Category: TommyLog – TECH

TommyLog TECH – Never Get Lost with Waze #VZWBuzz #AD

Do you remember those over-sized, folded maps of days gone by? When was the last time you actually unfolded one? Traveling has gotten so much easier with the advent of GPS. The tool I think I use almost every day to help me navigate is a app called Waze by Google. Using Waze on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 with the 5.7″ screen is just a dream come true. The huge screen makes navigation just a breeze.

Waze take GPS navigation up a HUGE notch. It links you to other “wazers” in the area to share the happenings on the road. “Real time reports of traffic slowdowns, police presence, accidents, road hazards even gas prices can all be communicated using Waze. You can even report inaccuracies in the map to get them fixed.

**NOTE** Please be safe using Waze by only accessing it while you are stopped or by a passenger in your vehicle.

Using Waze to never get lost on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is totally “Tommy Approved”!!

Waze can be downloaded from the Google play store or from the iTunes store and I was wrong, Waze is available for windows phone.

For more information on how to get your very own Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from Verizon, Here’s a link http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/smartphone/samsung-galaxy-note-3-black

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

 

TommyLog TECH – Staying Organized With Evernote #vzwbuzz #AD

Staying organized in this day and age is so important! The one tool that I just love to use to keep myself digitally organized is Evernote. Using Evernote on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is just such a pleasure. One reason is the huge screen for taking down notes and making notations. Evernote is just so multi platform. You can find Evernote for your desktop machine, Mac or PC as well as ever smartphone flavor out there, Android, IOS, Windows Mobile as well as Blackberry.

One of my favorite Evernote features is the ability to OCR pictures. I love to take pictures of business cards and let Evernote OCR them for easy searching. That’s a free tip from Tommy ☺

Another tip is to set up an Evernote email address. Evernote has the ability to process emails and sort them to different notebooks. That way I can send emails or forward emails right into an Evernote notebook. All you need to do is add the “@notebooknamehere” to the subject line and the email will be sent to that particular notebook. LOVE that feature.

One huge hidden gem about purchasing the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from Verizon is that fact you get a Evernote Premium upgrade with each phone. That’s about a $50 freebee. Bring a premium subscriber gets you more bandwidth and storage as well as a list of other features found here. http://evernote.com/premium/

Using Evernote to keep me organized on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is totally “Tommy Approved”!!

For more information on how to get your very own Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from Verizon, Here’s a link http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/smartphone/samsung-galaxy-note-3-black

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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TommyLog TECH – Verizon 4G LTE Rocks #VZWBuzz #AD

TommyLog TECH – Verizon 4G LTE Rocks #VZWBuzz

So as I try to fit the Samsung Galaxy Note 3 into my digital lifestyle, one of the features that I immediately found I’m falling in love with the most is the mobile hotspot. Verizon 4G LTE is simply amazing!  An example of this was a trip I took to western Wisconsin last week. My daughter Clara was in the state dance competition in La Crosse Wisconsin. The drive from Appleton La Crosse is three hours. I used my Galaxy Note 3 as my Wi-Fi hotspot for the entire trip. About 45 minutes into the trip, my AT&T signal dropped off. I had no service. Zip, zero, nada! Not true with Verizon 4G LTE. It worked all the way through. Both my son Tommy and my son Drew were streaming Netflix and YouTube the whole way.

For those of you who are interested, six hours worth of Netflix and YouTube streaming is about 8 GB worth of data. The more you know! ☺   While I was at the local Buffalo Wild Wings, I happened to run a speed test on the network. I got over 65 Mb download speed — WOW!! The network speed on my Samsung Galaxy Note 3 is totally “Tommy Approved”!!

For more information on how to get your very own Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from Verizon, Here’s a link http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/smartphone/samsung-galaxy-note-3-black

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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TommyLog TECH – Samsung Galaxy Note 3 First Look #VZWBuzz

TommyLog TECH – Samsung Galaxy Note 3 First Look #VZWBuzz
Okay kids, so I got this cool new Samsung Nalaxy Note 3 from Verizon and ask me a test. You saw it in my boxing video here, http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZTSTdUm4rEY now let’s take a look one of the big key features of this thing. Today the thing I want to focus on is the size. This thing is just massive. The Galaxy Note 3 has a 5.7-inch screen. Compared to the iPad Air, which has a 9.7 inch screen, the iPad Mini with a 7.9-inch screen, and the iPhone 5S with a 4 inch screen… you can see the huge difference. Clearly the iPad’s are tablets, but lines are blurred between phone and tablet with the Note 3.

I’m not trying to get very technical here with regard to the sizes and weights. It’s all about what you can see and what you feel — that makes the real difference. Here with the Galaxy Note 3 the extra screen real estate is just significant. All the screens are beautiful and the Note 3 is no exception.

Of course the other big elephant in the room is the operating system in the phone runs. My daily driver, or iPhone 5S uses the IOS and Samsung galaxy three uses android 4.3. There are so many differences in OS’s here, learning a new one…well lets just say its different. More on that in subsequent videos.

For more information on how to get your own Samsung Galaxy Note 3 from Verizon, Here’s a link http://www.verizonwireless.com/b2c/device/smartphone/samsung-galaxy-note-3-black

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me test and share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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TommyLog TECH – LG Tone+ #VZWBuzz

OK kids, Tommy here and this time I have the new LG Tone+ Bluetooth headset to talk about.  I really love this product. The headset is lightweight, super easy-to-use and just works. The things darn near bulletproof to setup and use. Once you get past the crappy manual with its super small reverse type, it’s an awesome product.

The LG Tone+ headset is totally one hundred percent Tommy approved!

For more information, Here’s a link to the LG Tone+ on the Verizon website. http://www.verizonwireless.com/accessories/lg-tone-bluetooth-stereo-headset-black/

[DISCLAIMER — I’m one of the cool kids who has been asked to play with and test technology for Verizon. They asked me share my thoughts. All my words are original and my own.]

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