How to Solve / Fix "Error Code 495"

921, 923, 927 and other errors - downloading or updating apps can be fixed with the following steps.

Go to Settings > More> Application Manager > Google Play services

Click on the Clear Cache button and Clear Data button. If that does not work, repeat the same steps with restarting your phone. Power off and then back on.


That usually works, but sometimes errors pop up during downloads in progress. If that happens, close and restart the Google Play Store app and restart your download. If the error occurs again during your download it's because you're downloading via WiFi, and this is the reason. Not to worry, just repeat the steps above and restart your download, you'll notice it doesn't start over from the start, but picks up where you left off or where the error occurred.


Sometimes that doesn't do the trick, but most of the time it will. When the above does not work, you can try the following...


Activate Access Settings App:
Sometimes the location settings can mess with the Play Store and stop apps from getting downloaded especially in countries other than the US where the app may be restricted.
Settings > More >Location services > Access to my location > Use GPS satellites > Use wireless networks.
Make sure all three boxes are checked.
This should do the trick and get rid of the 495 error.


Gmail Issue:
It has been discovered that uninstalling the Gmail app sometimes fixes the problem. You could always uninstall and then re-install your Gmail app. This workaround is a bit more drastic and one that I would not recommend because it may not eliminate the errors.

As A Last Resort:
As an absolute last resort you could do a Factory data reset. Before doing this make sure to back-up all of your data to an external SD Card. 

Then and only then...

Cross yourself, pray to God and beg for forgiveness, clutching a rabbits foot and crossing your finger before throwing a pinch of salt over your shoulder, kneeling with teary eyes staring into the heavens above ...Go to Settings >Accounts > Reset > Factory data reset, and may God have mercy on your soul!

Tove Lo - Queen of The Clouds - Review

Tove Lo, born Tove Ebba Elsa Nilsson is the New Swedish Pop singer-songwriter and musician from Stockholm, Sweden. Her debut album “Queen of the Clouds” is out and it will definitely be around for some time to come. The whole album is great and there are several tracks that should become singles, and that should keep this album flying high on the charts for a long time. The better tracks are not the singles. My faves are “Moments”, “Got Love”, “Thousand Miles”, “Run On Love” and “Talking Body”.

The sound is a mix/mash of the multi-genre pop/alternative rock of the day. It's not far off from Lana Del Rey or maybe somewhere between Britney/Madonna, Lana Del Rey, Lorde & Katy Perry. The vivid lyrical content is reminiscent of Ke$ha. The album as a whole is one of the best that has come out this year and any and everyone who gives it a spin will agree.

The perspective of her lyrical phrasing is what sets her apart from others and this angle of her personality is what attracts.

The album “Queen of the Clouds” is separated thematically into three parts: “The Sex,” “The Love,” and “The Pain,” Each part begins with a spoken prelude to songs following each theme. It's an interesting artistic and creative touch that only helps make this amazing album from start to finish an album to not only remember, but to recommend and or gift it to others during the coming holiday season.

Her 2013 single "Habits", and the later remixed version by hip hop producers Hippie Sabotage titled "Habits-Stay High" - "Out of Mind" and "Not on Drugs" are all featured on Tove Lo's debut album “Queen of the Clouds”.

I rate this 5-Star.

As much as I really love this new music, I really did not care for the accompanying videos.

You can decide for yourself on that one, her videos are easily found on her website and also YouTube and Vevo.

Stay up to date with Tove Lo here... http://www.tove-lo.com/

Check out some of her video work here...  https://www.youtube.com/user/ToveLoVEVO

Is There an OpenOffice for Android?

Is There an OpenOffice for Android? The answer is NO!

AndrOpen is just a third party ported version of OpenOffice for Android. The interface is horrible and working with large files is a Nightmare in the Daylight!

It's an 88 MB app...that'll take some time to download and install. If it even does!! It may just give you errors and fits even trying!

My recommendation is...Stay away from this rubbish. If you are still compelled to find out more you can check for yourself with the links provided below.

andropenoffice.blogspot.com

Developer email

andropenoffice.bugreport@gmail.com

Google Play

https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.andropenoffice

On the other hand Libre Office will become available as an alternative sometime in the near future. It was announced in August, but there is still, to this date, no set release at this point.

These apps are really not worth the time and aggravation you'll endure just to have an Open Office.

In my opinion the developers at both Apache and with Libre all missed the boat on creating a desired mobile app. Other developers have already beaten them there, and have won their market share and have better products.

The really better alternatives are to use the online office suites that are integrated with your email.

Google Docs, MS Outlook and Zoho. They all offer better cloud versions of office software than android or other app versions.

If you still need an office app for the Android phone, the best one for sure is Polaris, it even opens PDF files.

The Definition of Marriage

The Definition of Marriage

These facts are represented in Webster's New World Dictionary

©2003 by Wiley Publishing Inc. The Pocketbook Edition

Webster's New World™ Dictionary, Pocketbooks Paperback Edition

being husband and wife = married

the state of being married = marriage

to join as husband and wife and or to take as husband and wife = marry

a married man = husband

a married woman = wife

Pocketbooks is a division of Simon & Schuster, Inc.

ISBN-13: 978-1-4165-3326-9

ISBN-10: 1-4165-3326-5

The image to the right shows the definition from an older version of the dictionary.

Webster's New Universal Unabridged Dictionary

ISBN: 0-671-41819-X

Library of Congress Catalog Number: 83-42537

Deluxe Second Edition by Dorset & Baber 1979

These facts are what everyone already knows, except that nowadays we are being taught differently.

If you look up the term 'marriage' today on the internet, it will now also include marriage as also being with same-sex couples. The Cambridge Online version to the right may be the last credible online dictionary to not follow the trend.

U.S. Government now recognizes same-sex marriage in 32 States.

U.S. Government now recognizes same-sex marriage in 32 States.

Attorney General Eric Holder recently announced that the federal government will recognize gay marriages in: Alaska, Arizona, Idaho, North Carolina, West Virginia, and also in Wyoming.


Married same-sex couples living in those states now qualify for federal benefits such as Social Security and Veterans' benefits. The Attorney General says the government is working to implement these benefits as quickly as possible.


The number of states in which married same-sex couples can receive federal benefits is now at 32.



The Supreme Court has declined to hear cases from lower-court rulings that overturned same-sex marriage bans in several states, because after all of the closeted, gay and or bi Judges recuse themselves for personal reasons that would leave the whole issue up to Clarence Thomas to decide.

Which iPad Should I Buy?

Apple iPad Air 2 for $499
Apple iPad Air for $399
Apple iPad mini 3 for $399
Apple iPad mini 2 for $299
Apple iPad mini for $249



Well the answer, without reading all the bore me to death similar specs on all crapple devices, is simple, buy a Kindle e-reader!
We're talking about tablet computing? What a joke! Don't fool yourself into thinking you can be really productive with a tablet, when to be productive you'll be giving up some precious screen space just to use the onscreen keyboard. The whole idea is a BIG joke! Tablet computing is not the ideal way to accomplish anything. It was just for a brief time an experimental way and as it turns out, not much more than some geeky-gadgety-gimmicky way to do things.



Before you make your final purchasing choice, you should decide what you want to do with the device. The reality is you'll probably use it for entertainment purposes. In that case you really would be better off to invest in the Kindle and you may as well go all out and get the Kindle Fire HD with the Prime membership. In no time, you'll realize that you're really doing the same thing with these devices and with the Kindle you'll probably end up saving on much more.


Just remember that the tablet was really born out of the e-reader development.

If that's not your cup of tea, and you are really determined to possess a Tablet device for some strange reason, then I'd also recommend just buying a bigger phone first, and if that still doesn't suit you and you are still feverishly mad and intent on getting a Tablet, well I suppose you are just a hopeless case.



So, that's just the way it is, if you're hell-bent on owning some worthless gadget/tablet that is not a real e-reader like the Kindle you could always get a Samsung tablet, then at least and just maybe, others wouldn't think you were a total idiot.


Before you make a fool of yourself by buying some Apple gadgets, you should realize by now that they do not offer you anything that the other guys don't and their products are all over priced gadgets made with Chinese slave-labor.



The only cool Apple products to own are the ones that have John, Paul, George and Ringo!



For the on the go, portable computing, you'll be better off to get a large screen Chromebook!

To summarize this post questioning Which iPad Should I Buy; the answer is NONE. Don't buy iPad!
If you must own a Tablet, get a Kindle w/ Prime

If you must use something for portable computing tasks, get a bigger phone or a Samsung Galaxy Tab or do yourself a favor and get a large screen Chromebook!