I’ll keep this short and sweet but the developer preview of Windows 8 has been released (and you can download the various versions here if you are interested). It sports the brand new tile-based “Metro” interface that has been inspired from Windows Phone with the aim of being more touch friendly than a traditional Windows …
Sep 13 2011
Unthaw Frozen Mac OS X Lion With an Automatic Reboot
Here’s another quick Mac OS X Lion tip. Sometimes, you can be left staring at the spinning beach ball on your screen completely uncertain as to whether or not you will ever get control of your Mac (often called the “spinning beach ball of death”). Sometimes it will come good but other times it won’t …
Sep 12 2011
“About This Mac” Just Got Friendlier
Here’s another tidbit of information about Mac OS X Lion. If you are unaware, the “About This Mac” screen has been refreshed to be a bit more user friendly compared to versions of Mac OS X prior to Lion First up is the “Overview” screen which looks a bit cleaner and even includes a picture …
Sep 10 2011
Extra Spotlight Search Capabilities in Mac OS X Lion
Here’s a quick tip for the Mac OS X users out there who have migrated to 10.7 (Lion). Spotlight has been a while for a while courtesy of the little magnifying glass icon up the top right-hand corner of the screen. Traditionally, you’ve been able to search for applications, documents, folders, messages and other local …
Sep 08 2011
How to Guide – Redeeming Nintendo 3DS Virtual Console Games
Okay, so this is the second “how to” guide on the blog and perhaps something handy for early adopters of the Nintendo 3DS who have been looked after by Nintendo after the $100 price drop in Australia (and similar drops around the world). As promised, Nintendo has released a number of Virtual Console titles for …
Sep 07 2011
Boydo Becomes a Panasonic Insider Guru
Here’s a bit of news that I have been sitting on for a few weeks that I can now finally share with the world. I have been involved with the Panasonic Insider Crew since late last year and my membership application saw me win the Panasonic VIErA Full-HD 3D Neo Plasma TV that I unboxed …
Sep 06 2011
Toshiba Unveils FlashAir
I came across this tidbit while trawling the web this evening. Apparently, Toshiba have been working on an SDHC (Secure Digital High Capacity) card that incorporates two-way Wi-Fi connectivity. It is designed to be used in digital cameras that specifically support it (so you just can’t chuck it into any old SDHC compatible camera unfortunately) …
Sep 05 2011
Disable “Natural” Scrolling in Mac OS X 10.7 (Lion)
Here’s a quick tip for people moving across to Lion. By default, the scroll gestures that we have become accustomed to are now inverted to simulate what would happen on an iPod Touch, iPhone or iPad. Scrolling from bottom to top on your trackpad will scroll the page up will scrolling from top to bottom …
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