Just a heads up that I got myself a new mobile broadband modem in the form of a Huawei E589 4G Mini Wi-Fi modem this week to replace my existing 3G USB modem. I thought this would be a suitable replacement given the inability of the Microsoft Surface RT tablet to connect to cellular networks …
Category: Operating Systems
Jan 26 2013
Incoming Gadget – Huawei E589 4G Mini Wi-Fi Modem
- By Boydo in Connectivity, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Technology, Wi-Fi, Windows RT, Wireless
- 4G, E589, Huawei, LTE, Wi-Fi, Windows RT
- 2 comments
Jan 24 2013
Desktop Apps for Windows RT
- By Boydo in Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows RT
It didn’t take long for desktop apps to be ported over to the ARM-based Windows RT operating system soon after an exploit was found to remove the artificial restriction imposed by Microsoft. Anyway, there is a growing number of apps available over at XDA Developers, including: 7Zip, Audacity, DOSBox, KeePass Portable, Notepad++, OpenTTD (one of …
Jan 21 2013
Forcing the Battery Saver on Windows Phone 8
Here’s another quick tip for Windows Phone 8. If you know you’re going to be a while before you are anywhere near a charger you may want to preemptively put your Windows Phone 8 handset into battery saver mode. Normally, this kicks in automatically when battery charge drains to 20% which may be too late …
Jan 18 2013
How to get the Fitbit Base Station Working with Windows Server
- By Boydo in Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Home Server, Windows Server 2008 R2, Windows Server 2012
Admittedly, this is perhaps a narrow topic but something I would share given power saving efforts at home. Given that I don’t want to leave a desktop and/or a laptop computer on for the off chance that I might walk past wearing my Fitbit I thought it’d be best to piggyback off the home server …
Jan 16 2013
Disabling the Ringer on Your Windows Phone 8 Handset
Here’s a quick tip for Windows Phone 8 users. If you’re looking to mute your phone while you are in a meeting or at the movies then all you need to do is turn on your device and hit the volume up or volume down button. Up in the top right corner will be an …
Jan 13 2013
Pebble Shipping Date Locked In
It’s been a while coming but it looks like the Pebble smart watch will start shipping on January 23rd, 2013 after such a popular response to its Kickstarter campaign. That said, it could take up to eight weeks from that date for backers to start receiving their smart watches so you may need to exercise …
Jan 04 2013
Logging Out of Skype on Windows Phone 8
If you’re using the beta version of Skype for Windows Phone 8 and you’re conscious of preserving battery life you may have been looking for the option to logout of Skype in the various menus. I’ll save you further grief – it’s not there. For whatever reason, you cannot log out of Skype for Windows …
Jan 03 2013
Fitbit Companion for Windows Phone
- By Boydo in Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows 8, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT
Following on from yesterday’s blog about an official Fitbit app for Windows 8 and Windows RT you might want to have a similar experience on your Windows Phone handset. Unfortunately, there isn’t an official app for Windows Phone app just yet but I’ve found one that I really like in the form of Fitbit Companion. The …
Jan 02 2013
Fitbit App for Windows 8 and Windows RT
- By Boydo in Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows 8, Windows RT
Just a quick one. Fitbit have released an app for Windows 8 and Windows RT which will allow you to keep tabs on your personal fitness statistics in full screen glory (or shame as the case may be). It’s a very slick app indeed with the ability to look at step count, weight, floors climbed, …
Dec 31 2012
VLC Gains Funding for WinRT Version
- By Boydo in Microsoft, Technology, Windows 8, Windows Phone 8, Windows RT
While Windows itself supports a number of mainstream audio and video formats you may still want the peace of mind of a “Swiss Army knife” solution – an app that will pretty much play anything you can throw at it. VLC on the desktop is a fine example of such a solution. The good news …
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