Mar 11 2013
I am going old school for a bit but hopefully this article and a future article on how to deal with mail on a mail server via telnet could come in handy. Anyway, on more recent versions of Windows (from Vista onwards) this isn’t included by default. Fortunately, you can install it quite easily as follows: …
Mar 10 2013
On occasion, you may notice some strange app names when updating apps under Windows Phone 8 and they may look start with the following and appear at the top of the list: @C:\Data\Programs\{ I guess for me this was interesting as it does demonstrate that there is a Windows 8 derivative under the hood judging …
Mar 09 2013
It seems that when you attempt to add a search provider in Internet Explorer 8, 9 or 10 that the option for Google does not appear at all (at least for me in Australia). A colleague of mine at work pointed this out when his work computer had the default of Bing but wanted to …
Mar 08 2013
The Microsoft Surface attempts to offer both a tablet and laptop experience and, at least in my experience so far, it seems to fit the bill (how well is up for debate). However, if you are using the Surface more as a laptop you might become a bit annoyed with the aggressive power saving profile …
Mar 07 2013
A short and sharp tip for today. For a while now, Windows Phone has been capable of a form of multitasking allowing you to switching between applications without losing the state of an app. Apps had to be written to support this feature properly but most popular apps will have this baked in for Windows …
Mar 06 2013
I was hoping to hold off for a bit longer but due to the degrading reliability of the Touch Cover for my Microsoft Surface I had to kick off the process to get it replaced. Unfortunately, the online chat representative seemed unaware (or unwilling) to offer me the option of having sending back the defective …
Mar 05 2013
I won’t harp on too much about the recent security breach with regards to Evernote as it has received sufficient coverage. However, if you do happen to use a password for this service that is common with other services you use then you should seriously consider using a random password across all websites that you …
Mar 04 2013
If you’re running Windows Home Server 2011 and relying upon it to backup your computers you might not fancy the default times set aside for backups (usually set to between midnight and 3AM). Whilst this window might cover computers that don’t move around (like desktops), laptops and tablets may not always be around or powered …
Mar 03 2013
Microsoft really doesn’t do itself much service in naming its products with Microsoft Office Home & Student 2013 RT Preview being quite a mouthful. However, you can update this preview version to the full version on your Microsoft Surface and knock off the last word in the title. Fortunately, it’s not hard to undertake but helps …
Mar 02 2013
Not to be confused with a single beep when turning off a Prius, you might also encounter a single beep when opening the driver’s door on a third generation Prius (either to get in or get out of the car). For several days and pouring through the owner’s manual I’ve been trying to work out …
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