How Skype and GoogleTalk Makes Communication Easier for OFWs and Bloggers

Google Talk and Skype for Samsung Galaxy Note is a great means of keeping in touch with user’s family and loved ones.  It is really of big help to Overseas Filipino Workers and for bloggers like me.  It makes communicating with my family, clients and co-bloggers easier than ever.  It both has an easy interface and can be understood with no trouble by former and new users.   The voice and video calling services of both application offer ease of communication for me.  I love both applications because it supports multi-tasking.  Credits to its features that offer text messaging, message exchange, voice chat, video chat and email reply through chat.  Google Talk really makes my work and family communications by all means easier.  It really helps me because I can contact not only Samsung Galaxy Note users but also personal computers, making it even more possible for a great communication with my family.  What’s more enjoying is that I can send pictures, videos and files to my family and vice versa.   It makes me feel like I am still with them enjoying every moment.  It is as if I am really with them.  Skype is really the perfect way for Overseas Filipino Workers and bloggers like me to connect with our loved ones and other various individuals, may it be through the application itself or through mobile or phone calls.

Chikka Text Messenger on Samsung Galaxy Note

We all know that sending and receiving text messages can be problematic and costly when your destination is the Philippines.  Personally, I find it hard to communicate with my family, friends and colleagues through the usual way of mobile phones sometimes.  It’s either I do not have prepaid load or they find the rates of replying to me high.  Good thing, Chikka Text Messenger solves this dilemma by providing a communication hub via online servers.  That is why I installed Chikka Text Messenger on my Samsung Galaxy Phone.  It allows me send text messages to the Philippines for free and it also allows my family and friend to reply to me instantly for only PHP0.50/sms. 

The application loads quite quickly and the account setup is simple as well.  If you possess a Globe, Smart, or Sun mobile phone you may simply enter your phone number and password.  Eventhough there is a nominal fee for the phone responding to the messages, it is still very helpful because the fee is way much lower compared to the fee when replying using telecom sims.  Chikka Text Messenger has a look and feel similar to the messenger utility built into the OS with a few extra features and settings.  It has a clean layout and simple contrasting colors, making it easy to read.  I am really thankful to Chikka Text Messenger because I am able to have better communication with my friends, family and colleagues eversince I installed in on my Samsung Galaxy Note.

Importance of Photo Editing and Photo Sharing Apps to OFWs and bloggers

As a blogger, it is important to manipulate, use and post pictures.  It attracts readers to the blog site and it also generates comments and insights about the topic.  But, speaking as an Overseas Filipino Worker, it helps me share my own moments to my family and friends.  It allows me to ensure them that I am all fine.  I use several applications concerning the topic but I commonly used the following: Photo Editor, Photo Wonder, Instant collages and Instagram.

Photo Editor permits me to adjust color, add effects, rotate, crop, resize, frame, and draw on my photos.  Moreover, Photo Editor offers a large variety of effects for the photos including gamma correction, auto contrast, auto tone, blur, sharpen, oil paint, sketch, polaroid, black & white high contrast, sepia, and lots more.  After editing, I can eventually share the photos using e-mail, Picasa, Facebook, Twitter or any sharing method.  Photo Wonder functions just like how Photo Editor does.

Instant collage is a simple application wherein I combine and clip photos to create awesome photo collages to share with family, friends or colleague.  This also helps me organize the photos I have and grouped it by date or location.  Meanwhile, I use Instagram as a snap-and-share application.

It is really fun to manipulate photos. But, unknown to other people, it can be used to generate positive response in jobs like mine.  But, this is all in owe to Samsung Galaxy Note.  There’s no other device that can give such satisfaction.

Record Important Calls and Send Voice Messages through Samsung Galaxy Note

As an Overseas Filipino Worker and as a blogger too, there are important calls I have to make and receive and instructions and messages I have to send.  There are conversations that are so important and I should not forget.  Also, there are instructions and messages I have to say and yet I can’t because I am too busy to do so.  Good thing there are applications for my Samsung Galaxy Note that I can use to make the former tasks possible.  I use two applications of the said function.  First is Call Recorder and the second is Voice Recorder.

Call recorder obviously enables me to record phone calls. This helps me review the conversations I have with important people I deal with.  As a blogger, it enables me to review recent tasks and assignments that I should do, particularly those from the client.  And, as an Overseas Filipino Worker, it enables me to hear sweet nothings from my family and friends again.

Voice recorder allows me to send instructions and messages to whomever I want.  I use this application to particularly send instructions to other bloggers I work with in a certain project.  It lessens the time I consume because I no longer need to type the instructions and I can record the messages or instructions while doing something like my work at the same time.  Voice recorder is a really great recording application for Samsung Galaxy Note because it permits sending a data as attached file via Gmail.  It also has timer recording to keep track of the used time.  It’s easy to locate recorder audio because you can just search by title and date.  You can also set the recordings as ring tones.

These applications are really a great help to OFWs and bloggers too.

Review of the S Note as a Great Help to Bloggers

As I was browsing my Samsung Galaxy Note, I have come through S Note.  S Note is a recommended note-taking application for Samsung Galaxy Note.  It makes it easier for me as a blogger to create interesting articles.  It supports the free flow of my thoughts that usually happens through writing.  This is possible because of the handwriting recognition attributes of S Note that turns everything I scribble into regular text.  It works really well with me and it can adapt my own style of taking down notes and writing.

As a blogger, I used to add photos and videos to my articles to emphasize more of what I wanted to impart.  When I am away from the laptop and I am just using my Samsung Galaxy Note, it is still possible to do so.  It is all in owe to S Note.  It supports photo and video inserts.  I used to complain how it use to meddle with my work because Samsung Galaxy Note’s screen is very sensitive to touches.  That’s until I discovered that it is possible to change the setting wherein S Note can only be sensitive to S Pen and just disregard contacts with my fingers.  S Note has truly made my blogging experience easier and worthwhile.

Social Network Applications for Samsung Galaxy Note

Being away from my family and friends in the Philippines and as blogger too, I have to make sure that I keep in touch with the important people I have to deal with.  And when we say keeping in touch, social networking sites always ring a bell.  Since my job requires me to be out sometimes, I have to make sure that I can still communicate.  It is really great that there’s a version for Samsung Galaxy Note of the three social networking sites I commonly use: Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.  It really functions well and is on-the-go.

Through Facebook, I can easily see what my family and friends are up to; share updates, photos and videos; get notified when friends like and comment on your posts; and text, chat and have group conversations.  This feature of Facebook allows me to communicate with whom I want anytime.  Meanwhile, through Twitter, I can see an organized stream of tweets that delivers the best content to me.  It also makes all the media, news, events, and information I need available.  And personally, I can express myself through tweets and photos.  It also gives me idea for the topics I’m going to write through watching rising trends and following significant people.  Pinterest, on the other hand, serves as a tool I use to find an inspiration and share it with others.  I also use it to collect things I love, organize and plan important projects, and more.

Social network applications for Samsung Galaxy Note is, indeed, of great help to people like me.  It helps me communicate with my family and other bloggers like me.  People think that it’s just for fun. But, honestly, it gives different kind of help more than anyone can imagine.

Samsung Galaxy Note Benefits to OFW

Samsung Galaxy Note is, indeed, a true catalyst for new developments in communications between us, Overseas Filipino Workers, and the families and loved ones we have left behind in the Philippines.  Note made it even more possible for communication become more regular for both parties.  Being able to call our family or our loved ones through Samsung Galaxy Note helped us to fulfill parenting or supervising responsibilities towards our family.  It does not limit our way of communicating with our loved ones in the Philippines on contacting them through the usual mobile function but through allowing us to download different applications that aids us to communicate with them effectively.  It allows us not just to hear our loved ones but also to see them.  Thanks to online chat applications available for Samsung Galaxy Note.  This device is, indeed, a really big help for us, Overseas Filipino Workers, not to miss but instead share any special moments with out families and relatives.  I would not know how I can make it up to my family with my absence without the presence of Samsung Galaxy Note.  It really helps to bridge us, Overseas Filipino workers, to the people who are so important to us.

Samsung Galaxy Note Applications that are Useful for Bloggers

Samsung Galaxy Note makes work easier for bloggers like me.  Thanks to the Note applications intended for such career.  To name a few, there are Pages Manager, Polaris Office, Dictionary, Dropbox, E-mail and Gmail.  These are the applications available in my Samsung Galaxy Note that I usually use.

Pages Manager helps me connect with my audiences from multiple pages I handle, in relation to my blogs and projects.  It also helps me post new updates and photos and respond to comments easily, view and reply to private messages sent to my pages, get notifications about new activity on it and view latest insights about my page.  The insights and comments I receive on the Facebook page I handle helps me generate new ideas for my next article.

In creating and editing articles, I use PolarisOffice.  It functions hust like how Microsoft Office documents functions in personal computers.  Through it, I can view Microsoft Office documents as the original one, edit, and save them.  I can open and edit documents in Microsoft Word, Excel, PowerPoint, PDF remarkably with only several tabs.  I also use Dictionary whenever I feel like I’m at a lost for words.

When I am done with the articles or in the process of doing so, I sometime send it to bloggers I work with in some projects.  I also need to communicate with them.  In doing it, I use Dropbox, E-mail or Gmail.  Dropbox helps a lot because I can always have my documents with me.  With it, I can also share documents with my contacts, save email attachments straight to it and easily edit docs in it.  I also use E-mail and Gmail which is really intuitive, efficient, and useful.  Plus, I can also read and respond to conversations online or offline and search and find any email.  Samsung Galaxy Note really is a heaven’s gift for bloggers like me.

Samsung Galaxy Note Benefits to a Blogger

I have observed that there is a widespread use of sleek, good-looking handsets.  I am so glad that Samsung also wants a slice of the action and has made a big effort to produce one of its very own.  They have proven that through Samsung Galaxy Note.  My blogging career has been easier since I have purchased a Note.  I can accomplish my job effectively through it because it serves as a ‘laptop’ and as a phone to me.

I can easily access the internet to do some researching about the topics I will write about.  Samsung Galaxy Note also made communicating with my fellow bloggers and other informants easier and faster.  I can access my email accounts with no trouble at all.  Whenever I’m writing and I need to contact someone, I can do so.  Thanks to the multi-tasking capability of Samsung Galaxy Note.  I even thought it could substitute my phone and my laptop because it has every feature I need in my work and my daily life.  I am also glad that it can cater large external memory which provides me with enough storage for the applications I will need and want and also for the documents I create and need in my job.  This device really makes it possible for me to do different functions anytime, anywhere.  I can put whatever content I want on the device with no bother.  For me this is the perfect device, it does all that I want very well.

Advantage of Samsung Galaxy Note

Some of the features of Samsung Galaxy Note

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So what are the benefits and advantages of Samsung Galaxy Note?  We will try to answer that question in this article.  First on the list are its features.  This includes the its immersive screen with smartphone portability, easy tasking on the full screen, free capturing and creation, powerful performance and it is upgraded with the Premium Suite.  Samsung Galaxy Note has 5.3” large screen plus light and thin design and a HD Super AMOLED display.  It also has Minimum screen scrolling and transition and the S Planner which is a smart and intuitive scheduler.  Samsung Galaxy Note also provides users the best multi-input experience on the go, offers a S Pen optimized advanced memo, can instantly capture and annotate any screen, expressive personalization of photos and videos, expressive personalization of photos and videos, advanced 8MP camera and a 2500mAh battery.  Second on the list are the applications.  Aside from the pre-loaded programs, users can download more application depending on their interest and the way they want to boost their productivity.  Work may be easier with the applications and programs optimized for the S Pen.  Lastly are changes that the users can make to use the Note easier. This includes tips like optimization of the keyboard for one hand use, S Pen gestures that can turn into command and that text messages can be written using the S Pen to emphasize emotions.  The invention of Samsung Galaxy Note is surely a great revelation on the phone industry.

Here is a video of the key features and benefits people can attain in purchasing Samsung Galaxy Note:

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A Comparison: Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy Note II

The Samsung Galaxy Note and Note II

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What is it in the Samsung Galaxy Note II that is not in the original Samsung Galaxy Note?  We will try to answer the question in the comparisons of different aspects that will follow.  Samsung Galaxy Note II weighs almost the same as the original Galaxy Note.  However, it is narrower and more lengthened, allowing it to be a bit easier to hold and possible to operate with just one hand.  The 5.5” 16:9 HD Super AMOLED screen on the Galaxy Note II beats the Galaxy Note’s 5.3” in almost every aspect.  The Galaxy Note II sports a 1.6 GHz quad-core Exynos 4412 processor, compared to the 1.4GHz dual-core Exynos in the first Note.  Considering the processor and the RAM memory with Android Jelly Bean’s interface optimizations, the Note II beats the original Note in UI fluidity and the performance of the applications and programs.  The S Pen smart stylus is the same except that it can do few certain tricks like hovering.  Both devices has an 8MP camera module with LED flash.  But, the performance of the camera on the Galaxy Note II is immediate, whereas the original Note needs waiting.  The video 1080 capture goes with 30 fps on both handsets, but seems more fluid on the Galaxy Note II, and slightly more saturated too.  The Galaxy Note doesn’t possess an outstanding call quality while the Note II improves considerably.  Voices are very loud and clear, and on the other end the dual microphone setup relayed the sounds without audible distractions.  The increase in battery size means greater endurance and battery life to the handset.  As expected, Samsung Galaxy Note II is definitely the improved version of the original Samsung Galaxy Note.

Watch the comparison between Samsung Galaxy Note and Samsung Galaxy Note II below:

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The Convenience that Samsung Galaxy Note Brings

Functionality at its finest in Samsung Galaxy Note

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Samsung combines convenience and functionality all into one stylish phone, the Samsung Galaxy Note.  With its immersive screen complimenting its smartphone portability, the Samsung Galaxy Note is an innovative device which performs multiple tasks.  It is noted to be the best on-the-go device for any kind of people.  Different applications are aimed mainly at business users, students and gadget enthusiasts.  With the diverse applications and programs that can be installed in Samsung Galaxy Note, you can perform the task that you have to do anytime, anywhere.  Business users can monitor their venture resources securely.  Samsung Security solutions cover all data such as contact names and numbers as well as e-mail, email attachments.  Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync offers optimized secure access to the venture resources.  It allows for real-time communication with the employees.  Samsung Galaxy Note is really the best phone that can provide different important uses including communication, productivity, entertainment and camera.  It is the best when it comes to communication due to the simple ease of making a phone call at the same time, catering other types of communication like email and web browsing capabilities.  Access to the top social networking apps such as Facebook and Twitter is a plus.  It can be a real productivity tool with the right software installed, depending on what the user needs.  It is also the better choice for entertainment of personal preferences because the bigger the screen and the better the resolution, the finest.  The camera is also a plus because it allows the user to capture every single moment she wants too, including recording it if wanted.  Samsung Galaxy Note is definitely the most exceptional convenient gadget available in the industry.

Watch this proof of the combination of functionality and convenience below:

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Review of the Samsung Galaxy Note (After days of use)

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Considering Samsung Galaxy Note’s large screen, higher resolution and more heavy duty battery, it characterizes the perfect phone suited for numerous certain tasks.  That’s why people are not only fascinated by them but do end up actually needing one.  I have found the Samsung Galaxy Note a surprise to the mobile phone industry in terms of flexibility and control.  I commend Samsung for the widgets feature which provides a fully customizable interface.  Several application programs are pre-installed on the device.  These include the standard Android applications such as email, web browsing, and media playback, as well as some programs aimed mainly at business users and to facilitate the use of the stylus.  Other application software for the device is available at Samsung Apps and Google Play, as well as from independent sources.  I have also tried using the Google Play Store or the Android market.  I tried downloading several plug-ins for Samsung Galaxy Note and is really helpful to my work.  Most of the apps I really want or need are there, mostly for free.  The Galaxy Note is comfortable to use and almost no application seems to overexert it.  Even High Definition videos don't push the device to its limits.

Watch the review of several apps installed on Samsung Galaxy Note below:

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A Review About Samsung Galaxy Note

The Samsung Galaxy Note N7000

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When I was browsing through the Samsung gadgets, the Galaxy Note captured my attention.  I found it even more interesting when I got the privilege to try using it.  I thought it could substitute my phone and my laptop.  It has every feature I need in my work and my daily life.  I was amazed that the unbelievably light and thin gadget I am holding is capable of exhibiting the purpose of both phone and laptop.  I thought that given the size of the screen the phone will sacrifice the quality of the resolution and colors. But, I was appallingly wrong.  The resolution is of high definition and the colors are exceptionally vibrant and great.  I tried playing a movie and it looks amazing as well as the pictures.

Also, at first, I thought the size will be a problem but it turned out it’s not.  I find it easy to use and comfortable to hold.  This is definitely the fastest phone I've ever used. The credit all goes to its 1.5Ghz dual core processor and 1GB of ram.  I also thought that the screen and the processor will consume most of the battery within just the day but I was wrong.  Thanks to the 2500mAh battery.  Samsung Galaxy Note also comes with a stylus, much known as the S Pen.  The use of a pen on the display screen smartphone will make it free from oil and prints that is often left by the fingers.  It also caters large external memory which provides me with enough storage for the applications I will need and want.  This device really makes it possible for me to do different functions anytime, anywhere.  I can put whatever content I want on the device with no bother.  For me this is the perfect device, it does all that I want very well.

Watch the review about the Samsung Galaxy Note below:

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