Google is starting to flex its muscle a little bit in dumping Exchange ActiveSync for its Gmail service unless you are a paying customer or you have existing devices setup on a free basis. This might be problematic if you’re using a new iOS device or a Windows Phone handset in the future. At least …
Category: Operating Systems
Dec 28 2012
Maintaining Contact Syncing with Gmail on iOS Devices
- By Boydo in Android, Apple, Contacts, Google, iOS, iPad, iPhone, iPod, Mail, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7, Windows Phone 8
Dec 24 2012
How to Soft Reset a Windows Phone 8 Handset
No operating system is perfect and Windows Phone 8 is no exception particularly given its relatively recent introduction into the marketplace. That said, issues should be addressed and ironed out in due course. However, a conundrum may be encountered if your handset locks up completely and you cannot pull out the battery. You may think …
Dec 16 2012
What’s the Dot in a Circle Icon in Windows Phone 8
You might notice when you fire up particular apps on Windows Phone 8 that you might see an icon at the top of the screen that looks like a circle with a dot in the middle of it. Perhaps not the most self-explanatory icon but here’s what it means. All it means is that an app …
Dec 14 2012
Steam’s Big Picture Looks Awfully Familiar
- By Boydo in Content & Search, Gaming, Microsoft, Ouya, Steam, Technology, Windows 8, Windows RT
Just wanted to share an observation regarding Steam and one of its latest updates. In the top right hand corner of the Steam client on Windows there is something that says “BIG PICTURE” with four arrows surrounding it just adjacent to the three icons representing the different views available. Of course, being curious about it …
Dec 05 2012
Error Adding SharePoint Online to Windows Phone 8
If you use Office 365 and the Sharepoint Online functionality included as part of your subscription you may find that you are unable to add your Sharepoint site to Windows Phone 8 in the Office hub. When attempting to do so, you may encounter the following error: We encountered a problem and couldn’t complete this …
Dec 02 2012
Nokia Nostalgia for Lumia Handsets
Once upon a time, Nokia was the kingpin when it came to mobile phones and mobile photography was very much in its infancy. The quality was rather average at best but it helped spur on MMS traffic before data took off in a big way. Anyway, Nokia has been known to provide a raft of …
Dec 01 2012
Syncing Time on Windows Phone
Not so much a tip but an observation. Most smartphones these days will sync their time off the cellular network to which they are connected but sometimes they can be out of sync with the time on your computers which are set to sync against time servers out on the internet. If you work in …
Nov 30 2012
Intermittent Keyboard Functionality with Microsoft Surface
- By Boydo in Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows RT
Here’s a quick tip for those with Microsoft Surface tablets. You may find that despite the touch cover or type cover being connected that it may no longer register keystrokes or will do so intermittently. Removing and reattaching the keyboard might get you up and running again but this can become a bit of a …
Nov 28 2012
Windows Phone 8 – Bing Beats Shazam
There’s an app for nearly everything these days but sometimes there are features built into the operating system that will do the job of a dedicated app. Shazam is one of those very popular apps which broke ground on the iPhone with its ability to determine what song is playing just by listening to a …
Nov 27 2012
Microsoft Surface – You’re Locked Out!
- By Boydo in Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows RT
I think I may have let my Microsoft Surface run dry of power at some point over the weekend as I used it without a problem on Friday but my Surface refused to switch on Sunday and Monday. I believed that I had charged it up yesterday but it appears that I hadn’t connected the …
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