Setting Up Wireless Network Help...

So again I would like to post some tech wisdom I have gained from personal experience in setting up a wireless network. This is just a simple hint that could possibly save you some head aches and frustration when trying to get your home wireless network working well....

I have learned from reading other blogs and tech forums that when you are setting up security on your home wireless network the easiest and best solution for being compatibly with most computers/internet devices is the WPA security. It seems WEP security is really phasing out and not as compatibly with all internet devices. I was having much frustration with WEP security in dropping the connection and even initiating a good connections with my computers/internet devices. Plus having long hex pass keys is just a waste of time now... I totally recommend using WPA for wireless security for your home network!

I hope that helps someone out there!

God bless...

Another tech thing I discovered....

So I have recently purchased the iPad. It is a great tool! I recommend it on multiple levels! However, it does not replace the laptop yet. For one you need a laptop to register the iPad when you first open it up and plug it in.

So my discovering and help to all that read this if they ever get an iPad...

I had saved photos from web pages to put into documents I was creating using Pages for the iPad. (side note...) Another fun word processing tool for the iPad. It takes a little time getting used using Pages for the iPad (using your fingers from everything), but it is actually fun to create documents and do word processing!

Ok back to tech discovery and help for others...

Like I said before I had saved photos from web pages to put into documents I was creating and so when I touched (not clicked...FUN!) SAVE PHOTO it went to a "Save Photos" album in my Photos application. I saved Gifs, PNGs, JPegs, Tiffs... And it worked fine viewing them within my Photo Application and also importing them into Pages. However, when I went to connect my iPad to my Macbook my iPad would no longer was seen in my iPhoto so I could not import any of the photos I saved in my "Save Photos" album. Also, I imported photos to my iPad from my camera and then saved to iPad with no problem and I can view them with no problem. But again, I connected my iPad to my Macbook and I could import the photos that I saved from my camera to my iPad to my Macbook via iPhoto. My iPad still would not appear in iPhoto nor was it recognized by the "Image Capture" program on my Macbook to show all devices that can import photos to my Macbook. I could sync my iPad with iTunes and it appeared in iTunes with no problem, but my iPad would not appear in iPhoto at all. I tried different things to try to get iPhoto on my Macbook to recognize my iPad, but everything I tried failed.

So I called Apple support and they told me that there is a problem with the iPad software when you save photos from websites to your iPad. It seems that the different photo file formats throws the iPad OS off and makes the iPad no longer seen as a "camera" to import photos into iPhoto. So that is why I mentioned in the beginning of this post that I saved photos from the web on my iPad. So the Apple support guy said to just delete all the photos in the "Saved Photos" Album and your iPad will then appear in iPhoto and you will be able to import all the photos you saved/imported to your iPad from your camera to iPhoto on your Macbook. So I deleted all the photos from the "Saved Photos" Album and it WORKED! Once I deleted those photos when I reconnected my iPad to my Macbook I could see my iPad in iPhoto on my Macbook and could import the photos I saved/imported to my iPad from my camera.

The Apple support guy said it is a glitch in the iPad software that they are working on to fix soon, so that you don't have to worry about when you save photos from the web or from an email or somewhere else to your Photo Application that it would then stop being recognized as a camera when you connect your iPad to a computer to import the photos you saved or imported from a camera.

I hope this could be a helpful tech help to someone out there... I searched on the internet to see if anyone else was facing this same problem and it seemed that people were not. So here I am adding my issue and experiences to the world wide web for all those who my care or need help..... :-)

Something I discovered....

Sometimes I think I need to add to the online knowledge of things when I discover something that I did not discover online (which a lot of times is where I get a lot of my information...). I know when I am in a jam with some type of electronic I go online to see if there was anyone who had the same struggle in hopes to find an answer to my problem. However, I hardly ever add answers or help to the online community when I discover something. I think about adding some discoveries I find in order to help others that may be going through the same problems, but a lot of times I forget blog my discoveries.

So...let me add an answer/help to the online community at large with a certain electronic called the WD TV Media Player (Western Digital TV Video, Music and Photo Player). I have the WD TV Media Player and I found out that if you encode a DVD you own using HandBrake for Mac OS X to a .m4v video file the WD TV player can play this file, but the WD TV cannot rewind or fast forward through the video. UNLESS, you change the extension from .m4v to .mp4 file extension. Then the WD TV player recognizes that file better and you can then rewind and fast forward without any problem.

There is my revelation/discovery with the WD TV player. It did frustrate me when I encoded a DVD to a .m4v video file and I could not rewind or fast forward through the video on my WD TV, but now I can by just changing the file extension. I hope that helps someone else who may have this device.

God bless!

Baby Elijah's coffee desire...

Our little guy already going after goooodd coffee! I am teaching him right! Ha!! More cute photos of our baby boy at: www.toddsplace.net/ElijahSchreiner if you need a little pick me up for your day... I think looking at our baby boy, Elijah, will make you smile. His smile is infectious!!

Having fun with my son....

Todd

Taking more photos...

I am still having fun trying to be a photographer and take artistic photos. I have posted a webpage on my website that has a collection of my favorite "artistic" photos. Please feel free to check them out at --> Todd's Artistic Photos

ENJOY!

Watching the Olympics!!

It is so fun to watch the Olympics! I love it!! I normally do not watch sports on TV (just do not have the time, most of the time), but I do take the time to watch the Olympics. It is different then just watching American basketball or football. I love seeing the world come together and compete (the good competing). I get so much joy in my heart to watch the different representatives from their country compete. There is so much unity! It makes the world and all the cultures seem so near... The Olympics bring the world together and what a blessing to see!!

If you have not seen the opening ceremony of this year's Olympics in Beijing you are missing out. It was amazing!! I think it was amazing and overwhelming and maybe a little bit intimidating. The Chinese people have showed the world they what to welcome new friends and show they have not held back anything to make this Olympics a very special one. Just the amount of people who were involved in the opening ceremony is just awesome! There were 15,000 performers in this year's opening ceremony of the Summer Olympics. And we all know that the China has the people to pull off such an amazing performance. If you have not seen the opening go to www.nbcolympics.com/video/index.html (and on the Most Popular video link on the side to view). It is simply AWESOME!

Great movie coming out!

I recommend this new movie coming out in September. It is all about discovering what REAL love is. Love is NOT just a feeling...it is a commitment! I think this will be a great story to watch come to life on the big screen. Check out below to see more about this new movie, Fireproof.

Taking photos...

So recently I was able to get a new camera and I bought a nice digital Kodak camera and I have been having fun learning how to really capture good photos. I went to a park yesterday with my wife and I tried to capture so good pics at dusk time. It was a lot fun to try to adjust the settings and capture the best shot. Check out some of my pics below... I hope to capture more and get better at this.