Jan 24, 2014 | Microsoft, shopping, Surface, tablet, updates
A few quick notes about recent developments in the world of Windows tablets. Nokia Lumia 2520 Power Keyboard Nokia released the Lumia 2520 before Christmas without an accompanying keyboard. It’s been an odd delay, since the keyboard is an important part of why Windows...
Jan 15, 2014 | Android, Google, IE, Microsoft, software, Windows8
Windows 8 users who set Google Chrome as their default Internet browser are caught by surprise when it opens in a fullscreen Metro environment instead of running on the familiar Windows desktop. I’ll explain how that works below. Today Google released Chrome version...
Jan 12, 2014 | Android, Apple, computers, Google, hardware, laptops, Microsoft, mobile, tablet, Windows8
The world is changing. Here’s an anecdote to help you understand just how fast it’s happening. My wife was at a conference last week attended by a hundred medical and legal professionals. Each person had a device for viewing the speaker slides and taking notes. Three...
Jan 7, 2014 | Microsoft, Office, OneNote, software, web_services
Evernote is a popular app that can hold all kinds of information and give you quick access to it on all your devices – computers, tablets, and phones. As its popularity increases, it has been getting more attention, for better and for worse. Recent puff pieces in Time...
Dec 18, 2013 | Microsoft, security, updates, Windows7, Windows8, WinXP
Things change, whether you want them to or not. END OF LIFE FOR WINDOWS XP On April 8, 2014, Microsoft will end support for Windows XP. If you’re still running a Windows XP computer on April 8, assume that it will be owned by the bad guys before the end of April. It’s...
Dec 7, 2013 | Microsoft, phone, shopping, Windows Phone 8
Once in a while a tech deal shows up that is so good it deserves special attention. I’ve got a stocking stuffer for you that represents one of the great bargains of the year – frankly one of the great deals of the last few years. Let’s do this like an infomercial....
