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Facebook's freshly overhauled iPhone app (Facebook for iPhone 3.0) is so stuffed with goodies, that we were anticipating a similar bounty of features with the much-awaited Facebook for Android.
Shame on the Google/Facebook development team (mostly Google's, with consulting from Facebook) for creating an abbreviated app that fails to offer a complete Facebook.com experience, and shame on us for holding Google up to the high standards we've come to expect from, well, Google.
Having said that, the Facebook for Android 1.0 application is by no means a failed application. Its features are limited, sure, but the app completes its actions as advertised. In the sense of delivering on its promised functionality, it is a success. We just wanted it to be so much more. The good news is, the app can only mature from here. Check it out in the First Look video above.
You've got time to cut and save one ringtone on your Android phone, but what about three or ten or twenty? If you're too busy to edit a bundle, check out Sharetones 1.0 beta, a new app that takes a clever twist on the concept of ringtone sales.
We'll leave you to our First Look video for the details, but let's just say it's legal and lightening-fast. Best yet, for a limited time, it's also free.
Chris DiBona, Open source manager at Google talks about Android, open source, and more.
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Jacob's questions: Should you upgrade a two-year-old Gateway computer to Windows Vista?
You can use Microsoft's Windows Vista upgrade adviser to get its advice. I'd probably hold off still. An older computer is more likely to have issues with Vista than a brand-new or recently purchased computer. See the video for Brian Cooley's tips on Zune-management issues if you do upgrade.
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In response to an e-mail, Brian Cooley recommended a couple of outdoor display companies. One is Sunlight LCD and the other is SunBrite TV
Want the most accessible music player between Zune and iPod? The iPod Nano has talking menus, but if that's not enough storage space, Brian Tong noted that the Zune has larger text.
Brian C. pointed a caller with about 3,000 photos to high-speed scanners. He also pointed out ScanCafe as an example of a service that will do the scanning for you..
Will pre-N or Draft-N wireless routers be firmware upgradable to 802.11N once the standard is completed? The short answer is probably not. Vendors have said they'd like to where possible, but can't make any promises.
A SMART error on a hard drive stands for Self-Monitoring, Analysis, and Reporting Technology. Back up your files right away and prepare for a hard drive crash. If you run into odd error messages and want some help interpreting them, try Bug.GD.
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It's all about Macs today! Plus a look at the new T-Mobile G1, aka Google phone. And, of course, our second round of video questions. Thanks to Ross and Brad! Keep 'em coming to cnetlive@cnet.com. (No attachments, please.)
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E-mail answer Here's Ed's e-mail answering our caller from last week who couldn't get XP to install on his Windows Vista drives.
On your CNET Live from October 9, you had a caller trying to install XP on a Vista PC but it wouldn't recognize any of his hard drives. The problem is that either XP doesn't have the drivers for his hard drive controller, or he needs to turn off the flash cache on his controller. He can download the controller driver from the hardware manufacturer onto a disc, and then press F6 during the install when it prompts for unsupported hard drive/RAID controllers. Or, turning off the flash cache should allow XP to see the controller. I had this problem on a Dell Vostro laptop, and actually had to do both (disable the flash cache on the controller in BIOS and install drivers off a CD). Not sure if there is a way to get this solution to the caller, but at least you'll know for next time.
Ed Buck
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Ross's questions: There isn't an IP camera made today that also puts out video via USB or even FireWire that Brian C. can find. There ARE some IP cameras that have a video output, and if you ran that out to a video-capture card on your PC, voila. Look at Sony's SNCP5 ($460) coupled with the ADS Tech video capture device for ($50). Add the Sony SNC-ACFW1 Wi-Fi card for about $140. The cam supports PoE natively.
Tom suggested using WebcamMax or ManyCam to capture the screen with the IP camera software running so you can see the video. The frame rate may not be great, but it might work.
Brad's questions: We edited Brad's questions to just one, the one about sticky notes. Remember folks, keep your questions at 15 seconds. You can find lots of sticky-note programs at download.com. Try Notezilla.
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Mac or PC? That's almost like asking whether you should be Republican or Democrat. PCs are often more cost-effective, although articles have been done that dispute how much that's true. I'd say if you can afford the higher price, it's nice to be able to run Windows on a Mac. For the bargain-hunter, I'd stick with PC.
If you have Windows on a Mac in boot camp, you can easily remove it. Here are the steps.
Solid-state drives are getting cheaper. Brian C says if you want to wait for the cheapest, hold off a couple years. Here's a search on SSD price drops to give you some perspective.
Need some low-light cameras? Lori Grunin did a great job rounding up some compacts for you.
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