The inbox bombardment continues with sale offers and while there might be a few bargains to get you to click through to the website you should never assume one place will always have the best price. Of course, it might not always be most convenient to visit the store with the best (or one of …
June 2013 archive
Jun 19 2013
Check for Updates on Your Unbranded Nokia Lumia
It looks like updates are now going out for Nokia Lumia smartphones running Windows Phone 8 particularly if you have an unbranded model so it pays to manually check for an update if you’re keen to try it out. Of course, your phone will automatically poll around once a week for updates but it never …
Jun 18 2013
Obtain a Second Screen on the Cheap
From time to time we may need to work from home on a laptop or maybe kick back and watch a movie. However, it can be frustrating dealing with gigantic spreadsheet or enjoying a Full HD movie on such a small screen. Laptops that have screens larger than fifteen inches these days aren’t as common …
Jun 17 2013
EOFY Tip – Magazine Subscriptions
For some professions, it is essential to keep on top of the latest developments in your area of expertise. Magazines can often be a good way of doing so and subscriptions sometimes offer a cost benefit over buying single issues from a shop. Furthermore, you can claim the cost of magazine subscriptions against your tax …
Jun 16 2013
Beware of End of Financial Year Sales
Just a quick tip for those in Australia as we approach the end of year. No doubt, your inboxes will be bombarded with EOFY (End of Financial Year) sale promotions and various websites will have huge banners plastered on them spruiking offers. These offers may be very tempting particularly if you are justifying purchases as …
Jun 15 2013
The Modern Convenience of Wireless Charging
Since picking up my Nokia Lumia 920 I’ve not actually taken advantage of the wireless charging capabilities native to the device. A while ago I did write about the fact that I was checking out Qi wireless chargers and then eventually selected one off eBay given the relatively high cost of the official Nokia chargers. Even in …
Jun 14 2013
Incoming Gadget Status Updates
Just an update on where some gadgets are in terms of delivery: Qi wireless chargers: Both of these arrived earlier this week and I am using one at work and one at home – I’ll do a short video to show how these chargers work with a compatible device (likely a Nokia Lumia 920), Pebble …
Jun 11 2013
Speed up a Slow Nexus 7
If you’ve picked up a Nexus 7 like myself and have found that it seems to lag then you might want to give this a shot. It seems that Google Currents can slow things down a bit so you can disable its background syncing to see if that improves your tablet’s performance as follows: Open …
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