Over the last couple of weeks, I have had my eye on a new gizmo (apart from the iPhone 4 which I will unbox, preview and review). It’s called “Slingbox” and allows you to rebroadcast input video to another device at home or over the Internet. Various inputs may include (but not necessarily limited to): …
Category: Microsoft
Jun 28 2010
Placeshift Your TV with Slingbox
- By Boydo in Android, iPhone, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Technology, Wi-Fi, Wireless
- 3G, Android, Blu-ray, DVD, DVR, Foxtel, iPhone, Palm OS, Slingbox, Symbian OS, Television, TiVo, VCR, Wi-Fi, Windows Media Centre, Windows Phone
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Jun 24 2010
Windows Shortcuts Are Your Friend
- By Boydo in Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows 7, Windows 95, Windows Vista, Windows XP
With the advent of the mouse and the GUI (Graphical User Interfaces) many years ago, the vast majority of people may relegate the humble keyboard for menial tasks such as word processing, playing games, entering URLs as well as login credentials. What people may not realise is that there is a whole myriad of shortcuts …
Jun 22 2010
Watching the World Cup on Computer? Try Devuvuzelator!
- By Boydo in Communications, IPTV, Microsoft, Technology, Windows 7, Windows Vista, Windows XP
Something more topical for today in the form of program that will help those of you watching the World Cup on your computer (such as via IPTV or other means). I’m sure we all now know about the vuvuzela and that some will find it more irritating than others. If you find it does impact …
Jun 10 2010
So Many Clocks – Which One is Right?
A lot of devices these days have a clock built into them like mobile phones, desk phones, microwaves, televisions, digital video recorders, computers as well as in our cars. With all of these clocks, which one is the most accurate and how can you ensure that your time is kept in sync with the rest …
Jun 05 2010
Keep Your Computer Clean With CCleaner
- By Boydo in Browsers, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology
Like a car, computers require maintenance (both hardware and software) and unsurprisingly a lot of people don’t understand how to keep their computers in good condition. As a result, people may result for expensive and bloated utility software that does little more when compared to free alternatives. With hard drive sizes soaring into the stratosphere, …
Jun 03 2010
Xmarks – Browser Bookmark and Password Syncing
- By Boydo in Browsers, Chrome, Cloud, Firefox, Internet Explorer, Linux, MacOS, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Safari, Secure, Storage, Technology
If you use multiple computers you might find it annoying that you have to maintain your bookmarks across them all or having to re-enter your credentials to login to various websites. At home I use Firefox and Chrome as my primary browsers as well as a portable version of Firefox when I am out and …
Jun 02 2010
Hard Drive Capacities – Know What You Are Getting!
- By Boydo in Hard Drive, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Storage, Technology
Over the years, you may have wondered whether or not you have been duped when you bought a new computer with a hard drive of a higher capacity that your current computer or maybe when you just buy a new drive to put into your existing computer. The shop of manufacturer may advertising one capacity …
May 30 2010
Parted Magic – Disk Partitioning Made Easy
- By Boydo in CD-ROM, Flash, Hard Drive, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Optical, Storage, Technology, Windows 7
Once in a blue moon, you might find yourself in the situation where you need to slice up that huge hard drive (or maybe a smaller solid state drive) into multiple partitions. Partitions can make your data easier to manage by keeping logical types of data separate. For example, my computer is setup as follows: …
May 23 2010
AirVideo – Media Streaming for iPod Touch, iPhone and iPad
- By Boydo in Apple, Connectivity, iPad, iPhone, iPod, MacOS, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Technology, Wi-Fi, Windows Home Server, Wireless
In anticipation of our iPads arriving on Friday (although I am predicting a Thursday release so Apple gets the hop on the media), I have been looking for a media streaming solution to counteract the 16GB capacity of our purchased iPads. If we are at home, having to sync media for an impulse viewing is …
May 19 2010
Download Device Drivers, Don’t Use the Disc
- By Boydo in Google, Microsoft, Mouse, Operating Systems, Peripherals, Technology, Windows 7
At some point, most of us will go out and buy a new peripheral for our computers most of which may require drivers or additional software to enable enhanced functionality. Of course, the device manufacturer will usually be generous enough to include both drivers and software on a disc in the box for you. What …
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