Nov 10 2012
If you’re using a tablet that doesn’t come with a keyboard or has an detachable or foldaway keyboard then you might want to know how to lock your tablet without having to reattach or swing back the keyboard to hit Window + L. Fortunately, this is really simple once you know how: Get to the Start …
Nov 09 2012
Prior to moving away from iOS and the iPad I had taken to streaming my podcast videos over 3G to avoid having to use iTunes. Unfortunately, I did exceed the 10GB allowance on my plan one month which meant I incurred excess usage charges which has turned me off from using it as my primary …
Nov 08 2012
Another Windows RT tip which might be handy for those with a Microsoft Surface which annoying omits a hardware rotation lock switch. All you need to do is the following: Slide in the charms bar from the right of screen and choose Settings (or hit Window + I), Tap the Screen icon, Above the screen brightness …
Nov 07 2012
Here’s another Windows RT tip. When you are typing in a password into a Metro style app it will be masked with dots as per usual. However, you might make the odd typo while getting used to the touch cover, type cover or on screen keyboards so if you want to quickly check what you’ve …
Nov 06 2012
Perhaps one of the thing that tech bloggers and journalists find very handy when covering mobile devices is the ability to capture screenshots. Windows Phone 7 was heavily criticised for a lack of native screenshot capability which has thankfully been rectified in Windows Phone 8. Anyway, with the release of Windows RT for tablets one …
Nov 05 2012
It’s been about a month since we powered up the Panasonic NR-BY552XSUA inverter refrigerator and I have finally gotten around to shooting the preview video. An annoying thing about shopping for fridges is that when you check out the stores they fridges are usually switched off and void of any contents apart from shelves and draws. On …
Nov 04 2012
Here’s a quick tip for those of you with brand new Windows RT tablets with keyboards including the Microsoft Surface. By default, Windows RT has sounds enabled for keystrokes which can be handy for when you are trying to get used to a new keyboard but it can become rather annoying once you get the …
Nov 03 2012
Here it is, potentially one of the most anticipated tablets to hit the market – Microsoft Surface! I ordered this back on 17/10/2012 @ 0930 hours and despite the heavy traffic on the Microsoft Store website I managed to get my order through the gate. I ended up ordering the standard 32GB Surface with black …
Nov 02 2012
If you’re using removable drives to transfer very large files such as videos then you may find that particularly large files will be unable to copy over if your drive is formatted with FAT32. FAT32 formatted drives have a maximum file size of 4GB as an inherent limitation of its design as well as a …
Nov 01 2012
Note everyone has the luxury of two screens or a computer and a tablet so if you are wanting to use a website reference while you are playing games on Steam then you might be resorting to using print outs or a smartphone. These are not the most convenient solutions by any means! If you …
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