June 2013 archive

MobileIron for Windows Phone 8

if you work for a larger company and you need to access your corporate e-mail then you may be required to install MobileIron on your device in order to enforce specific security policies. Whilst MobileIron is available for iOS and Android devices you may be wondering what about Windows Phone 8 if you’ve got yourself …

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Beware of Micropayments

Having a connection to the internet on mobile devices has enabled an explosion of data accessibility and applications over the last decade. I remember when you needed to load applications via USB or SD card but now you can do it over Wi-Fi or 3G/4G connections without plugging in a cable. Of course, this ease …

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Unlock Developer Mode in Android 4.2

Another quick tip if you’ve upgraded your Android device to version 4.2.x. Google saw fit to hide the developer menu under Settings – I can only presume this was because everyday users were getting themselves in a pickle by mucking around with the options in there without understanding what they meant. This is perhaps not …

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Check the Compatibility of 3D Glasses

Another quick tip for today. It’s worth remembering that not all 3D televisions use the same sort of glasses to enable 3D viewing, There have been competing solutions out in the market and revisions of those solutions over the years. The main types of 3D glasses you will come across are: active 3D glasses (i.e. …

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A Smarter Way to Change Ribbon Tabs in Microsoft office

Very quick tip for today. If you’re using a more recent version of Microsoft Office from 2007 and onwards you would have realised that the menus of old have been replaced by the ribbon. Granted, it takes some getting used to but a lot of people would find it hard to go back to the …

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Finding Out About COM-MID1 On Your Network

Here’s a quick tip. If you’ve logged into your router and have found COM-MID1 in the list of hosts with IP addresses I wouldn’t blame you for thinking that your home network might have been compromised. Whilst I don’t discourage such a reaction it is prudent to do some investigation before jumping to conclusions. In …

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Panasonic AX2 Business Rugged Convertible Ultrabook Unboxing

The unboxing videos keep on rolling! So far in the last week I’ve been very lucky to unbox: the Panasonic HC-X920M 3D camcorder, the Pebble smartwatch, the Ouya Android-based console. This time around, we get back into mainstream computing with an ultrabook from Panasonic that you probably haven’t seen in the shops. Panasonic isn’t well …

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Ouya Unboxing

Perhaps a first for the blog but the unboxing videos keep on rolling this time with the Ouya being the next cab off the rank! For those that don’t know, Ouya is an Android console aimed at the lower price range (being around $100) and took about a year to come to fruition after its …

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Pebble Smartwatch Unboxing

Pebble Smartwatch Colours

Well, it’s taken a year since the initial Kickstarter campaign to raise funds but this week I finally received one of the two Pebble smartwatches. Of course, people have received their Pebbles well before now but only in black with orange, white and grey being delayed. That said, Kickstarter backers were offered the ability to …

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Panasonic HC-X920M Camcorder Unboxing

A while ago I unboxed the Panasonic HC-X900M camcorder as well as the VW-CLT2 3D lens and this time around I am unboxing the latest flagship consumer camcorder from Panasonic in the form of the HX-X920M The X920M boasts improved sensor technology with Panasonic’s 3MOS System Pro and BSI (Back Side Illumination) technology which reduces noise by …

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