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I’ve had an Android phone for about a year and a half (the HTC Evo from Sprint) but primarily because of battery use issues I’ve never used it on my home WiFi network. In the interim, a few months ago I purchased a Barnes & Noble Nook Color, which runs a custom version of Android. I’ve also experimented with dual-booting
ZDNet is reporting that Canonical is intending to make the next release of Ubuntu, 12.04, a LTS (Long Term Support) release with intention of then expanding Ubuntu beyond desktops and laptops into smartphones, tablets and smart TVs, with a target of 2014 for an all-platform release. Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Canonical, in an interview said, "This is a natural expansion of
I have looked at this interesting product called the iTwin for a few weeks now. It's a dongle for your computer that pairs two machines together - no matter where they are located. As long as they are on unrestricted WiFi, they can talk to each other. Using military-grade encryption, the iTwin is pretty easy to use. Plug in one
Like a lot of people, I purchased the Lion upgrade on the first day of availability from the Apple App store. I upgraded two late-model Mac Minis along with an older 17” MacBook Pro. The Lion upgrade solved a freezing problem on the Mac Mini I use as an HD-DVR. However, it created a number of serious problems on the
I’ve been a fairly happy Apple/OS/X user for the past three to four years. Before that, I was a Windows user that finally became disgusted enough to finally make the jump. Most computer users are well aware of the arguments, both pro and con. Up until now, I’ve been happy. Up until now, everything simply worked. Ahem, up until now…
Back with Microsoft for a more consumer oriented evening. This time it's going to be Windows Media Centre, Home Server, Xbox, Kinect and more on the phones. First up is Microsoft Home Server 2011 - every house should have one. As standard it's a media server, dishing out photos, music and videos. Usual DLNA stuff. Microsoft provides a remote site
Microsoft's TechNet Live Tour is giving a half day seminar on the cloud and what it means for the IT professional. I've been invited along so, for a change, I'm going to try a bit of a "live blog" approach, just typing as I go. It's going to cover Windows Intune, Small Business Server 2011, Office 365, Dynamics CRM 2011,