekecilan ataupun kegedeaan. Dimasukkan ke dalam kantung baju pun bisa, dan tidak begitu menonjol, juga bisa dimasukkan di kantung belakang celana.Telepon genggam cerdas yang dilepas ke pasar seharga sekitar Rp 2 juta tersebut menggusung dual-SIM GSM yang aktif secara bersamaan. Salah satu kartu digunakan untuk akses data, meski juga bisa untuk fungsi telefoni.

Untuk berlama-lama ngobrol dengan orang di seberang sono, si hitam-putih ini tidak bikin kuping panas. Tingkat volume bisa disesuaikan, pun speakerphone bisa dimanfaatkan. Daya tahan baterenya pun lumayan lama. Jika digunakan untuk bertelepon dan berinternet dalam tingkat moderat, daya batere bisa bertahan seharian.   Dengan bandrol harga segitu, Kata i1 rasanya cukup kompetitif, mengingat kemampuan aneka komponen yang diusung di atas rata-rata ponsel sekelasnya.

Spesifikasi singkat Kata i1:

Dual GSM; layar: IPS, 4,5 inci, qHD (960x540); prosesor: dual core 1,2 GHz; kamera: belakang  8 MP (auto focus) plus lampu kilat LED, depan 1,3 MP; memori: internal 4 GB, mendukung tambahan micro SD maksimal 32 GB, RAM 1 GB; Android 4.04 (Ice Cream Sandwich); koneksi: bluetooth, 3G HSDPA, Wifi, tethering (menjadi hotspot), GPS; batere: 1.600 mAh; proximity sensor;  Aneka aplikasi hiburan; dan Radio FM.

Data Speed : Test Your Smartphone Now

So you've read about our 4G speed tests, and now you want to know how your smartphone or cellular-modem speeds stack up to our results. You have a few easy ways to conduct such tests yourself.

A Disclaimer

Testing network speeds is a messy business. To measure your Internet connection's throughput, these apps will test the transfer rates between your smartphone or PC and the closest test server available. However, the test data will make several stops between your device and the test server--which means network congestion or signal interference will have plenty of opportunity to slow down your overall connection. If you're trying to compare different devices on the same carrier, or speeds between different carriers, you'll get more accurate results if you try several tests in the same time and place, and keep track of the different speeds. Don't base your results on a single test--everyone has a bad network day every now and then.

Speedtest.net: Android, iOS, and Your PC

If you don't already use Speedtest.net, you should--it's an easy way to test your home or office's Internet connection for bandwidth and latency. Of course, you can also use this service to test your PC's cellular Internet connection (either via built-in cellular Internet or a separate modem, such as the MiFi). All you have to do is navigate over to Speedtest.net and click the Begin Test button, and the site will match you up to the nearest test server and put your Internet connection through its paces, which is handy for checking to see if your ISP's reported speeds match your actual speeds.

Speedtest.net's testing Web app relies on Flash, so it might not work quite as well on your smartphone browser. Fortunately, if you have an Android or iOS gadget, you can grab the appropriate free Speedtest.net app and try it yourself. Some users have reported problems with the app's automatically assigning a test server located on the other side of the world--when we tried the Android app, it thought we were in Kansas instead of California. If the same kind of thing happens to you, open the Settings menu and manually choose the closest server possible. The farther away the test server is, the more network hops your data has to make to get there, which means that you'll see slower speeds and lower pings that aren't necessarily reflective of your actual network speed.

Bandwidth Testing for BlackBerry and Windows Phone 7

Not on an Android or iOS smartphone? Don't worry, you still have speed-testing options. BlackBerry users can try the Cisco Global Internet Speed Test (GIST) app, though judging from the comments in the AppWorld listing more than a few people have had problems with its either using a test server that is too far away or simply refusing to work altogether. Still, it's worth a shot.
Windows Phone 7 users, on the other hand, should grab BandWidth, a quick-and-dirty testing app. It's listed in the Marketplace simply as "BandWidth," but you can read a bit more about it in this XDA Developers thread.

4G Wireless Speed Test : Which Companies Can Reliably Provide Next-Generation Speed ?

By now you've seen all the ads pitching wireless companies' new 4G mobile broadband services and devices. But beyond all the buzzwords and hype, which companies can reliably provide next-generation speed?

We decided to find out by testing each of the four major national carriers--AT&T, Sprint, T-Mobile, and Verizon--in 260 locations spread among 13 U.S. cities. We found some clear winners and losers, and some good news about wireless service in the United States as a whole. Here are our conclusions.

Wireless data speeds have soared: Since this time last year, the major wireless carriers, as a group, have increased their average download speeds for laptop-modem users by more than threefold, an apparent result of their urgent transition from 3G to 4G network technology.

(We measured the best service we could get--3G or 4G--in each testing location.) Over laptop modems, the Big Four carriers now have a collective average download speed of roughly 3.5 megabits per second in our 13 testing cities, versus a nearly 1-mbps average download speed in those cities at the beginning of 2010, a remarkable improvement.

In our previous wireless-network performance studies, we measured the "reliability" of the data service, expressed as the percentage of tests in which we could obtain a good connection. But our test results show that network service has improved to the point where it's rare to find an unusable signal or no signal at all. So we have retired our reliability measurement--another testament to the dramatic improvements of the past year.

Verizon's 4G LTE is for real: Verizon's 4G LTE service, which is now in 38 U.S. markets, was widely available in 12 of our 13 testing cities. (We didn't go out of our way to test in areas served by Verizon's LTE network; we haven't changed our list of testing cities in the three years we've done these tests.) Our laptop-modem tests on Verizon clocked speeds that were far faster than those on competing 4G networks in the same tests (twice as fast as the second-fastest service, in fact). Verizon's network had an average download speed of roughly 6.5 mbps and an average upload speed of 5.0 mbps.

One important caveat: A relatively small number of Verizon customers currently use this new network. During our testing period, Verizon offered only two laptop-modem models that worked on the network, and none of the company's smartphones could take advantage of the new 4G speeds. The performance of Verizon's network could degrade as more people--and devices--connect to it.

And there's a downside to Verizon's 4G success. While the new 4G LTE network is lightning-fast, our smartphone-based tests suggest that the 3G CDMA network that most Verizon smartphone customers use today may actually be getting slower. The connection speeds we measured on our Verizon (3G CDMA) testing smartphone (a Motorola Droid 2) stayed the same or decreased in 10 of our testing cities since last year. And at the moment, those CDMA phones are all that's available to Verizon Wireless customers.

T-Mobile smartphones are fastest: Verizon may have the fastest network for laptops, but in our tests T-Mobile had the speediest results for smartphones. The T-Mobile HTC G2 we used for testing produced a 13-city average download speed of almost 2.3 mbps; that's about 52 percent faster than the second-fastest phone, Sprint's HTC EVO 4G, which had an average download speed of 1.5 mbps.

T-Mobile also impressed in our laptop-modem tests. Although only half as fast as Verizon's, T-Mobile's download speeds averaged almost 3 mbps in our tests--more than a threefold increase from the carrier's nearly 0.9-mbps average download speed in our January 2010 survey. With these laptop- and smartphone-based results, T-Mobile is proving to be a worthy challenger to its much-larger competitors.

AT&T continues to grow, but perhaps not fast enough: AT&T, the big winner in our January 2010 survey, has continued to ramp up throughput speeds at about the same pace, judging from this year's survey results. Its average download speeds in our laptop-modem tests grew 76 percent to a roughly 2.5 mbps average this year. But each of its competitors showed bigger jumps in download speeds over the past year, resulting in a third-place finish for AT&T in this year's speed results.

And AT&T's speed gains didn't translate well to our smartphone-based tests: The average download speeds we measured on our Apple iPhone 4 (1.4 mbps) increased only 15 percent over the speeds we measured on the same device in early 2010. However, AT&T intends to launch its own 4G LTE network later this year, a move that might tip the balance of the 4G speed race in its favor once again.

Sprint needs more 4G: In the cities where Sprint offers its 4G WiMax service, customers saw large speed increases over the past year. Sprint's average download speeds grew 170 percent to 2.1 mbps in our tests this year; the result would have been even better had the WiMax service been more consistently available throughout our test locations. But in cities such as New Orleans, Phoenix, and San Diego, where Sprint still relies on its 3G CDMA network for data service, download speeds have fallen, and remain well below the 1 mbps mark.

10 Steps : How To Conserve Your Smartphone Battery

Apple, BlackBerry, Samsung and other global brands have come up with smartphones equipped with powerful mobile operating systems such as Google’s Android, Nokia’s Symbian, Apple’s iOS, etc, that allows users to play games, listen to mp3s, snap pictures, have access to the Net and even stream videos.
Given their diverse range of capabilities and multi-functionality running on a mobile (as in on-the-go) platform, it’s no wonder that battery life has always been a concern for developers, manufacturers and the users themselves. On average, most smartphone batteries last between one and two days before being completely depleted, and in need of a recharge.

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While we wait for the hardware development to catch up, the alternative will be to conserve battery life. As it is with our energy levels, battery life can be effectively utilized and managed, leaving nothing to go to waste. Without a battery charger or a spare battery with you everywhere you go, you’ll have to make due with minimizing the consumption of battery juice.
Here are 10 essential tips how you can conserve your smartphone’s battery.

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1. Turn Off Vibrations

Vibrations are great for notifying you about incoming calls or messages when you’re in the theatre, meetings or other places where it’s necessary to keep the phone silent. In places where it doesn’t matter, it will be better for you to use your ringtone as notification if you want to keep your smartphones on longer.
Vibrations actually use up more power than ringtones. The sounds produced by ringtones are just very tiny vibrations in your smartphone’s speaker. Compare that to the shaking of the entire phone via vibrating a smart weight, playing a ringtone definitely zaps less of your battery. The same applies for using vibration for tactile feedback. If you don’t think it’s necessary, then disable vibrations or at the very least, lessen the magnitude of the vibrations.

2. Dim Your Screen

This one tip affects battery life drastically. It’s obvious that dimming your screen will reduce your smartphone’s power consumption since we all have to activate the screen whenever we use our phones. If our screen is brightly lit up every couple of minutes when we check our emails and such, it eventually will zap battery juice. Auto-brightness setting enable the smartphone to adjust the brightness to its optimal level for reading while conserving battery life.

On the other hand though, you may consider tuning the level permanently to the dimmest level that you can still read under without straining your eyes. Doing so may do wonders to your battery life in the long run.

3. Shorten Screen Timeout

In the same manner, if you wish to minimize the power consumption of your smartphone of the screen display, you ought to consider shortening the screen timeout. This decides how long the screen will remain lit after you finish interacting with it.
Some of us do not have the habit of ‘locking’ the phone after we we are done with it; we just let it go lights out by itself. Keeping the timeout duration short will ensure that the phone doesn’t waste power when you’re not using it.

4. Switching Off When Inactive

Although it is true that turning on your phone consumes more power than unlocking your phone, switching it off for a couple of hours can save more battery than leaving it on sleep or inactive mode. If you know you’re not going to touch your phone for an extended period of time, such as when you’re attending a meeting or sleeping, you can actually cut down a significant amount of energy consumption if you simply switch it off.

You might be wondering why you should even bother about battery level when you’ve a charger with you at home while you sleep. Well, the thing is that repeated charging for certain kind of batteries eats up the battery volume. For such batteries, the best way is to conserve as much as you can so that your battery retains its original capacity as much as possible.

5. Charge Your Battery Correctly

Speaking of phone charging, there are generally two kinds of rechargeable batteries commonly used for smartphones: Lithium-ion (Li-Ion), and Nickel-based batteries: namely Nickel-Metal Hydride (NiMH) and Nickel-Cadmium (NiCd).
The battery capacity in NiCd batteries are reduced every time you recharge them. Nonetheless, NiCd batteries have longer life cycles i.e. they can be recharged more often than NiMH batteries before stop working. Nickel-based batteries should be charged (to the full amount) when they’re more or less out of power, and not when there’s still a good amount of energy left.

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Li-Ion batteries have the longest life cycle among the three types of batteries but they also need to be charged more frequently (even when the battery is not fully used up) to maintain its original capacity. To keep your battery lasting longer, find out more about the type of battery that your smartphone uses and maintain the appropriate charging strategy for optimum usage.

6. Close Unnecessary Apps

Some of us open app after app and don’t bother to close them even after we no longer need to use them. This multi-tasking capability is a common feature of smartphones, but it is also a main reason why battery life gets drained away easily. The worst thing is that you’re losing battery juice when you are not even using them. Leaving them open will leave your battery at half-bar in no time.
As often as possible, kill your apps if you are not using them. There are some valuable apps out there that manage the multitasking ability of your smartphone to ensure it performs at its best to conserve battery life without jeopardizing usage. One such Android app is the Advanced Task Killer.

7. Disable GPS

Certain apps eat up more battery juice than others, particularly apps which utilize the GPS system to track your location. Your smartphone has a GPS unit that allows the sending and receiving of signals to and from satellites to determine your exact location, which is integral for some apps to work, for example, map-based apps like Google Maps or to check-in on Facebook.

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When left running in the background, some of these apps may continue to send and receive signals. It takes a lot out of your battery to continuously do that, even if you aren’t aware of it. Hence, you should ensure that those particular apps are closed when you really don’t need them. A more extreme way is to disable location services when prompted by these apps. It may slow down the efficiency of these apps but you won’t be tracked on your location and some users deliberately do that for privacy reasons.

8. No Bluetooth, Wi-Fi, 3G/4G When Not in Use

Energy is consumed whenever your smartphone searches for signals, Wi-Fi, 3G or Bluetooth etc. When the reception is poor, the phone will continue scanning to attain a good connection. Repeated searches for these signals can easily make your battery level drop a notch.
What I’m saying is that you should turn off your Wi-Fi or Bluetooth when you don’t need to be connected. One convenient way to do it is to switch to ‘Airplane Mode’ or just switch your phone off when you know you can’t get any signal.
On the other hand, when you need good reception for your smartphone, place or position your phone in high connectivity zones. This will prevent your smartphones from constantly seeking for a connection and wasting your precious battery power switching from one signal to the other.

9. Minimize Notifications

With constant connectivity to the Internet, we tend to get notifications on our smartphones all the time, be it updates on the latest news, emails, high scores from games, add-ons for apps etc. But I’m sure that you would only want to be notified on the more essential stuffs like new text messages, or messages from Whatsapp.

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Not only is it annoying to constantly receive irrelevant notifications that can actually wait, it is also a powersucker for each of these notifications. Every incoming notification will light up your screen, make a sound alert or vibrate.
Manage your settings well and disable unnecessary notifications to save a little battery power (and avoid being frustrated with these constant notifications).

10. Maintain Cool Temperature

Some of us might have observed that our battery runs out faster when our smartphones are warm. Put simply, don’t leave your smartphones under direct sunlight or in any place that is hot.
One of the more common occurrences would be leaving the smartphone in a car parked under the sun. The battery will function optimally in cooler environments, so do look out for, and try to avoid, scenarios where your phone is exposed to unnecessary and excessive heat.