Why Do You Need a Solid State Drive (SSD)?

Personal computers are getting advanced day by day with lots of innovative technologies day by day. This rapid evolution out date any super computer with in less than three years. Few years ago there was one CPU core in a PC and and today we have 6 Core CPUs. You may remember the time of SD RAM and today we are using DDR3. But this evolution of PC is reaching a dead end.

You can test this yourself. For web browsing and other general work I’m using a Laptop, a very old one. It’s having 1.8 GHz Dual Core processor and 2 GB DDR2 RAM. (Computer 1) For software development I have another PC with Intel CORE i5 Generation 2 processor with 8 GB DDR3 RAM. (Computer 2) If you compare performance of those computers, of course you expect a picture like Gulliver and Lilliput. But it’s not the case.

Both the computer is having pretty much same booting time, only couple of seconds difference. I use chrome and its launching time is identical. It’s same with most of Office applications. Opening time for adobe Photoshop is also not significantly different, only a few seconds. However, there is a significant different when I’m rendering a Maya Project or a Adobe After effect project. And yes, I could notice it when I’m converting video as well.

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This shows that there is a limiting factor, clearly not the CPU clock, RAM clock or size which is holding the CORE i5 computer back. Where is this performance bottleneck which is not letting it to be a real Gulliver?

Understanding Data Flow in a Computer

Normally there are three major parties involving to complete tasks in a computer. They are CPU (Central Processing Unit), RAM (Random Access Memory) and HDD (Hard Disk Drive). HDD store data and RAM store them temporarily while CPU is processing them and give it back to RAM. If you are running graphic application your GPU (Graphic Processing Unit) is also involving.

CPU is the fastest data handle, then RAM and slowest is the HDD. Normally CPU and RAM speed is in GHz or MHz while HDD speed is on MB/s. There for I’d like to use multiplication factor of Computer 2 compared to computer 1 for comparison purpose.

Computer 1

  • 1.8 GHz CPU
  • 2 GB SD RAM
  • 80 GB HDD

Computer 2

  • 2.2 GHz CORE i5: Computer 1 X 5
  • 8 GB DDR3: Computer 1 X 6
  • 1 TB HDD: Computer 1 X 1

Now you can see the problem. Processing power and RAM has grown both horizontally and vertically with many cores and high speed clocks. But still HDD speed is same. For last 10 years there was a insignificant growth in HDD speeds though their capacity got increased. What is the solution for this problem?

Solid State Disk

HDD contains rotating disk and heads for both side. This technology is at its dead end and there is no way to further increase rotation speed in disks or reduce seek-time in heads. If you need high speed persistent storage, what you really need is brand new technology. That’s where Solid State Disk comes in to picture. It doesn’t have any moving mechanical components. Technology used it pretty similar to a USB flash drive. So it solves major problems in HDD which is rotation latency and Seeks time to achieve greater data transfer rates.  Below is a speed comparison of HDD and SSD.

  • HDD: 50 – 100 MB/s
  • SSD: 200 – 500 MB/s

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Solid State Disk is the solution to make the Computer 2 a real Gulliver utilizing its great CPU and RAM power. But there is one problem. Solid State Disks are very expensive, more than 10 times than HHD and maximum capacity you could find in the market is 240 GB. We found a technical solution to utilize the power of Computer 2. But now we are at practical dead end. It’s too expensive for personal computer.

What is The Most Cost Effective Way to Use A SSD in Your Computer?

Since SSD is very expensive what you can do is use it only for frequently using persistent data, in other words your system partition. Get a SSD with good speed, 120 GB may be 60 GB would be enough and install you OS and other software on it. Gamers would love to install games and related other resources on SSD to increase the speed.

Keep your documents, multimedia and other data in conventional HHD and you can easily buy 1 TB one for less than $100. For your data you might be able to use a USB 3.0 external HDD. This would be the most cost effective way to use a SSD in a personal computer.

Wrapping Up

Now you know that getting a CPU with maximum clock speed and maximum number of core or getting RAM with maximum size and best clock speed won’t make your computer speedy. You have to pay attention to speed of persistent storage as well.

Next time you are buying a customized computer, get a decent CPU and RAM along with a SSD with good speed to install OS and other software. Then you will be able to get the maximum out of your investment.

Tags: #Desktop #Notebook #Storage #USB

Closer Look at Qualcomm Snapdragon 800

In past few posts I was talking about the latest and greatest mobile computing platforms introduced in CES 2013. They were Nvidia Tegra 4 and Samsung Exynos 5 Octa. In next few years they might change the face of the whole mobile computing industry. This discussion is incomplete without Qualcomm Snapdragon 800 (MSM8974). Here we go and take a closer look in to that.

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Tech Spec

CPU

Semiconductor architecture used here is 28 mm same as previous Snapdragon S4 and it has a Quad Core Krait 400 CPU that supports up to 2.3 GHz. L0 cache is 4 KB + 4 KB, L1 is 16 KB + 16 KB and L2 is MB. We already witnessed the power of Quad Core Krait CPU in many devices. With next generation Krait CPU with increased clock speed, Snapdragon 800 will be blazing fast.

28 mm architecture is highly power efficient as we already know. Though Snapdragon 800 has 4 beastly CPU cores they are intelligent enough to work in optimum speed to save battery power. Each CPU core can work in its own clock speed depending on the workload. With all those Snapdragon 800 will be highly power efficient as well.

GPU

This comes with next version of Adreno GPU which is Adreno 330. According to the spec this is 50% faster than Adreno 320 which was there in Snapdragon S4 Pro. This is capable of rendering full HD graphic at 30 FPS which is pretty impressive. The best part here is, it is 2X power efficient than Adreno 320.

Memory

Memory access technology used here is 32 Bit Dual Channel 800 MHz LPDDR3 gives blazing fast 12.8 GB/s data transfer rate. It’s same with all the leasing SoC introduced in year 2013.

Connectivity

Even in Snapdragon S4 it supported all the major connectivity technologies. Snapdragon 800 is even widening it with 802.1 ac Wi-Fi connectivity.

Application And Possibilities

This will be available to device manufacturers by mid 2013 and still we don’t have any device to test this beast’s performance. Once a manufacturer utilize Snapdragon 800 for a mobile device it will definitely be a powerhouse at the same time less power hungry.

Adreno 330 GPU is 50% faster at the same time 2X power efficient. It will be great news for gamers. They will be able to play high end games with much better graphic for a longer time on the go.

Wrapping Up

Qualcomm Snapdragon always had competitive advantage over other mobile computing platforms. They were always powerful and less power hungry. They customized ARM architecture to be even more powerful with their Krait processors. They always wrapped up best GPU and blazing fast memory with latest connectivity technologies. Here with Snapdragon 800 they have done it again.

This would be much better than Nvidia Tegra 4 but not sure about the competition with 8 Core Samsung Exynos 5 Platform. The major success factor of SoCs in 2013 would be energy efficiency more than power. In that case I have a strong feeling that Snapdragon 800 will beat Exynos 5 Octa.

Tags: #Qualcomm #Smartphone #Tablet

How to Use Google Task as a Desktop Application?

There are several applications, both offline and online to manage To Do lists. But my personal favorite is Google Task which you can find in main drop down menu in Gmail. It’s giving you a pop up at bottom right corner where you can manage entire To Do list.

This is a great solution for people who are using Gmail throughout the day. In that case your To Do list is right next to you. If you have an Android Phone, there is an app called GTask which you can use to sync and manage Google Tasks.

But what if you want to use to as a desktop application even after you close your browser? There is no direct solution for this problem. But if you think creatively, there is a solution and it comes as a Rich Internet Application.

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Getting Started With Google Task Desktop App

  • Install Latest version of Google Chrome browser. Update it to latest version if you have already installed.
  • If we are trying to use it as a Rich internet app, there has to be a URL which will open Google task on browser tab. But so far it came out as a pop up in Gmail and option in calendar.
  • But you can use this URL to open it in a separate tab.
  • Half of the problem is solved now. Go to Tools -> Create application shortcut. Make sure you are creating all the shortcuts you need.
  • Now you can use the created app shortcut to use Google Task as a desktop app even when Chrome is closed.
  • Hardware: Intel Core i5 2nd Gen // 4GB DDR2
  • OS: Windows 7 Home Premium // 64 Bit
  • Browser: Google Chrome Version 23.0.1271.91 m

This is a very simple solution. All we did here is put together few things we already know to solve a problem we faced when using Google Task. Enjoy the new Google Task desktop app and never forget to share your experience here with as a comment below.

Tags: #Gmail #Google #Rich Internet Applications

How to Optimize uTorrent for Faster Downloads?

uTorrent is a very popular BitTorrent client which always provides faster performance and consume insignificant amount of system resources. And it supports previous torrent files as well as magnet links. It comes for free and if you want more power you can go for ‘uTorrent plus’ for some money.

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Sometimes you might have noticed that the download speed indicated there is lesser than half of your internet connection speed. Then obviously you check the internet connection and what if there is no problem. Then the problem must be with the uTorrent.

Here we are discussing how to configure uTorrent to get the maximum out of your internet connection speed.

Step by Step Configuration

Health of Torrent

This is the number one factor. There has to be a greater number of seeds and lesser number of peers. Seeds are the people who have already downloaded the file and only uploading. Peers are still downloading while simultaneously uploading already downloaded parts of the file.

When you download the torrent file you can see the number of seeds and peers. Again you can see the current number of seeds and peers once you start downloading file in uTorrent. There are services called trackers to update the status of the seeds and peers.

If you have unhealthy torrent, in other words more peers and less seed, all the below configurations won’t help. So get a Healthy torrent first.

Router Settings

When you go to Options -> Preferences -> Connections in uTorrent you will be able to see the port used for incoming connections. If you are behind a firewall or a router, they must open this port for incoming connections.

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Even if you have no way to accept incoming connections, still you can download the files. But in that case there is a possibility for you to get banned from some trackers which lead to lesser download speeds.

The way to open port would depend on the Firewall or the Router. In order to configure that, you have to read the user manual for the product.

Tip: Use a port around 10000. Some ISPs block all the ports after ~15000.

Bandwidth

When you go to Options -> Preferences -> Bndwidth you will be able to see current bandwidth configuration.

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Here you must set the Maximum upload rate. If you have greater upload rate your download speed will decrease. Therefore set an appropriate maximum upload limit and that would depend on your internet connection. I suggest you to set half of the amount of your upload speed here.

Of course you can set very VERY lower upload speed, but here we are sharing file. You can download because someone else is uploading. So be considerate enough to do your duty as well.

By changing number of connections you might be able to increase the speed of downloading. However, this might lead to very lower speeds as well. Try increasing Maximum number of connected peers per torrent and decreasing number of upload slots per torrent. If this won’t work you can always go back to default configuration.

Protocol Encryption

Some ISPs block all the torrent traffic or give them a very low priority. If you suspect such, you can enable protocol encryption from Options -> Preferences -> BitTorrent.

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Then your ISP won’t be able to identify that this is BitTorrent traffic. However once you enable Protocol encryption you will get slightly lesser download speed due to encryption overheads. So enable this only if it’s highly required.

Queuing

Finally you have to set Queuing. For that you have to go to Options -> Preferences -> Queuing.

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If you are downloading many torrents at the same time, you will be having lots of Network Overheads. So my recommendation is download only one torrent at a time. For that set Maximum number of active downloads to 1.

Once the torrent completes downloading it will automatically start seeding. If you have many numbers of seeding torrents again you will suffer lower download speeds. Best configuration is have one downloading torrent while having another seeding torrent. For that set Maximum number of active torrents to 2.

Now you will be able to download torrents with maximum utilization of your internet connection Bandwidth.

  • Hardware: Intel Core i5 2nd Gen // 4GB DDR2
  • OS: Windows 7 Home Premium // 64 Bit
  • uTorrent: 3.2.2

Special Note!

Notes of Genius say NO to illegal file sharing and Software Piracy. We consider that as a serious crime but nothing else. I used to be a Software Engineer myself, so I know the pain of Software Piracy.

With all these I decided to share this information with you because, BitTorrent is an amazing technology which let you to share huge files through a weaker network. And I believe we can use this in a good way to share actually sharable content.

Tags: #BitTorrent

OUYA – Affordable Android Based Open Gaming Console

In past few years most of the gamers around the world moved away from TV based consoles and started using mobile devices. That gave birth to PSP, high end gaming Smartphone and tablets and Nvidia Project Shield.

However gaming consoles are pretty much irreplaceable in hard core gaming communities and there are few big players in the game such as Microsoft and Sony.

With the popularity of mobile gaming Android has become the fastest growing mobile gaming platform and the best part is, it’s open source and comes for free! Any independent developer can develop games for Android.

Recently a very special gaming console came in to market combining the strength of Android and very powerful hardware called OUYA.

Ohh Yeah! That’s something worth looking at.

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Closer Look at OUYA

Design

Dimensions: 75mm x 75mm x 82mm

Weight: 300 g

There is only one word that can explain the design. It’s “Cute”. This small, nice looking cube would look great next to the TV. The gaming controller looks pretty standard and has joystick, direction pad and dedicated gaming buttons.

Processor and Storage

Processor: Nvidia Tegra 3

CPU: 1.7 GHz // Quad Core // Cortex A9

GPU: GeForce

RAM: 1 GB

Internal Storage: 8 GB

Expandable Storage: Yes, microSD

The console looks cute, but the inside is beastly. There was a huge mobile gaming trend developed around Nvidia Tegra 3 with Smartphone and Tablet. OUYA is taking all those goodness in to the TV Game console world. The spec is not really high end, but would be great for decent gaming experience.

Internal storage may not look sufficient, but nothing to worry about. You can expand it with microSD cards.

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Software

OS: Android 4.1

UI: Customized

As the base OS, OUYA is using Android 4.1. But it’s heavily customized from core to UI. Android is mainly designed for touch screen devices. OUYA team has turned the UI upside down to make it a good fit for game consoles controlled by a game controller.

You can access OnLive gaming platform and watch TV on TwitchTV with OUYA. If you are a game developer try developing some cool games for OUYA. It could be a huge potential market and Development Kit is totally free.

Connectivity

Wi-Fi: 802.11 b/g/n

Bluetooth:  Yes, 4.0

USB: 1 X USB 2.0 // 1 X microUSB 2.0

Ethernet: Yes

HDMI: 1080p // 1080i // 720p

Yeah, this has all that is needed to be connected to a gaming console. The gaming controller is connected via BT, so it has high speed 4.0 connectivity. Through HDMI port you can connect to Full HD TV and enjoy awesome games on it.

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Wrapping Up

OUYA is utilizing Android OS and growing mobile gaming trend around it to produce a TV game console with high end hardware. This is actually taking all the goodness in mobile gaming devices in to your living room.

The best part is, this is an open platform so any independent developer can create games with free development kit. All these goodness come only for $99.

This might be the next era of game consoles and could be a major threat for Xbox and PlayStation.

Tags: #Android #Gaming #Nvidia

What’s New in Android Jelly Bean 4.1.2?

Couple of days ago as several news sources reported, many of Nexus 7 devices received an OTA System update. It has updated the system to Android 4.1.2, a minor incremental update fixing few bugs and Nexus 7 specific UI issues.

As long as this update is addressing Nexus 7 related issues I didn’t expect it to come to my Galaxy Nexus. But surprisingly yesterday, October 15, 2012 I got a pop up for Android 4.1.2 system update. The update size was smaller, only 15.1 MB compared to 45 MB update in Nexus 7. I tap Restart and Install to find out what’s new in yummy new Jelly Bean.

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Android 4.1.2 – Update Spotlight

In the first look I didn’t see much difference. UI is same as Android 4.1.1. After few minutes of usage I figured out that button glow is more significant now. To be more specific, outer glow area has expanded.

Then I noticed that there is a UI revamping in Location Access in settings. Previously there were different check boxes for mobile network location service and GPS. They are still the same, but now you have one master switch to all location service.

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In Notification Area something interesting is going on. Now you need only one finder to expand and collapse notification details. All you have to do is tap the notification and drag it down. With a haptic feedback it will expand to show you more details. However it doesn’t work if you try to collapse them. For that what you can do is first try to expand and then collapse without relapsing touch.

Those are the major visible changes in Android 4.1.2 update. Other than those, AndroidPolice reports that there is a new developer option to take bug report, long text messages not getting converted to MMS anymore and location in Google account has changed to Location setting.

There aren’t much interesting things in this 0.0.1 incremental update and you can’t expect anything more. If you received Android 4.1.2 Jelly Bean OTA update tell us what you feel about it and new things you discovered.

Tags: #Android #Google #Jelly Bean

War on Hand-held Games: 6 Reasons Why Mobile Games Are Winning

Have you switched from a handheld gaming device to game apps on your phone or tablet? This is the newest trend in gaming. Handheld devices are not nearly as popular as they were in years past. What is causing this change in gaming?

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01. Apps are Cheaper

Have you looked at the price of handheld device games? A new game can range from $20-40. A used game will cost about $10 if you buy it from a game dealer. Apps, when they aren’t free, are generally in the $1-3 range. The saving is significant. For the same price you pay for one game in Gameboy, you can get 10+ games for your mobile device.

02. Play a Game Quickly

Getting a handheld game up and going can take a while. Smartphone and tablet apps on the other hand are quick and easy to get started with. With just the touch of a button, you can be playing. This is a huge draw for anyone who only has a few minutes here and there. Casual games that only require minimal time and effort have always been popular, but they are becoming more important to the gaming industry.

03. Carry one Device or Many?

One of the biggest detriments handheld games have in this arena is that they require a separate device. Who wants to carry around their Playstation Vita when you can play on your phone or tablet? On top of hauling the gaming device around, you also have to bring all of its peripherals – games, charging cord, etc. However, if you play on your phone or tablet, you have one device on which you can play, work, and more.

04. The Sense of Touch

As humans, we like to use all of our senses as often as possible. Because of that, touch screen games are extremely popular. The fact that your phone or tablet can be played using touch is a big draw for many people. Along these lines, the option to use either a finger or a stylus on many mobile devices is helpful for many who like as many options as possible.

05. Fun New Games – Fast

Are you constantly looking for something new and exciting? Then mobile device gaming is for you. There are always new games to try. These games are created and produced much faster than games for handheld gaming devices. Instead of a new release once a month (if you’re lucky), you can find fun new ways to spend your time weekly.

06. Try Before you Buy

Have you ever bought a game and decided you didn’t like it? Generally, you are out of luck. You might be able to resell the game, but you can’t return games that have been opened. However, with app games, there is frequently the option to try before you buy. Many of the most popular app games have free or demo versions that let you decide if you like the game before spending money on it.

Handheld gaming devices and app games are at war. Which side do you think will win?

About The Guest Writer

Angela is a freelance tech, travel and health writer. When she isn’t writing she is cooking, hiking and researching the latest tech news on her Android tablet.

Tags: #Gaming #Smartphone #Tablet

Android Gaming Tablet with Glassless 3D Display – WikiPad

2012 was a busy year for Android Tablet makers. There were lots of unique Android tablets introduced in several events around the world. Most of those were having amazingly powerful hardware muscle, almost same as a Laptop computer and powered with Android 4.0 Ice Cream sandwich.

In 2012 January at Consumer Electronic Show held in Las Vegas Wikipad Inc introduced a very unique kind of android Tablet named Wikipad. This is the world’s very first Android Gaming Tablet as well as Glassless 3D Tablet. They were expecting to release this to market by end of 3rd quarter and official specification is already out. Wikipad is under NOG spotlight today.

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Device Configuration

Design

Design of the tablet is standard single block type. You can find stereo speakers and camera at rear panel while other connectors are placed at sides. Wikipad could be docked (slide in) in to a gaming cradle. There you can find the entire standard gaming controllers such as joy sticks, direction pads and other buttons. This dock converts the whole device in to high performance gaming consol.

Processor and Storage

Processor in Wikipad is 1.4 GHz Quad Core Cortex A9 running on Nvidia Tegra 3 chipset. 12 Core GeForce GPU is there to turn Wikipad in to the best Android gaming tablet. This comes with 1 GB DDR2 RAM and 16 GB internal storage. You can add another 64 GB through microSD card slot.

Display

Wikipad is having 10.1” IPS panel with resolution 1280 X 720 which will give you 145 ppi of pixel density. This is pretty much standard configuration, yet display is stereoscopic. On this display you will be able to enjoy 3D visuals without wearing any glasses. This makes Wikipad, the world’s very first tablet with 3D display.

Operating System

In the very first display, Wikipad had Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich. But they are going to ship the device with latest Android 4.1 Jelly Bean. Of course there will be some customization and pre installed applications to support the gaming environment.

Camera

There is an 8 MP primary camera which can record 1080p videos. Front facing camera is 2 MP and could be used for video chatting.

Connectivity and Interfaces

I could not find any official record about connectivity features in Wikipad. However having 3G or LTE connectivity is very unlikely. There will be Wi-Fi connectivity for internet access and multiplayer games. In side panel you can file 3.5 mm audio out and microUSB port. Through USB you could connect the device to a computer for data transferring.

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Battery Life

There is a 23.46Wh battery which is enough to have good 6 hours of gaming with this device. If you are using this for video playback it will extend to 8 hours.

Wrapping Up

Android Gaming Tablet is a brand new concept and will have good chance in market. Device comes with good hardware and nice built. However, if you forget the Gaming cradle, rest of the device is just an average android tablet which you can already purchase in market. One good example is Google Nexus 7. So Wikipad will face very tight competition once it comes to the market, especially with price labels.

According to latest news, tablet will be priced at $199 and another $50 for gaming cradle. This is a competitive price, but still I have no reason to buy a separate tablet only for gaming. I’d be happy if Wikipad inc could come up with Gaming cradle for Google Nexus 7.

Tags: #Android #Nvidia #Tablet

How to Select the Best File System for a USB Storage Device?

Era of optical drivers is almost gone. It’s the time of USB storage devices. With improvement of data transfer rate in USB 3.0, ease of use, expandability and reduced cost they are getting extremely popular. Today there are lightning speed terra devices you can easily carry in your pant pocket.

However still some people are facing problems when using USB devices. Mainly USB pen drives. One major problem is unusual longer time they take when you are coping large files or large number of small files. I gave you a tip to solve that problem up to a certain extent using TeraCopy.

Today I’m going to clarify another major issue you might face when using a USB storage device. It’s “what is the best file system to use to get maximum out of it?”

When you plug the USB drive and then try to format it, there you will be able to see list of file systems. If your drive is lesser than 32GB, there you can find FAT, FAT32, NTFS and exFAT. If it’s bigger than 32GB you have only NTFS and exFAT. Those file systems have different capabilities and different compatibility issues.

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What Are The Common File Formats?

FAT and FAT 32

FAT is the most common and most compatible file format. Its very light weight and works great with all OS and platforms. If you have any compatibility issue when you plug your USB drive in to your car audio, try formatting it with FAT file system.

But remember in order to use FAT, the device storage must be lesser than 2GB. It doesn’t have any in built security mechanism such as file encryption.

FAT32 is the advanced version. It has smaller cluster size and support up to 2TB. However in Windows it’s restricted to 32GB and this works only with Windows 9X and latest operating systems. Still this doesn’t have built in security.

NTFS

This is not a new thing for Windows users. Most of the times internal HDD are formatted with this file system. It has smaller file allocation unit size and advanced security features built in such as encryption and user permissions. It’s allowed device size and maximum file size is practically unlimited and works with Windows platform.

exFAT

This is my personal favorite. This has practically unlimited storage size and file size support. It works great with all the common OS and platforms. If you need data encryption it provide that as well.

Conclusion

After studying the above file systems, you must have figured out that there is no common file system which works for all the devices. It’s highly subjective and below are the rules I’m using.

  • If the USB drive is lesser than 2GB use FAT. It will give you maximum compatibility.
  • If drive is greater than 2GB and I need maximum compatibility, go for exFAT.
  • If you need maximum Windows based security, such as permissions and encryption, go for NTFS.

I hope this clarifies all your issues about selecting the right file system for your USB drive. Our comment forum is open for your feedback or any further help.

Tags: #Files #Storage #USB

5 Best Android Apps for Tablets

One of the major problems you will face with Android tablet is lack of apps. If you go to Apple’s App Store you have a wide variety of tablet optimized applications and that is the success factor of iPad, not the technology or OS.

However Android tablet applications are also slowly growing like they did for Smartphones. Though the number of tablet optimized Android applications are thousands not millions, still there are few cool apps which will give you great tablet experience. Here I’m pointing you out few.

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Adobe Photoshop Touch

If you are using PC version or Mac version of Adobe Photoshop you know what kind of magic it can do.  With this application Adobe PS is extending its territory to Android world giving you most of the core Photoshop functions to Android Tablets. The best part here is it is utilizing the large display space in Tablets and gives almost PC like photo editing experience.

Click Here to buy the application at Google Play.

SketchBook Pro

If you are an artist and you love to draw, you can use your Android tablet as your canvas. Unlike the real canvas you can take your tablet where ever you go and share the drawing you just made with your facebook friends etc.

Click Here to buy the application at Google Play.

Kindle

Since your Tablet is having a large display than a Smartphone, it’s an ideal platform to read eBooks. Amazon Kindle is a great Android application you can use for eBook reading, downloading and sharing. It provides you important features such as orientation, font size, and screen contrast and brightness adjustment to avoid eye strain.

Click Here to download the application at Google Play.

Google Earth

I’m pretty sure that you have enjoyed the Google Earth on your computer. Now you can enjoy the same with your Tablet. Same as all the above apps Smartphone display is way too tiny to run this kind of application. But in tablet you can enjoy almost PC like experience with Google Earth’s cool features. In addition you didn’t have photorealistic 3D building in Smartphone application. But here with Tablet you can access those as well.

Click Here to download the application at Google Play.

Angry Birds

The favorite game of iPhone users and then became the same in Android Smartphone as well. However playing angry birds in large display in tablet is not even comparable with the gaming experience in Smartphone. You can play latest edition of Angry Birds on your Android Tablet’s large screen and utilizing it’s great graphic performance.

Click Here to download the application at Google Play.

Tags: #Android #Tablet