Four things you should know before buying an SD memory card

Secure Digital (SD) memory cards let you safely store music, photos, movies and more. When looking to get an SD memory card, here are four facts you must know.

Memory card types

SD memory cards are available in standard, high capacity and extended capacity formats.

SD memory card:Standard Secure Digital memory cards come in three sizes and feature storage capacity up to 2GB. Although SDHC and SDXC cards are more popular, older devices may only be compatible with SD cards.

SDHC memory card: Secure Digital High Capacity memory cards feature storage capacity that ranges from 4GB to 32GB. They also offer higher speed ratings than standard SD cards.

SDXC memory card:Secure Digital Xtended Capacity memory cards offer the largest capacity, between 32GB and 2TB. They also transfer data at faster rates.

Four things to consider when buying a memory card, consider the card's size, compatibility, capacity, speed and the type of files you plan to store.

1. Both physical size and compatibility matter.

Full-size SD memory cards are generally used with larger devices such as computers, laptops and digital cameras.

Mini SD cards are smaller and typically work with tablets, some phones and certain digital cameras.

Micro SD cards are smaller and thinner and are generally used with cell phones.

Memory card adapters work with different cards to make them compatible with standard SDcard slots

2. Capacity limits what kinds of files you save

Choosing the right storage capacity depends on the type, size and number of files you want the card to hold.

3. Transfer speed is important

The speed in which amemory card can read and write data is important for capturing video so that you get a smooth playback of your recording.

SD cards are available in Speed Class or UHS Speed Class. Speed class is indicated by a number.

• Class 2 indicates standard speed
• classes 4 and 6 indicate HD speed
• class10 indicates full HD speed.

SDHC and SDXC cards featuring an UHS-I bus-interface are available in the UHS (ultra-high speed) Speed Class, but will operate at lower speeds unless the device is also UHS compatible.

4. File type restricts how much you can store

Determine the types of files that you want to store.

If you plan on capturing quality HD videos, you'll need larger capacity with a faster speed rate. A standard SD card is great if you're storing a few photos or for everyday use.

Remember, not all SD memory cards work with all devices. Check the user manual to find out which type of card is compatible with your device. SD cards may work with SDHC card slots, but SDHC and SDXC cards won't work with SD slots. Once you determine the type and quantity of files you plan on storing, you'll be able to determine which SD memory card will work best for you.

ARE YOU TIRED OF BUYING SOFTWARE OR PAYING FOR SOFTWARE INSTALLATION?

It is very cost to buy a software to run in your computer for personal use, business use or organization use. Some times it needs a lot of money to pay for software installation and maintenance. In this article I will talk about free and open source software which you will get and use for free once you install open source operating system such as Linux Mint and Ubuntu Mate.

Most people use Microsoft products because it is only the option for them since they don't know any new alternative and this has turn people into slavery of software. If you can not pay for software maybe you should use pirated software. Using pirated software is very risk for your machine and your data.

Best option to do is to use open source software, here is a list of software which you will get for free once you install Linux Mint.

1. Libre office
   This is office software suit which is alternative to Microsoft office. This software suit contains about six independent softwares. LibreOffice, LibreOffice calc, LibreOffice Impress, LibreOffice Math and LibreOffice Writer.
2. Fire fox web browser
   Once you install Linux mint you will get for free Fire for web browser. This browser is more faster and secured compared to Internet explorer.
3. Graphics suit
   This involves a collection of softwares used in graphics designing and development. It contains power full software which are alternative to paid softwares for graphics such as Adobe Photoshop and Adobe Illustrator. Softwares which are in this free suit are GIMP Image Editor, gThumb, Image viewer, LibreOffice Draw and Simple Scan.
4. Sound and Video Players
   In this category you will get very use full softwares for playing music, video and movies. These softwares will be instlled automatically after installing Linux Mint. Here you will find software like Banshee, Brasero, Videos and VLC media player. Some of these software can be used to burn music and videos at home for personal use.
5. Accessories
   Here you will get a lot of free Accessories to use in your computer and daily activities. You will get software such as Calculator, Document viewer, Text Editor and Tomboy Notes.

Those are the basic and common softwares which you will ger for free after installation of Linux mint. There are other thousands of software which you will download and use for free in your computer after installation of Linux Mint.

If you have any comment or suggestion about this article feel free to tell us in a comment section and share this article with your friends so as the can save some money by not paying for software which have alternative free software.

How to browse any website offline for free

There has been an increase in demand for online studies where people seek knowledge and skills through online study. Online studing has became a best solution for the problem of insufficient availability of qualified teachers in different fields of academic and professional studies.

The main limitation for online studing is data bundle cost, it is known that accessing internet you should have a data plan in your smartphone, tablet or modem. Internet service providers charge money at different rate depending on the type of bundle subscription.

Every one will like to safe money as much as possible by avoiding unnecessary cost, here I will share with you a simple method of browsing any website contents offline without using data bundle.

So as to access any website contents offline you must have that website saved in your computer hard disk.

Here is how you can save any website you like in your computer :-

1. You must have Httrack website copier installed in you computer. You can install this software in windows, mac and in Linux. Httrack website copier is an open source software used to copy websites from webserver to lock disk and allow you to browse a mirrored copy offline.
2. To install this software go to google and type httrack and search their website for download and installation dipending on you computer operating system. For linux users just go to software management and then search for httrack website copier and install it or just use sudo-apt get install command to install direct.
3. After installation open Httrack software and follow the dialog windows you will be ask to choose type of project's you will like to save and type of download to do.
4. Follow the steps carefully until where you will be asked to enter the url of the website you wish to download. Copy the url from the website and paste it on httrack then click ok and wait for the download to finish. It may take time depending on the type of media in the website.
5. After successful download enjoy browsing your favorite websites ofline.

For any question or comment write it on the comment section below and feel free to share this article with your friends.

Things to consider when planning to buy new computer

 

There must be a proper reasoning before making decision on which kind of computer to buy. The choice of computer will be guided with the primary reason why you want to buy such computer,is it for personal use, professional use or business use?

Below are things to consider when buying a computer.

1. Price or cash ;computers are come with different prizes in the market and the more quality computer will always cost more money.
2. Screen size; screen size is very important factor depending on what will you do most in your computer, if you will do more multimedia tasks such as watching movies, music and gaming a computer with large screen is suitable choice.
3. Central Processing Unit (CPU) speed; High CPU speed will increase the performance of your computer. High speed computer is best for business transactions and data processing.
4. Random Access Memory(RAM) size ; large RAM size is suitable for high processing speed and good gaming efficiency.
5. Graphics Processing Unit(GPU); for best performance of computer in graphics work and computer Aided Design(CAD),computer with large processing unit is suitable.
6. Hard disk size (HDD); hard disk is where you will store you data and informations for long term use. If you will work with large amount of data and informations computer with large storage is suitable.
7. Manufacturer; there are different computer manufactures and each manufacturer produce computer with some features which are not available to other manufactures including design
8. Portability; for easy portability you will look for computer with small shape and slim design.
9. Wireless technologies including bluetooth and Wi-Fi connectivity.
10. Web camera for video skyping and video conferencing if will be needed.

Those are the primary factors to consider when buying computer for personal use, business use or professional use such as graphics design and CAD design.

TWELVE THINGS TO CONSIDER WHEN PLANNING TO BUY A NEW SMARTPHONE

Buying a new electronic device now days have been a challenge especially in deciding which kind,where and from whom to buy.

Here are some common things to consider while planning to buy a new smartphone:-

1. Your wallet size: here am talking about the amount of money you have to spending in buying the smartphone. There are various kind of smartphone with different price tag ranging from few thousands to hundreds of thousand shillings and the price of smartphone always determine the quality and capabilities of smartphone.
2. Manufacturer: there are different manufacturer of smartphone in the market and each manufacturer offers a smartphone with a specific feature in favor of other manufacturers.
   Manufacturer limit and determine the quality and capabilities of the smartphone. To days best manufacturer of smartphone are Samsung, LG,HTC, Sony,Microsoft Widows phone, Huawei, TECNO and Apple just to mention few randomly.
3. Operating system(OS): Operating system is the main software in a smartphone which enable the smartphone to function and give room for other applications to be installed in a smartphone. Todays smartphone comes with a varieties of operating system include Android, Apple iOS, Widows OS, Blackberry OS, and Firefox OS just mentioning the most common and popular.
4. Screen size: Smartphone screens differ in size and range from two inches to five inches. The screen size will affect user quality of experience, choosing screen size will depend on user basic need for the smartphone, if you will like to watch movies and playing games in your smartphone you should go with large screen smartphone but if you like more potable smartphone you will choose one with small screen.
5. Screen quality and resolution: Screen quality involves the strength of the screen to resist scratches and damage in case your smartphone fall down. Screen resolution determines the quality and appearance of pictures and videos on the screen. High resolution will give high quality or High definition(HD) view and this is determined by the number of pixels per inch.(pixel density).
6. Processor: Processor speed and processor type are among the most determinant of performance of a smartphone. Smartphone with higher processor speed will make it possible to run applications very faster than one with low processor speed. Smartphone processor speed range from some hundreds megahertz to some gigahertz.
7. RAM size: Random Accesses Memory (RAM) affect the speed of running applications in smartphone because RAM hold instructions and data temporarily before been processed by the processor. If your will like to do gaming in your smartphone you must look for smartphone with higher RAM because games run faster in smartphone with high RAM and Processor speed. RAM is measured in Gigabytes(GB).
8. Internal storage size: Some times we refer it as hard disk, this is a place where you will store your pictures, musics, videos and documents. Having large internal storage means more information can be stored in the smartphone. Internal memory range from IGB to 32GB few to 128GB. Most smart manufacturer give additional slot to add external memory card and increase the storage capacity.
9. Camera: Primary camera(rear) and secondary camera(front) size in Mega pixel(MP) determine the quality of pictures taken with your smartphone. If you like taking pictures and selfies you should look for smartphone with large camera and focus options without forgetting flash light as you will like to take pictures in dark.
10. Network connectivity: Here you will check if you want a smartphone with the latest communication technologies such as 3G and 4G LTE. The factor will affect the speed of streaming and downloading media from the Internet.
11. Pairing technologies: Here we consider blue-tooth,Near Field communication(NFC) and other recent technologies.
12. Battery:If your smartphone battery conks out, all the snazzy features in the world won't be able to help you. Manufacturers have begun to recognize the critical importance of battery life and are squeezing greater-capacity batteries into their phones. Typical phone batteries start in the neighborhood of 1,700mAh and can go all the way up to 4,000mAh.
    Manufacturers list battery performance in terms of talk time, standby time, or how many hours you can expect a device to perform tasks such as playing video and music.
    Other features include curved screens, water proof,finger print and voice command.

Tanzanians social Networks you must have an account in it

There are thousands of social networks currently active with thousands of users sharing and discussing millions of topics every day. Most of these networks are founded in USA,Europe and few in Africa. Here are two Tanzanians social network you must have an account in it. These networks are Mayocoo and 2daySky. Both networks are product from the University of Dodoma (UDOM) college of informatics and virtual education(CIVE).

Mayocoo www.mayocoo.com “Experience a different way of social networking”

Main features in these networks are

1. Social account, in each network a user will be able to sign up for an account which will give him/her a profile where he/she can make post,comment and share post with other users in the network.
2. In mayocoo a user can store documents,pictures, musics and other file formats online. Mayocoo has cool features like coodocs,coosnaps,Notebook and Phonebook which enable user to store documents, contacts,pictures and diary events without sharing them on the wall post.

To get full access of these networks you must register for an account.

To get access to mayocoo social networks type in the web browser www.mayocoo.com and click search or just click the link the link will land you on home page where you can sign up for an account.

Login part

Sign up

Here you will fill some of your personal particulars so as to be registered and then click Sign up for Mayocoo.

After sign up your account will be ready and there you can enjoy the cool features from mayocoo.

To register for 2daySky just type www.2daySky.com on the web browser or just click the link. A page will appear where you can sign up by filling the informations needed.

All the network are hundred percent free sign up, just sigh up and share this information with your finds on Facebook, twitter, Instagram and in other social networks.