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Aug 13 2010

Desktop Operating Systems Don’t Belong on Tablets

By Boydo in Android, Apple, iPad, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology, WebOS, Windows Phone 7

Another quick one for tonight. Over the last decade and a bit, we have seen Microsoft attempt to get the tablet form factor to be a success in the marketplace but a Windows tablet just didn’t get any legs. I believe this is due to three reasons: Computing power at the time was insufficient for …

Android, Apple, dell, HP, ipad, Microsoft, Mobile, operating system, streak, tablet, WebOS, Windows Phone 7
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Aug 04 2010

Where’s the Speech Recognition?

By Boydo in Apple, Communications, iPhone, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Technology

About fifteen years ago, my dad purchased the first PC to grace the family home. It was pretty good for its time as it sported a Pentium 120MHz CPU, 16MB RAM and a massive 1GB hard drive. It also came with a pretty hefty price tag. Shortly after we purchased the computer, we saw a …

Jul 22 2010

Microsoft Employees to get Windows Phone 7 Devices

By Boydo in Microsoft, Operating Systems, Social Networking, Technology, Windows Phone 7

Having worked with and been interested in technology for a while, I have always been a big fan of companies “eating their own dog food” . For those of you unfamiliar with this expression it basically refers to a company using the products that it creates. Ironically, the expression was coined within Microsoft in the late …

Jul 18 2010

Free Up Space by Moving Your iPhone and iPad Backups

By Boydo in Apple, Flash, Hard Drive, iPad, iPhone, iTunes, Microsoft, Operating Systems, Storage, Technology, Windows 7

Yesterday, I was attempting to update the firmware on my iPhone and iPad but was running into an error, specifically: “iTunes could not back up the iPhone “Boyd’s iPhone” because the backup could not be saved on the computer.” This was due to the C: in my computer reaching its capacity. Using a 128GB solid …

Apple, backup, Hard Drive, ipad, iPhone, iTunes, Microsoft, NTFS, partitions, solid state drive, symbolic links, Windows, Windows 7
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Jul 15 2010

Multiple Login Support Coming for Google Services

By Boydo in Code, Docs, Google, Mail, Reader, Sites, Technology

A quick one for this evening. According to unofficial news site, Google Operating System, Google is planning to bring multiple login support for its services. This might prove useful for people who may have multiple accounts to segment their activities (such as work, personal and junk). Google isn’t the first to market with this sort …

Jul 01 2010

Microsoft KIN Canned Seven Weeks After Launch

By Boydo in Connectivity, Microsoft, Mobile, Operating Systems, Technology, Windows Phone 7, Wireless

For those of you that don’t keep close tabs on the smartphone market, Microsoft recently released the KIN which was a watered down smart phone targeted at teenagers. When I say watered down, it was watered down to the point of becoming a feature phone (you couldn’t install apps on it and there was no …

Kin, Microsoft, Nokia, Verizon, Windows Phone 7
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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 …

GUI, Microsoft, shortcuts, Windows
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Jun 17 2010

Goldeneye Remake for Wii – Good or Bad?

By Boydo in N64, Nintendo, Technology

A couple of days ago I came across an article on Neowin about a Goldeneye remake for the Nintendo Wii. For those of you who don’t know, Goldeneye was probably one of the best games to be released on the Nintendo 64 and received critical acclaim around the world. It was such a pity that …

Goldeneye, Microsoft, Nintendo, Nintendo 64, Rare, Wii
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Jun 13 2010

RSS – Push vs Pull

By Boydo in Apple, Browsers, Communications, Firefox, Google, Internet Explorer, iTunes, Reader, RSS, Technology

For those of you who don’t know, RSS stands for Really Simple Syndication and a lot of you would be using it, perhaps unknowingly. How so? RSS is a major part of how iTunes works particularly when checking for new podcasts and the update features contained within other pieces of software use RSS to check …

Firefox, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Outlook, RSS
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May 18 2010

Facebook Privacy Scanner – What Information Are You Sharing?

By Boydo in Communications, Facebook, Legal, Privacy, Social Networking, Technology

One of my friends brought this to my attention today (ironically through Facebook, thanks DJC!) and I thought that this would be a worthwhile piece of information to share. Facebook have had a recent habit of tweaking privacy options under the guise of allowing users finer control over their personal information whilst the default settings …

Docs, Facebook, Mark Zuckerberg, Microsoft, Pandora, Privacy, ReclaimPrivacy, Social Networking, Yelp
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