Top 10 Android Apps for the Samsung Galaxy Tab

Tablets are all the rage at the CES this week, and while some feel Android is not ready for tablets yet my experience with a Samsung Galaxy Tab conflicts with that POV. I grabbed a Galaxy Tab when it first appeared on the market and it has become a powerful tool for me due to an assortment of good apps. The Android Market is growing every day as new apps appear, and it can be difficult to find the good ones. Here is a list of the top 10 Android apps I use daily on my Galaxy Tab. We all use our gadgets uniquely so these apps may not make your list, but they work well for me. Note that these are not specific to the larger screen of the Tab, they work fine on Android phones. All of these apps are available in the Android Market on the device.
1. LauncherPro. The Galaxy Tab ships with Samsung’s TouchWiz interface, and while it is passable I prefer more utility in the most-used feature of the Android tablet. LauncherPro is my launcher replacement of choice, primarily due to the level of customization it provides. It makes it easy to set up the home screens as desired, and makes interaction with the system a delight. LauncherPro includes some useful widgets that mimic those found on phones equipped with HTC Sense. Free (custom icons and docks available for $1.99).
2. Beautiful Widgets. Android is all about customizing the system to user preference, and this widget is a good start. It consists of a clock skin and a weather skin to make the home screen provide good information in an attractive way. Beautiful Widgets has literally hundreds of free clock skins that can be downloaded within the app to tailor the look and feel; there are a number of weather skins available too. $2.00.
3. Dolphin Browser HD. The browser on the Tab is decent enough, but I use Dolphin Browser by default. Dolphin brings desktop browser capability to the Android device, including sophisticated bookmark handling and add-ons. This is the first app I install on any Android device. Free.
4. Plume. Twitter clients are a dime a dozen, and Plume is my app of choice. It was originally released under the name Touiteur, but is now found under the Plume name in the Android Market. Plume has advanced interface features that make it easy to work with Twitter streams, including swiping to change columns and long-pressing tweets to interact with them. Free.
5. Kindle. The Galaxy Tab is a wonderful ereader with the 7-inch screen, and the Kindle app is my preferred method to read ebooks. There are alternate readers available, Nook and Kobo for instance, but since Amazon has my purchased content Kindle is my reader app. Free.
6. gReader Pro. I follow hundreds of RSS feeds daily, and while I use Google Reader on the desktop I use gReader Pro on the Tab. It syncs with Google Reader, and features an interface that is optimized for use by touch. I can skim through hundreds of feed items in just a few minutes using this app. $5.47.
7. Pocket Informant. This calendar and task manager is as good as it gets on a mobile device, and I spend a lot of time in it each day. There are lots of calendar views to choose from, and the task list can sync with online service Toodleoo to keep up-to-date on the fly. Pocket Informant is in public beta and thus free, but not for much longer.
8. Amazon MP3. I have been purchasing my music from Amazon for quite some time, and the MP3 app makes that easy to do on the Tab. I love how the app presents the free song of the day as soon as I fire it up, along with the Amazon album deal of the day. Free.
9. Angry Birds. What, you thought Angry Birds wouldn’t make the list? This game is an absolute phenomenon on many platforms, and is a joy to play on the big screen of the Tab. The ads at the top of the screen annoy some folks, but is a small price to pay for a great free game.
10. Thinking Space Pro. I am a long-time practitioner of the black art of mind mapping, and this app makes it fun to do on the Tab. The interface makes creating/manipulating maps as easy as point and click on the screen. $4.74 (limited free version available).

(source : http://www.zdnet.com/blog/mobile-news/top-10-android-apps-for-the-samsung-galaxy-tab/179)

Samsung Galaxy Tab: Steps For Hard Reset

A hard reset will reset the Samsung Galaxy Tab back to factory default settings. You would perform these steps if you want the device prepared to sell or return to the store, but you may also want to perform a hard reset if there are problems with the device that you can’t seem to solve using any other method.

Note: These steps clear data from the device. SD card data like your photos and music are not erased unless you choose to format the SD card.

1. With the device off, press and hold Volume Up and Power.

2. Release the Power button when you see the Samsung logo, but continue to hold Volume Up until the recovery screen appears.

3. Use the Volume buttons to navigate the menu and select wipe data / factory reset. Press Home to choose the selection.

4. Press Volume Up continue.

The Galaxy Tab should then go through the hard reset process. If you have access to the OS, you can also perform a hard reset in Settings.

1. Open the Settings app.

2. Select Privacy.

3. Choose Factory data reset.

(source : http://www.technipages.com)

WARNING ! : Virus Alert In Facebook

 If you get :

1. A video about a SPIDER living in under a person's skin
2. KFC promotion
3. Harry Potter Mistake  
4. A message asking "Hi. how are you? wanna laugh?" then that person will send you a link.
5. It's a VIRUS. It looks like it's been sent from a friend of yours and that they commented on it. DO NOT OPEN THE LINK. Please re-post and let your friends know about this and SHARE IT!!

FourSquare for Samsung Galaxy Tab - Download here.

Download here :

http://www.ziddu.com/download/15790873/foursquare_Ver_2011.07.12.rar.html

Foursquare is a location-based social networking website based on hardware for mobile devices. The service is available to users with GPS-enabled mobile devices such as smartphones. Users "check-in" at venues using a mobile website, text messaging or a device-specific application by running the application and selecting from a list of venues that the application locates nearby.^[3] Each check-in awards the user points and sometimes "badges".

The service was created in 2009 by Dennis Crowley and Naveen Selvadurai. Crowley had previously founded the similar project Dodgeball as his graduate thesis project in the Interactive Telecommunications Program (ITP) at New York University. Google bought Dodgeball in 2005 and shut it down in 2009, replacing it with Google Latitude. Dodgeball user interactions were based on SMS technology, rather than an application.^[4]

Foursquare is the second iteration of the same idea, that people can use mobile devices to interact with their environment. As of June 2011, the company reported it had 10 million registered users.^[5] The company was expected to pass 750 million check-ins before the end of June 2011, with an average of about 3 million check-ins per day. 50 percent of users come from outside US and also 50 percent of users are male.^[6]

^{(source : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foursquare_%28website%29 )}

Foursquare updates Android app as Samsung GalaxyTab Heads to the UK.

 

Samsung Galaxy, the manufacturer’s Android tablet, will be hitting UK stores in November, taking sales across the pond.  The 7-inch tablet runs Android 2.2 Froyo, powered by a Cortex A8 1 GHz processor, and will be available through a number of varying priced packages in the UK market.

Popular check-in tool Foursquare has updated its Android app to sport a cleaner interface, with a new To-Do tab in the main navigation bar.  Friend information and requests have also been added to improve the Foursquare Android app. This follows a recently updated iPhone app for the location-based behemoth.

Samsung Galaxy expands across the planet

The UK launch comes weeks after the GalaxyTab launched in the U.S., keeping aligned with global market release dates. The support for Android devices only strengthens Google’s efforts, particularly as the holiday season approaches.

Android gets popular this holiday season

Determining expected sales around the plethora of smartphones and tablets this holiday season will be no easy task, but ChangeWave offers some insight.  Looking at consumer responses to Android over time, the ChangeWave survey notes a rising interest in Android devices, after a dip during June when the iPhone 4 was released.

The survey went on to anticipate consumer behavior over the next 90 days, with 37% of the 4,000 respondents preferring an Android OS over Apple for any smart phone purchases they may make.  That’s a 7-point increase for Android, compared to ChangeWave’s last survey.

(source : http://www.androidapps.com/tech/articles/3331-foursquare-updates-android-app-as-samsung-galaxytab-heads-to-the-uk)

Facebook virus - using chat or messages "hi. how are you?"

1. virus tersebut tersebar melalui IM dimana dia bermula dengan chat
"hi. how are you?"

...2. kemudian korg reply pd chat tsebut , dia akan hantar
"Wanna laugh? :)"

3. selepas korg reply , dia akan menghantarkan
"It is you on the video ?)) want to see?)"

4. then lepas tu , dia akan hantar satu LINK & link tu laa VIRUS

be carefull okey !
dont click that link ok!!!

Facebook For Android Version 1.6.1 - So great with Samsung Galaxy Tab

Facebook For Android Update Brings FB Chat And Push Notifications.

Facebook for Android was always lagging behind its iOS version in terms of feature and stability. However, now the Facebook team has released an updated version of the app on the Android Market which introduces some major new features like FB Chat and Push notifications.

Yes, you read it right – FB Chat! Finally! 

The update also contains some bug fixes and improves the stability and performance of the app. Android handset owners can get their hands on the application from the Android Market.

Hahahaha.... akhirnya dapat jugak chat dengan FB di Samsung Galaxy Tab.  Dah lama saya menanti kemunculan aplikasi ini. Dengan versi 1.6.1 ini saya boleh chat, hantar gambar ke FB dan update FB serta dapat alert secara automatik. Memang best lah....

Anda boleh download aplikasi tersebut disini : 

http://www.ziddu.com/download/15770991/FacebookforAndroidv161.rar.html 

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Share Files and Printers between Windows 7 and XP

If you have a home network and are running Windows 7 and have XP on other PC(s) you might want to share files between them.  Today we will look at the steps to share files and hardware devices like a printer.

Sharing Files In Windows 7 and XP
Sharing folders between two Windows 7 machines with the new HomeGroup feature is an easy process, but the HomeGroup feature is not compatible with Vista or XP.  For this tutorial we are using Windows 7 x64 RC1 and XP Professional SP3 connected through a basic Linksys home wireless router. 
First make sure both machines are members of the same Workgroup which by default is named Workgroup.
 
On the Windows 7 machine go into Control Panel \ All Control Panel Items \ Network and Sharing Center then click on Change advanced sharing settings.


You will want to verify the following settings under Advanced Sharing Settings for the Home or Work and Public profile.

If you want any user to have access the public shares turn off password protection.  This is located in Advanced Sharing Settings toward the bottom of the list. 
 
If you want to keep it enabled make sure there is a log in account for the other XP machines and they have a password.

Now if you go into Network in Windows 7 you should see your XP machine and the Windows 7 as well which in this case is Mysticgeek-PC.

To share the printer on the Windows 7 machine go into Devices and Printers from the Start menu and double click on the printer icon.

Next double click on “Customize your printer”.

In the Properties screen click on the Sharing Tab and check the box to share the printer and type in its share name.

If your XP machine is an x86 OS you can install Additional Drivers before setting up the XP machine.
 
To find the shared folders and devices double click on the Windows 7 machine icon under Network.  Here you can see the printer connected to my Windows 7 machine is shared and also the Users Folder.

Continue into the Users folder and Public to see the shared folders, here I also created a folder called XP Share just to keep everything in central location.

Over on your XP machine open up My Network Places to find the Windows 7 (mysticgeek-pc) shared folder.

Double click on the Share folder to find a list of shared folders in the Public folder on Windows 7.  If you have password protection enabled you will need to type in the username and password of the user account on the Windows 7 machine first. 

Setup XP With Shared Printer
To set up the shared printer in XP you will need to go into Printers and Faxes from the Start menu and kick off the Add Printer Wizard.

Now select “A network printer, or a printer attached to another computer” then hit Next.

Next select “Connect to this printer…” and type in the path for the printer connected to the Windows 7 machine and click next.  

Now click Yes to the confirmation message.

Then click Finish the printer to install and complete the Wizard.

In some cases you will need to install the x86 XP drivers for the shared printer because the Windows 7 drivers are not compatible with XP.  When everything is installed open up Printers and Faxes to find the shared printer.

This should help you get started with sharing your files and other devices with your Windows 7 machine.  When I first started I was able to see the printer on XP right away because I had a HomeGroup set up, but once I deleted it I needed to share the printer like you would for a workgroup.  You might also have to do a couple restarts of the XP machine for it to see the shared resources on Windows 7.  If you have had any experiences with sharing between Windows 7 and XP leave us a comment!

( sumber : http://www.howtogeek.com/howto/windows-7/share-files-and-printers-between-windows-7-and-xp/ )

Otak remaja mengecut kerana layari internet berlebihan

BEIJING -Kajian terbaharu di China mendapati penggunaan Internet secara berlebihan oleh golongan remaja boleh menyebabkan otak mereka mengecut, lapor sebuah akhbar semalam. Kajian berkenaan yang disiarkan jurnal sains, PLoS ONE menyatakan, kematian tisu otak berlaku di kalangan remaja yang ketagih melayari Internet. Keadaan itu boleh membawa kepada kemerosotan daya tumpuan dan ingatan selain mengurangkan perasaan malu golongan remaja untuk melakukan perbuatan tidak sihat.

Kajian tersebut melibatkan penggunaan mesin pengimejan resonans magnetik (MRI) untuk merakam imej otak 18 pelajar universiti berusia 18 tahun yang melayari internet selama 13 jam sehari, enam kali seminggu. Kumpulan penyelidik berkenaan membandingkan imej MRI tersebut dengan imej MRI kumpulan pelajar yang melayari internet cuma dua jam sehari.

Selepas perbandingan dibuat, mereka mendapati korteks atau bahagian kelabu pada otak 18 pelajar yang ketagih Internet itu mengecut berbanding rakan mereka yang kurang melayari internet. "Kajian kami membayangkan ketagihan Internet pada jangka panjang boleh membawa kepada kemerosotan struktur otak," kata kumpulan penyelidik itu.

Bahagian korteks otak berfungsi untuk memproses ingatan, emosi, pertuturan, penglihatan dan pendengaran di samping mengawal pergerakan anggota manusia. Kajian itu dilakukan oleh sekumpulan pakar neurologi dan radiologi beberapa universiti dan hospital di China. Dianggarkan seramai 24 juta remaja negara berkenaan ketagih melayari Internet. -Agensi

Sent from Samsung tablet

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Syarat-syarat :

Salinan gambar @ foto diskaun diatas.

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Diskaun hanya untuk satu komputer @ satu bil  sahaja.

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Drivers for Compaq Presario C772TU Laptop for Windows XP

Compaq Presario C722TU, from the house of HP-Compaq is a good laptop. It is an Intel based machine with Intel Dual Core Processor (1.86 MHz), 2GB RAM, 160 GB HDD, DVD RW, Wifi, 15.4" Widescreen, Web Cam and so on. This machine comes installed with FreeDOS. This machine is designed to work with Windows Vista. All the required drivers and given in the company's website. Links for drivers for Windows XP are not present in their website. Here we have given all the links of hardware drivers for the same laptop, for Windows XP

You can either click or copy the given link and paste them onto a new driver to download them.
 
Intel Graphics Media Accelerator (VGA) Driver:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/15766/a08/winxp_14331.exe
 
Intel Chipset Installation Utility for ICH8:
http://downloadmirror.intel.com/13499/a08/infinst_autol.exe

Here is the link for ALPS Touchpad Pointing Device Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp31001-31500/sp31075.exe
 
HP Quick Launch Buttons Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp38001-38500/sp38171.exe
 
Realtek RTL8100CL LAN Driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp30501-31000/sp30580.exe
 
HP Webcam Software Drivers:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp35001-35500/sp35414.exe

To install audio / modem drivers, first download and install Microsoft Universal Audio Architecture 
(UAA) Bus Driver for High Definition Audio (sp32646):
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp32501-33000/sp32646.exe
or
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33501-34000/sp33867.exe

And then install Audio driver:
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp35501-36000/sp35682.exe
or
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp33001-33500/sp33443.exe

NOTE: The URL above will take you to a non HP Web site. HP does not control and is not responsible for information outside of the HP Web site.

Download Sound.zip file from 'Save file to your PC: click here' at right bottom of the website.
Extract the downloaded zip file to a folder on hard drive.

Installing this driver may result in an error. But continue with the following steps to get the audio driver installed correctly.

1. Click on Start and select Run. Now type devmgmt.msc and press enter.
2. Right click on "Audio device on High Definition Audio Bus" and click Update driver.
3. Select "Install from a list or specific location"
4. Click Next. Then select "Don't search, I will choose the driver to install"
5. Click Next and then select "Sound, video and game controller" from the list.
6. Click Next and then click Have Disk.
7. Click Browse, Choose the location where you have saved the extracted folder.
8. Open the folder and choose the .inf file listed.
9. Ignore any errors you receive and proceed with the installation.
 
Conexant CX20548 Modem Driver for Microsoft Windows XP (sp36089.exe) (UAA Driver needed)
ftp://ftp.hp.com/pub/softpaq/sp36001-36500/sp36089.exe

Download and install Conexant modem driver (sp36089). This will give error message and also will create a folder C:\swsetup\sp36089 which contains extracted driver files.
The same method which is used for installing audio driver needs to be followed for modem.
 
Atheros wireless driver:
http://www.atheros.cz/download/drivers/ar5xxx/xp32-5.3.0.56-whql.zip

The same method which is used for installing audio driver needs to be followed for wireless.
NOTE: The URL above will take you to a non HP Web site. HP does not control and is not responsible for information outside of the HP Web site.
 
Installation Instructions :
1. Download the spXXXXX.EXE file to a directory on your hard drive.
2. Execute the downloaded file and follow the on-screen instructions.
3. Restart the notebook when the installation is complete.

sumber : http://www.zyxware.com/articles..../c772tu-laptop-for-windows-xp

CQ40-115AU , CQ40-126AU , CQ40-310AU and CQ40-128AU for Windows XP

driver is under the appropriate model CQ40-115AU, CQ40-126AU, CQ40-310AU and CQ40-128AU for Windows XP. follow the sequence when download the driver to improve your installation.

Please download first this driver and use nLite software to add on windows XP installation CD.
This link tutorial How To Integrate driver (USE nLite)

AMD SATA AHCI Controller

.Net Framework
Download from here

Install ATI Radeon HD3200 Video Graphics
Download from here

Microsoft UAA Bus Driver for HD Audio
Download from here

Install IDT High-Definition CODEC Audio
Download from here

Audio for CQ40-XX
Download from here

Ati HDAudio Driver
Download from here

Realtek RTL8102E Family PCI-E Fast Ethernet NIC
Download from here

MODEM Driver
Download from here

Broadcom Wireless
Download from here

Intel PROWireless Driver
Download from here

ALPS Touchpad Driver
Download from here

ENE CIR Receiver Driver
Download from here

JMB38X MS SD SDMMC xD Host Controller
Download from here

When you click on a download link and a new page opens that is of mediafire.com,. After that wait for the timer to finish and than click on “download”!

==============================================

hello guys mybe some of you very difficult to download one by one the drivers from more link for Compaq CQ40-115AU. Ok i want to show you full drivers from rapidshare complete and easy to download.

lets download from links below

http://rapidshare.com/files/176826832/CQ40-115AU_XP_part_1.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/176833974/CQ40-115AU_XP_part_2.rar
http://rapidshare.com/files/176836718/CQ40-115AU_XP_part_3.rar

have a nice day with your compaq CQ40-115AU

sumber : http://norhazlan.blogspot.com/2009/04/cq40-126au-driver-xp.html

Acer Aspire One D150 Windows XP Drivers

Chipset:
Chipset Intel v.8.3.0.1018 WHQL
reboot.

Video/VGA:
Video Graphics VGA Intel v.6.14.10.4926 WHQL

Audio:
Sound Audio Realtek 272 v5.10.0.5767 WHQL MIC50 19db Down3

Webcam:
WebCam CCD Suyin AP v2.2.0.2

Camera CCD Suyin Driver v1.0.2.1 WHQL

Cardreader Realtek XP M 6.0.6000.75 WHQL


Network/Wireless lan:
LAN Ethernet AR8114 v1.0.0.30 WHQL

WLAN & Wimax Intel Echo Peak 12.1.0.14 WHQL

WLAN Wireless Atheros XB63 T60H976.11 7.6.0.260 WHQL

WLAN Broadcom 4312 T77H030 4.170.75.0 WHQL

Others:
Bluetooth 2045 T60H928 5.1.0.4500 XPx32 WHQL

Bluetooth 2045 T60H928 5.1.0.4500 XPx64 WHQL

CCD Chicony AP v1.1.69.1216

Camera CCD Chincony Driver v1.8.0.0 WHQL

CCD LiteOn AP

CCD LiteOn DRV v5.8.33.005 WHQL

Intel Matrix Storage Manager Intel v8.0.0.1039 WHQL

KAV10 LaunchManager.12-30-08.v2.0.06 1930

Touchpad Synaptics TM01076-009 v12.2.2.0 WHQL
(optional at your own risk, bios need for driver installation failure but get advice from forum before updating)
BIOS v1.05

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Ini hanya untuk suka-suka sahaja. Tapi kod dia anda boleh ubahsuai mengikut kepakaran masing-masing untuk jadikan ia lebih power. Kami tidak akan bertanggungjawa sekiranya berlaku apa2 yang tidak diingini kepada anda atau orang lain disebabkan tutorial ini.

Upload video mesin Master Robot 1000 untuk proses padi kepada beras

Pada hadi Ahad, 10 Julai 2011 yang lepas, kami ke bengkel syarikat Mula Makmur Sdn. Bhd. untuk membuat rakaman video demonstrasi mesin memproses padi kepada beras. Mesin ini akan megupas kulit padi dan mengasingkannya kepada beras, sekam dan dedak.

Video demontrasi menggunakan mesin Master Robot 1000 iaitu mesin memproses beras kepada padi mudah alih. Mesin ini berharga lebih kurang RM14250.00 sebuah. harga masih boleh dirundiang kepada sesiapa yang berminat. Boleh hubungi kami di nombor telefon yang tertera di blog ini.

Mesin senang dikendalikan oleh seorang pekerja sahaja. Ambil masa yang singkat utuk memproses satu guni padi. Video demo boleh di tonton dibawah ini :

Nak download movie KL Gangster ?

 

Format MKV

Mediafire : Part 1 / Part 2
Hotfile : Part 1 / Part 2

 

 Lamai olang sidang cali ini movie. Mau pindah tulung dali itu intelenet. Haiya.... Beli yang oli maaaa. Tapai kalau lu olang mau juga, ini gua kasi dia punya link. Tatapi kalau apa-apa berkalu kepada lu olang, wa tatak masuk campur wooo.... Silamat melonton..... Haiya.....

How to Remove Scratches From Any DVD / CD

Masalah yang sering terjadi kepada kita seharian. Jadi, apa tindakan kita ? Maslah CD/DVD calar sering menghantui kalau kita tak jaga elok2. Kena plak DVD / CD yang paling kita sayang atau yang mahal. So, disini kami tunjukkan video bagaimana nak hilangkan calar pada CD/DVD supaya tak tersekat semasa kita mainakan ia. Saksikan video dibawah ini.

How to set up Facebook Video Calling

Kita semua dah tahu yang CEO Facebook akan melancarkan sesuatu yang baru di Facebook iaitu panggilan video. Akan tetapi, ramai yang masih belun tahu cara-cara untuk menggunakannya. Jom kita lihat video dibawah ini bagaimana cara-cara nak setting video chat tersebut.

Hands-on: Facebook Video Calling vs. Google+ Hangout (part 2) - Translated by Google

Google + Hangout

Google + Hangout adalah lebih terperinci yang diketengahkan daripada Memanggil Video Facebook - untuk memulakan dengan direka terutamanya untuk berbual kumpulan dan bukan daripada salah satu-pada-salah satu ceramah - tetapi, mungkin kerana ia yang beta satu, ia itu masih mendapat satu kedut beberapa untuk besi keluar.

With Facebook, jika anda tidak digunakan melepak sebelum, anda akan digesa untuk memasang plug-in kali pertama anda klik pada "Mula melepak". Apabila ia dipasang, anda sudah bersedia untuk pergi. Mewujudkan tempat melepak semudah menekan butang melepak di sebelah kanan utama anda "stream" page (Google + Mula, air kamu komen dan pemberitahuan anda terima daripada orang lain). Tetingkap video yang berasingan, maka terbuka - ini adalah "tempat diam."

Dengan sungai-sungai di Google +, anda perlu sentiasa ingat yang kamu ingin jemput ke tempat melepak anda - dan yang bergantung kepada yang bulatan (s) anda memilih. Seperti yang saya diterangkan dalam kajian baru-baru ini saya, Google + berdasarkan pada idea bulatan - rakan-rakan kumpulan yang anda, keluarga, rakan sekerja dan kenalan ke dalam bulatan berasingan, supaya ia itu mudah untuk menentukan apa jenis maklumat anda ingin berkongsi dengan setiap kumpulan-kumpulan yang berbeza.

Anda boleh membuat tempat melepak untuk satu bulatan, bulatan pelbagai, atau semua bulatan anda. Sama seperti dengan yang lain Google +, ciri melepak direka untuk meletakkan anda di caj. Jadi jika anda melihat semua komen dan pemberitahuan dari bulatan Keluarga, sebagai contoh, dan anda klik "Mula tempat melepak," orang hanya dalam bulatan Keluarga anda akan melihat bahawa anda telah memulakan tempat melepak dan hanya mereka boleh mengambil bahagian. Jika anda melihat aliran yang menunjukkan komen dan pemberitahuan dari semua bulatan, semua orang dalam semua bulatan anda akan melihat bahawa anda telah memulakan tempat melepak dan boleh menyertai. (Anda juga melakukan chat video dengan sehingga 10 orang.)

Anda boleh mengubah siapa yang anda ingin jemput. Setelah tetingkap video terbuka, anda mempunyai peluang untuk menukar yang bulatan akan mendapat notis bahawa terdapat satu tempat melepak dengan mengeluarkan bulatan yang sedia ada (s) dan menambah lain-lain. (Jadi, sebagai contoh, anda boleh mengeluarkan bulatan Keluarga dan menggantikannya dengan bulatan Kerja anda dan bukannya.) Anda juga boleh menambah jemputan individu dengan hanya menaip nama-nama orang-orang yang anda ingin jemput (dengan andaian, sudah tentu, yang mereka ahli-ahli Google +).

Tetingkap pop-out melepak adalah lebih besar daripada satu yang muncul untuk Facebook Video Calling. Anda melihat video yang besar orang yang anda bercakap dalam bahagian utama skrin. Merentasi bahagian bawah skrin, terdapat thumbnail semua orang dalam perbualan, termasuk anda.

Apabila lebih daripada dua orang mengambil bahagian dalam tempat melepak, imej yang besar menunjukkan sesiapa yang bercakap - tempat melepak memilih orang yang akan peringkat pusat yang bergantung kepada maklum balas audio. Jika beberapa orang bercakap pada masa yang sama, video kembali dan sebagainya antara satu sama lain.

Tempat melepak memerlukan sejumlah besar sumber-sumber sistem hawa MacBook saya, ia menjadi perlahan semua aplikasi saya yang lain jauh dan terhempas sekali. Satu orang dengan siapa saya berbual cuba untuk menggunakan netbook, tetapi ia terus-menerus terhempas, dan dia terpaksa beralih kepada sistem yang lebih berkuasa. (Beliau tidak mempunyai masalah menggunakan netbook dengan sembang video Facebook).
Di samping itu, semasa sesi pertama saya dengan melepak, saya dapati kedua-dua video dan audio agak bermasalah. Ada kalanya, lag video itu begitu buruk sekali bahawa ia kelihatan seperti satu siri imej-imej pegun. Audio akan mengurangkan masuk dan keluar daripada menjadi aliran. Saya juga mengalami masalah audio ganjil - kadang-kadang, beberapa saat selepas saya akan bercakap, saya akan mendengar suara saya datang kepada saya di latar belakang dari orang dengan siapa saya berbual.

Walau bagaimanapun, di tempat melepak berikutnya, di mana tiga orang telah mengambil bahagian, saya tidak mengalami masalah dengan audio. Video adalah lebih baik juga. Thumbnail di bahagian bawah skrin yang tajam, walaupun video utama di atas adalah kasar dan kadang-kadang pixelated. Tidak terdapat sebarang kemalangan. Ia tidak jelas mengapa sesi kedua berjalan lebih banyak lagi lancar dari yang pertama.

Google + menawarkan beberapa ciri-ciri menarik dengan tempat melepak. Anda boleh teks-chat semasa anda video-chat, dan anda juga boleh membisukan audio dan video anda. Dan jika anda letih bercakap antara satu sama lain, anda boleh menonton video: tempat melepak juga mempunyai butang YouTube yang memberikan semua peserta keupayaan untuk menonton video YouTube yang sama. Ia muncul pada tetingkap utama video, thumbnail semua orang masih di bawah; sekali video YouTube bermula, audio semua orang sementara disenyapkan supaya mereka dapat mendengar. Jika anda ingin bercakap dengan orang lain ketika anda menonton video YouTube, terdapat butang yang membolehkan anda berbuat demikian (tetapi anda mempunyai "tahan ke bawah" - dengan seberapa segera kerana ia dikeluarkan, bisu kembali berkuat kuasa) .

Terdapat juga butang Settings yang mengesan peranti audio dan video dan membolehkan anda menukar mereka, dan membantu anda menyelesaikan masalah video yang berpotensi dan masalah audio.Bottom line

Facebook Video Calling tambahan yang berguna kepada perkhidmatan rangkaian sosial yang terbesar di dunia, dan kerana kesederhanaan dan kekurangan video dan isu-isu audio, ia berkemungkinan akan banyak digunakan. Google + melepak, di sisi lain, hanya terdapat sebilangan kecil penguji sekarang dan agak kereta. Tetapi ia alat sembang video yang jauh lebih berkuasa dan dalam jangka panjang mungkin lebih berguna daripada perkhidmatan Facebook.