New Protection For Our Androids
Not long ago Ed Tyson of Expert Shield contacted me with an offer of his companies screen protection for our Android devices. As our various phones (Nexus 4) & tablets (Nexus 7) are presently naked(!) I decided to take him up on his offer. We’re just awaiting arrival of the goods.
In the past I have used Skinomi Techskin and found them quite good. I once again reached for their products when I shattered the glass back on my Nexus 4 some weeks ago. The carbon wrap is still working great to hold the broken back together.
That said, I found that the clear protective layer for the front of the phone was a bit on the thick side. While it worked well enough as protection I found that it felt a little gummy to the touch. It subtly changed the feel of the phone in use, something that I’d like to avoid if possible.
Stella and I were initially using the Poetic Borderline Bumper case for Google Nexus 4
When experimenting with a new audio path I like to take measurements. Long ago, in an age of techno-pre-history known as the late 1980’s, I craved what were then an emerging class of computerized test instruments, like the 
so I decided to record the output of the sweep generator in Audio Tool to the H2. Then I tool the resulting WAV file into 
A couple of weeks ago I was trying the 
Not long ago I read a post by a blogger who had made the effort to give up his laptop for the day. While attending a conference he left his laptop in his hotel room intent upon using only his 
tablet throughout that day. I thought it an interesting experiment.
, wirelessly connected to my Nexus 7. Just as he described the case for the keyboard doubles as a stand for the tablet. It’s handy. To use it properly really requires a table, but it’s working on my lap at the moment.