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Free developer events
I'm just back from holiday (my way of explaining the lack of blog postings recently) and I'd like to make sure that people are aware of a whole host of technical developer events that are coming up....
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Free training on Live Mesh and the Live Platform
Yes it’s true. This training is not only free but it’s classroom-based training. You’ll get the inside track on how to build on Live Mesh and the Live Platform. In addition to getting training on these...
View ArticleBuy a Windows 8 app once, use it in multiple places
Here’s a thought. Let’s say you find an app in the Windows Store that you like, but isn’t free. Take “Hydro Thunder Hurricane” as an example – it’s a really fun 3D game. Now, let’s say you decide to...
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Beautiful Cornwall with the Nokia Lumia 920’s Camera
On a recent short holiday to Cornwall I used my Nokia Lumia 920 as my only camera. Two things impressed me about this: Cornwall is really beautiful The Nokia Lumia 920 has an amazing camera Here’s a...
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3 Windows 8.1 tips
There are already plenty of tips about Windows 8.1 on the web, just do a quick search to see what I mean. Here are 3 that I particularly like and I’m always showing people. Tip 1: Find an app on your...
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Windows 8: Fixing problem where Internet Explorer always opens on desktop,...
This is a problem I have seen a couple of times. It works like this: When you’re on your Windows 8 Start Screen and click or tap the Internet Explorer tile or a shortcut to a website, the desktop...
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Round-up of my favourite Windows 8 apps
I haven’t done a wrap up of my favourite Windows 8 apps for a while so I thought it worth sharing the list of apps I use the most as a consumer. That is, in a non-work environment. As always this list...
View ArticleProtecting yourself with 2-Step Verification
Not many people seem to use 2-step verification, probably because it generally requires you to…well…do something. I don’t want to imply everyone is lazy (heaven forbid) but I guess we all have busy...
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The SkyDrive app in Windows 8.1: Two apps in one
Most of the blog entries I write are based on a number of people seeming not to know something that I find useful. And this one is no exception. Windows 8.1 brings a whole host of new features but also...
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Live tiles for pinned websites in Windows 8.1
Among the many benefits Windows 8.1 brings, one of the features that I haven’t seen mentioned much is the ability for websites to have live tiles, continuing to blur the lines between local apps and...
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List of tips across Microsoft technologies
Recently I started posting a daily tip on twitter (see http://www.twitter.com/ianxx) covering a range of Microsoft technologies, although mainly consumer focused. I will be back-posting them on here so...
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Sharing your Xbox Music playlists with friends…or anyone else
If you have created a great playlist on Xbox Music and want to share it with someone else you can do so…with the great news that they can stream the tracks for free in their browser (ad supported)....
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Linx 12V – Incredibly low price for a whole lot of 2 in 1
I’ve been given a Linx 12V to try out and I agreed to write this short review as a result. This is a personal review rather than anything official from Microsoft, and indeed I have attempted to make...
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