A lot of people out there will be disappointed to here that Microsoft will be wrapping up its TechNet program which allows users to evaluate full version software for an annual fee. It was a more affordable version compared to MSDN which remains the realm of businesses or hardcore developers. It is a great way …
July 2013 archive
Jul 08 2013
Playing MKV Videos Over DLNA
Just a quick update for today. I am looking at a solution to get MKV files to play on DLNA-compliant devices. Strictly speaking, DLNA players won’t play MKV videos as the MKV format wasn’t included as part of the DLNA specification so the only option here appears to be to use a transcoder such as …
Jul 07 2013
Problem Backing Up New Windows 8 Computers to Windows Home Server 2011
After receiving my new Panasonic AX2 ultrabook it was prudent to setup automatic backups to prevent against data loss as a result of hardware failure or theft. Whilst I do save most important things in the cloud with my Office 365 subscriptions it is still handy to have the ability to restore the computer to …
Jul 06 2013
Has Firefox Cured its Memory Bloat?
For a while now I have used Google Chrome as my primary browser after growing tired of Firefox consuming gigabytes of memory per session and doing little to free memory apart from when you closed and reopened it. Apparently, Mozilla has made great strides to get memory management under control so I am doing to …
Jul 05 2013
Office 365 Finally Gets Upgraded
Just a short note today. I’ve been using Office 365 for a while now after some issues trying to manage an explosion of e-mail with my webhost and, after some anticipation, I’ve finally had my account upgraded to the equivalent of Office 2013, Exchange 2013 and Sharepoint 2013 overnight. I did have to manually upgrade …
Jul 04 2013
Download Razer Surround for Free
Here’s a quick tip. If you’re looking to improve your headphone experience on your PC without shelling out for a new set of cans then you might want to give this a shot. Razer is offering its Razer Surround product for free (normally US$19.99) which emulates 7.1 channel audio using standard stereo headphones. Of course, …
Jul 03 2013
Another Fitbit App for Windows Phone 8
A while ago I recommended Fitbit Companion as my app of choice on Windows Phone 8 if you’re a Fitbit user and, at the time, it was the best app available for the platform in the absence of an official app. Unfortunately, the lack of official app has not been addressed by Fitbit but there …
Jul 02 2013
Fitbit – Lost and Found
Well, somewhere at work, I believed I had dropped my Fitbit One. Certainly not the first time I had lost a Fitbit – I had lost my first Fitbit in the gym but managed to find it lodged in the gap between the treadmill belt and its sidestep. On this occasion I hadn’t made it …
Jul 01 2013
Panasonic Viera TH-P55VT60A Plasma 3D Television Unboxing
A while ago I decided it was time to upgrade from the Panasonic VT20A plasma television which I reviewed here and recently it arrived. However, I had to wait until last weekend to unbox it given that the process does end up taking up a lot of room and needed some help in filming it (I …
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