So I have my external drive, any recommendations for free backup software?

 

I'm doing full system backup via windows, but that isn't really a format I can use to access individual files

Finally, someone listened to reason and got the HTC One. It's the ONLY Android based phone that I believe the hardware is on par with Apple's quality. The damn thing just looks and FEELS awesome.

What you mean finally, I got mine the week it came out, lol

I got one of these and it's cool albeit totally unnecessary and superfluous

 

http://www.amazon.com/Belkin-Control-Anywh...=cm_rdp_product

What you mean finally, I got mine the week it came out, lol

 

You don't count.

NSA and GCHQ have cracked ssl, https, VoIP; work with technology companies and isp's to craft encryption standards and ensure backdoors.

 

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/...-codes-security

 

US and British intelligence agencies have successfully cracked much of the online encryption relied upon by hundreds of millions of people to protect the privacy of their personal data, online transactions and emails, according to top-secret documents revealed by former contractor Edward Snowden.

The new Nexus will be based off the LG G2.

 

5" 1080p screen, Snapdragon 800, LTE, smaller than the Nexus 4 in dimensions, and possibly available on all major networks.

 

http://www.androidpolice.com/2013/09/05/th...eless-charging/

It's things like this that make me love the Android ecosystem so much.

So I have my external drive, any recommendations for free backup software?

 

I'm doing full system backup via windows, but that isn't really a format I can use to access individual files

Ah, windows. I use timemachine on my mac, but I'm surprised the hard drive didnt come with some basic stuff

 

Just read an article about the Samsung smartwatch. Am I the only one who thinks this is the dumbest f***ing idea ever? Other than a select few hipsters, who is buying this thing? Who needs ANOTHER smart device on their person? I don't get it at all.

 

I think smartwatches are going to be a big thing, but Samsung f***ed up by making theirs only compatible with the Note 3, which nobody will buy

I think smartwatches are going to be a big thing, but Samsung f***ed up by making theirs only compatible with the Note 3, which nobody will buy

I disagree, I put them into the people who thought calculator watches were cool category.

I disagree, I put them into the people who thought calculator watches were cool category.

 

Bingo.

 

Seriously, what's the appeal? I get Google Glass - that's basically putting your phone screen in your field of view all day. That's an extension of the smartphone. The smart watch is just an additional piece of hardware that doesn't offer you anything new.

Bingo.

 

Seriously, what's the appeal? I get Google Glass - that's basically putting your phone screen in your field of view all day. That's an extension of the smartphone. The smart watch is just an additional piece of hardware that doesn't offer you anything new.

 

No reaching in pockets without the obtrusiveness of having a smartphone on your face

Not planning on getting a smart watch but I can see how they could potentially be useful. If they have a lot of fitness integrated apps I could see a market for that (i.e., heart rate monitors, etc.). And if you're already a watch wearer and work in a corporate environment it might be more useful to see new texts, emails, calendar notifications on your wrist rather then pulling your phone out of your pocket ever time it vibrates.

I think smartwatches are going to be a big thing, but Samsung f***ed up by making theirs only compatible with the Note 3, which nobody will buy

 

Not to mention it's a watch with a single days battery life.

Not to mention it's a watch with a single days battery life.

 

Yeah as far as smart watches go, this Samsung one seems like a huge failure.

Not planning on getting a smart watch but I can see how they could potentially be useful. If they have a lot of fitness integrated apps I could see a market for that (i.e., heart rate monitors, etc.). And if you're already a watch wearer and work in a corporate environment it might be more useful to see new texts, emails, calendar notifications on your wrist rather then pulling your phone out of your pocket ever time it vibrates.

 

I think a day will come when their usefulness is vastly greater than it is now, and when battery life makes them last a week+, versus one day like this Samsung watch.

 

Two of my friends have Pebbles, they pretty much say it's not ready for prime time.

 

Personally, for me, watches are jewelry. That's what I use my watch for.

Yep I dont wear jewelry so I dont wear a watch.

 

Ive actually had the "who wears watches anymore" conversation a few times recently.

I like having a watch when I know I'll be in a setting in which it is inappropriate to check my phone frequently

watches are awesome and also let you covertly check the time when you're bored in a meeting

I like having a watch when I know I'll be in a setting in which it is inappropriate to check my phone frequently

That is like when, in church?

 

 

That is like when, in church?

 

Meetings for work, class

Meetings for work, class

Hah, everyone in our company has their phones out in our meetings...I usually have two out

Hah, everyone in our company has their phones out in our meetings...I usually have two out

 

In my experience the higher up the ladder you are, the quicker you are to pull it out.

So let's say you get a new job somewhere. Are you that comfortable in meetings that you'd keep pulling out your phone to check notifications and the time? It's a different story if you've been somewhere a while and you know everyone in the meetings.