Aug 07 2013
I am a user of Office 365 and being able to get access to my mail and documents on the go from my Windows devices has been rather invaluable. The hosted Exchange mail account is the big goal kicker for me but SharePoint is very handy particularly after the platform update to the equivalent level …
Aug 02 2013
Just a short one for today. SkyDrive has been around for a while but has perhaps become more popular along with other cloud services given the ubiquity of fixed and wireless broadband connections. However, due to a trademark dispute, SkyDrive will have to find a new name after a run in with BSkyB. Personally, I …
Jul 12 2013
As unfortunate as it is that all good things come to and end the Insider Crew is going offline as of today. Of course, I do feel a little sad about it as it has been a fantastic community where we’ve discussed products and technology as well as sharing our experiences with each other across …
Jun 27 2013
Another quick tip for today. It’s worth remembering that not all 3D televisions use the same sort of glasses to enable 3D viewing, There have been competing solutions out in the market and revisions of those solutions over the years. The main types of 3D glasses you will come across are: active 3D glasses (i.e. …
Jun 09 2013
On international flights we are now rather fortunate that in many cases there will be a power or USB socket to keep your gadgets charged up. It is always a good idea to at least have your mobile phone charged up for when you disembark just in case you need to contact people. Normally, the …
May 20 2013
Just an observation for other users of WordPress out there who use the Easy Facebook Share Thumbnail plugin. It seems that my instance is stuck on Version 1.8.2 with the offer to update to 1.9.5-UPDATE. Kicking off the update seems to go through fine but the update notification never clears nor does the version number update. …
Dec 22 2012
Given the recent media flurry over Instagram’s changes to its Terms of Service you may have been considering whether or not to close your Instagram account. However, before taking that step, you might like to backup your photos or transfer them to an alternative service. Fortunately, there is a service called Instaport which can provide …
Nov 26 2012
After you get your shiny, new Wiindows Phone 8 handset one of the first things you should do is enabled the ability to track it down should it ever become lost or stolen. For whatever reason, this is not enabled by default so here is how you do it. Tap the Window key to get …
Nov 09 2012
Prior to moving away from iOS and the iPad I had taken to streaming my podcast videos over 3G to avoid having to use iTunes. Unfortunately, I did exceed the 10GB allowance on my plan one month which meant I incurred excess usage charges which has turned me off from using it as my primary …
Nov 06 2012
Perhaps one of the thing that tech bloggers and journalists find very handy when covering mobile devices is the ability to capture screenshots. Windows Phone 7 was heavily criticised for a lack of native screenshot capability which has thankfully been rectified in Windows Phone 8. Anyway, with the release of Windows RT for tablets one …
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