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Xbox One Consoles Getting Full Development Kit Support

Developing new games for Microsoft's Xbox One console is about to get much easier. During today's Build 16 conference, Microsoft announced it will soon offer a software update that will turn any Xbox One into a full development kit. Previously, dev-ready Xbox Ones were provided on a limited basis. This change will make the full Xbox One development kit available to all Xbox One

Surface Pro 3 Update

It’s been going on about three months since buying a Surface Pro 3 tablet with a 256 gigabyte SSD, an I-5 processor, and Windows 10 preinstalled, so I figure it’s time for a bit of an update. Since getting the device, there has been one major Windows 10 update, along with countless small spyware and virus updates for Windows Defender,

Huion Digital Artist’s Glove

I recently purchased a Huion brand Digital Artist Glove for Drawing Tablet via Amazon for use when drawing and painting with my Surface Pro 3 using the Microsoft Pen digital stylus. The idea of a digital artist’s glove is to electrically isolate the parts of one’s hand that would normally rest on the surface of a glass capacitive touchscreen when

Microsoft Office 365 reveals new communication enhancements for business

Microsoft Office 365 is for home user and businesses. In the former case it's a good deal providing the software for five computers in the customer's home for a monthly or annual fee. The deal for business is tiered, depending on size, but that's Microsoft's biggest customers and it aims to keep them. To that end, the company is unveiling

Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse

A review of the Microsoft Arc Touch Mouse, a cleverly designed, natural-feeling mouse that focuses on providing a portable mouse that folds flat for storage.

Computers Re-thought

Ergonomics plays a large role in how appealing and useful we find electronic devices, thus ergonomics ends up affecting out behavior more than we realize. Like many people back in the 1990’s I was heavily into building my own computers, typically using the ever-popular tower case to house things in. The basic machine included a tower, a monitor, a keyboard

Outlook for IOS – My First Look

Outlook for iOS has been out awhile, but this is my first look.  Since I made the switch from Microsoft products to “other” products in 2008 or so, I haven’t looked back…. Until now.   My wife started a new job and received a Microsoft Surface (Not sure exactly what model) as her work machine.  It came with Windows 8.1