How To Download Music From Computer To Cell Phone
Downloading music from your PC's music collection is pretty easy. All you have to do is drag and drop songs from your PC onto a memory card that's then installed in the phone.All the phones connect to PC USB cable. However only Sprint / Nextel and Amp'd phones appear as a lettered drive onto which you can drag and drop music files.
Not everything on your PC will necessarily play on the phones. Sprint phones will play MP3's and AAC's ( the default format for Apple's iTunes software and Music Store) but not music purchased form other music stores even PC downloads from the Sprint service, oddly enough. With Amp'd you can play MP3's and WMA's but not songs downloaded from online music stores. AMP'd Live does allow you to order songs, ringtones and other content from your PC and have them automatically pushed to you phone.
Verizon is the most "Apple unfriendly". It's phones don't play MP3's or AAC's the only formats used by iPod owners just WMA's. The only good news is that Verizon phones will play copy-protected WMA songs bought from other online stores (which of course rules out Apple iTunes content). I hope this helps you in terms of what cell phone you have now or are contemplating on purchasing. Below is a place that I found to be helpfull in this process. Check it out.
Vonage Broadband Phone Service - Use a Router
Hitting the telephone scene and hurting the big local phone company giants is Vonage. Vonage phone service is delivered via a pre-existing broadband internet line. If you have Cable internet or a DSL line you can use Vonage. The reason of course that you would want to go with Vonage is the fact that the cost of it is significantly lower than what local phone and long distance carriers charge. You can easily save hundreds every year. So now you understand the hype of Vonage if you didn't already know.
There are a few recommendations I make to those who are going to be getting Vonage Broadband Phone Service. First make sure you have a reliable internet connection. That of course would be a Cable or DSL line. These internet connections are always on and usually always fast. This is needed to deliver a good quality signal for the phone.
Next you'll want to make sure you have a router. A router is a small device that routes internet traffic from your Cable or DSL modem to your computer via wireless or wired network. The router in conjunction with the Vonage unit would also connect directly to the internet line and Vonage server. They are not hard to setup. In fact a Vonage representative will be happy to walk you through it by phone.
Using a router will ensure that your broadband phone service is getting the internet connectivity it needs to deliver you an always available high quality signal.
Here is a Vonage Web Site that gives you a FREE Vonage Approved Router and one month of FREE Vonage service when you sign-up there: http://www.VonageOneMonthFree.info/
How to Check Your IP
So you need to check your IP address, for whatever reason. Maybe you're playing an online game with a friend, or you need to access your PC remotely. Whatever the reason, there are a number of different ways you can check your IP address.
One of the easiest ways is to run an "ipconfig" command in dos prompt. You can access a DOS prompt from windows by hitting start, then run, and typing cmd in the run box. A MS-DOS dialog box will appear. Try typing "ipconfig" in this window.
This will come back with the IP of your computer. However, if you are running a home network or an office network, this will only give you your local IP. This is the IP that has been assigned to you by your router or hub. If you want to check your external IP (which is the one used to connect to your computer or local network) then you need to access your router settings, usually accessed by typing 192.168.1.1 into your browser (or whatever local IP your router has been assigned. Usually, 192.168.1.1 or 192.168.1.0 will be your default gateway IP. "Default gateway IP" meaning your router, as your router is used as your gateway for accessing the Internet).
After you've brought up your router information page (and logged in, which is sometimes required), look for a status page, and your "WAN IP." This IP is the IP assigned to your router as your external IP for your incoming traffic.
Now, should you need to check your external IP and you can't access your router, you could use an IP checker on the Internet. A simple Google or Yahoo search for "IP checker" will give you a list of sites that use an easy script to tell you your IP. There is also certain programs in Windows that will give you this result. Try looking around.
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Potentially Embarrassing Files That You Thought You Deleted May Still Be Lurking On Your Computer
I was on a flight seated next to a businessman recently and when I got to talking about Internet privacy he mentioned he often surfs at home and while he travels and comes across things he doesn't intend to download and wondered about how to make sure those files are not still sitting on his computer. I've heard that before.
Fact is, lots of people surf for adult material online as a form of entertainment. If you're not one of them, perhaps you shouldn't bother reading any further. But if like many people who enjoy such Internet content, you may want to be aware of one important fact about how your computer might be telling on you without your knowledge.
Just because you delete unwanted files, pictures, video clips, etc., that doesn't mean they're really off your computer's hard drive. Your computer doesn't work that way. Those potentially embarrassing files that you thought you deleted may still be lurking on your computer or laptop's hard drive for some time to come...that is if you don't take decisive action in your favor.
It doesn't take much computer know how to unearth the places you've surfed online, the pictures you've viewed or the downloads you've made, even if you thought you deleted those or even moved them off your computer. Truth is deleted or moved files are likely still there on your computer for just about anyone to see with even the simplest of tools.
No, you'll have to do more than that to get rid of these potentially embarrassing files, pictures, videos, and downloads. Deleting these files is not enough. You need to erase them. Only secure erasure ensures that they are gone for good. It's easy enough to do but you'll need special software to be able to get rid of these unwanted files for you. And isn't that worth the peace of mind you know you want to enjoy?
Delete and Erase features one of the leading secure erasure programs online. They currently offer a free download to help you scan for questionable material you may want to erase to enhance your personal privacy right now.
