Category Archive: Microsoft

Apr 01 2012

Make a Regular Computer an AirPlay Receiver for Free

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Apple, Gaming, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Xbox

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AirPlay is one of those Apple standards that is beneficial when you have a lot of Apple kit but can be less convenient when you have a heterogeneous environment (so a mix of Apple and either Windows or Linux computers). This can be problematic if you want to use something like AirPlay to view content …

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Feb 27 2011

Panasonic 3D Blu-ray Home Theatre Sound System (SC-BTT755) Review

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3D, Apple, BD-ROM, Blu-ray, CD-ROM, Connectivity, Display, DVD-ROM, Ethernet, Fixed, Flash, Gaming, Google, HDMI, Imaging, Interfaces, iPhone, iPod, Microsoft, Microsoft, Nintendo, Operating Systems, Optical, Plasma, PS3, Sony, Storage, Technology, USB, Video, Wi-Fi, Wii, Windows 7, Wireless, Xbox 360, YouTube

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With a day to spare, I have completed the review video for the Panasonic SC-BTT75 3D Blu-ray Home Theatre Sound System. I received this system back in December last year and have put it through its paces across a range of activities including: CD audio playback, DVD videos, Blu-ray videos (3D and standard videos), regular …

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Jan 28 2011

Emulating a Classic Controller on a Touchscreen – Why Bother?

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Android, Gaming, Microsoft, Nintendo, Operating Systems, PS3, Sega, Sony, Technology, Wii, Xbox 360

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No doubt the avid gamers amongst us have been all over the news of the Sony NGP (Next Generation Portable) AKA PlayStation Portable 2 plus the announcement that Android phones and tablets will be able to download PlayStation games from the PlayStation Store and play them using an emulator. Sony is planning to put some …

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Sep 25 2010

Microsoft Allows Small Business Use of Security Essentials

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Anti-malware, Gaming, Microsoft, Security, Technology, Xbox 360

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Another quick one for this evening. Microsoft has changed its position on the usage of its Security Essentials software inside small businesses whereby it used to be prohibited under the End User License Agreement. Technically, there was nothing stopping small businesses (or anyone for that matter) from installing the software on a compatible computer, just …

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Aug 05 2010

Use Your Mobile as a Modem and Save Money

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Android, Apple, Bluetooth, Connectivity, Interfaces, iPhone, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Secure, Technology, USB, Wi-Fi, Windows Mobile, Wireless

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Some of us are regular users of mobile broadband services and normally rely on a mobile broadband modem of some description to get an internet connection whilst we are on the move or away from home. Dialup access once reigned supreme for mobility and availability but mobile broadband has pretty much put it to rest. …

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Aug 04 2010

Where’s the Speech Recognition?

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Apple, Communications, iPhone, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology

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About fifteen years ago, my dad purchased the first PC to grace the family home. It was pretty good for its time as it sported a Pentium 120MHz CPU, 16MB RAM and a massive 1GB hard drive. It also came with a pretty hefty price tag. Shortly after we purchased the computer, we saw a …

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Jul 28 2010

Share Cabled Internet Over Wi-Fi

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Apple, Connectivity, Fixed, iPad, iPhone, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Wi-Fi, Windows 7, Wireless

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If you have been following the blog over the last few days you will know that I have made way way around the world to Denmark. Along the way, I have made some observations and also overcome common obstacles presented to travelers on longer journeys. Well, I have come across another issue that can affect …

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May 14 2010

Obama: iPods, iPads, Xboxes, PlayStations Make Information a Distraction

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Apple, Communications, Gaming, iPad, iPod, Microsoft, Mobile, PS3, Social Networking, Sony, Technology, Wireless, Xbox, Xbox 360

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The New York Post ran an article a few days ago quoting US President, Barrack Obama, as having said: “With iPods and iPads and Xboxes and PlayStations — none of which I know how to work — information becomes a distraction, a diversion, a form of entertainment, rather than a tool of empowerment, rather than …

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Apr 12 2010

Team Fortress 2 – Fun in any Language

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Gaming, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, PS3, Sony, Technology, Xbox 360

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Are you a fan of first person shooters but don’t like the international war or zombie apocalypse genres that seems to be dominating the gaming industry at the moment? Perhaps you prefer something a little more light-hearted and casual when it comes to gaming? I don’t think I am a hard core gamer by any …

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Feb 19 2010

Hardware Review: Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows

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Gaming, Microsoft, Technology, Uncategorized, Xbox, Xbox 360

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Xbox 360 Wireless Controller for Windows

Several months ago, I was in the market for a new gaming controller for my computer after purchasing Street Fighter IV via Steam and receiving Burnout Paradise as a gift (thanks Roy!). Now, I probably could have gotten by with using the keyboard for a driving game but I’ve been scarred for life trying to …

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