Samsung Focus Flash – Tech I Like

In this episode of Tech I Like I review the Samsung Focus Flash, a Windows Phone 7.5 Mango smartphone for AT&T. The Focus Flash is a budget smartphone coming in at around $50 on contract and for the money you get a lot including the same core hardware specs as the rest of the current generation of Windows Phones, a 5 megapixel rear facing camera along with a front facing camera and a 3.7″ Super AMOLED screen.

Siri Voice Dictation on the New iPad 3 (2012)

In this video I give a demo of Siri Voice Dictation for the new iPad 3 2012 Third Generation Retina model. Full Siri isn’t on the new iPad 3 however the Voice Dictation half of Siri is available on the iPad as long as you have a Wi-Fi, 3G or 4G connection so in this test I show it compared to Siri Voice Dictation on the iPhone 4S.

Listening to shame | Brené Brown

http://www.ted.com Shame is an unspoken epidemic, the secret behind many forms of broken behavior. Brené Brown, whose earlier talk on vulnerability became a viral hit, explores what can happen when people confront their shame head-on. Her own humor, humanity and vulnerability shine through every word.

TEDTalks is a daily video podcast of the best talks and performances from the TED Conference, where the world’s leading thinkers and doers give the talk of their lives in 18 minutes. Featured speakers have included Al Gore on climate change, Philippe Starck on design, Jill Bolte Taylor on observing her own stroke, Nicholas Negroponte on One Laptop per Child, Jane Goodall on chimpanzees, Bill Gates on malaria and mosquitoes, Pattie Maes on the “Sixth Sense” wearable tech, and “Lost” producer JJ Abrams on the allure of mystery. TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design, and TEDTalks cover these topics as well as science, business, development and the arts. Closed captions and translated subtitles in a variety of languages are now available on TED.com, at http://www.ted.com/translate

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How to Set Up and Activate the New iPad 3 / iPad 4 (2012)

In this video I give a tutorial on how to set up and activate a new iPad 3 Third Generation Retina Display 2012 model as well as the iPad 4. This shows the first boot, how to turn on the new iPad, choosing a language and country, activating location services, setting up a Wi-Fi network on the iPad, activating the iPad, setting it up as a new iPad or from a previous iPad backup, signing in or creating a new Apple ID, activating iCloud, setting up iCloud backups or backing up to your computer with iTunes, activating Find My iPad, enabling Siri Voice Dictation and registering your iPad with Apple. Setting up a new iPad 2012 on iOS 5 is easy if you’re having problems.