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Microsoft Wedge Keyboard - It comes with a stand.

Review: Microsoft Wedge Bluetooth Keyboard

Posted by Dave Junia 21 November 12 Tech Bluetooth, Keyboards, Microsoft, Review

[caption id="attachment_2598" align="aligncenter" width="603"] Microsoft Wedge Keyboard - It comes with a stand.[/caption] Bluetooth keyboards come in all shapes and sizes. Such keyboards used to be a niche product. However, ever since the rise of

Bitlocker: Your Drive is Worth Encrypting

Posted by Dave Junia 19 November 12 Tech Bitlocker, Encryption, Microsoft, Windows

[caption id="attachment_2556" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Encryption: Essential yet underused.[/caption] Bitlocker has been a feature of Windows since the Vista days. It shipped pretty fully featured and has gone from strength to strength. Now that almost all

Built for Windows 8: Logitech T650 Wireless Touchpad

Review: Logitech T650 Wireless Touchpad

Posted by Dave Junia 9 November 12 Tech Logitech, Review, T400, T620, T650, Touchpad

[caption id="attachment_2479" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Built for Windows 8: Logitech T650 Wireless Touchpad[/caption] I was fortunate to be gifted a touchpad built primarily for the launch of Windows 8. Logitech's T650 is considered to be one

The Traditional Start Menu: How to find everything in Windows 8

Finding Your Way In Windows 8

Posted by Dave Junia 5 November 12 Tech Windows

Windows 8 removes the traditional start menu and replaces it with a Start Screen. At first glance, doesn't look as robust as the original Start Menu. However, the new Start Screen actually allows both flexibility

Google's & Microsoft's Phone Announcements Wrapped Up 2012 for Mobile OSes.

Completing 2012: Android 4.2 and Windows Phone 8

Posted by Dave Junia 1 November 12 Tech Android, Google, Jelly Bean, Microsoft, Windows Phone

[caption id="attachment_2347" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Google's & Microsoft's Phone Announcements Wrapped Up 2012 for Mobile OSes.[/caption] Android 4.2 was launched on the same day as Windows Phone 8. These announcements concluded 2012 for mobile operating systems.

Windows 8: A Detailed Review

Posted by Dave Junia 30 October 12 Tech Microsoft, Windows

[caption id="attachment_2325" align="aligncenter" width="615"] Windows 8: Microsoft Goes All In[/caption] It is not easy to cover Windows 8 within a post but I will attempt to do so here. This review will look at Windows

US$39.99 buys you a full legit copy of Windows 8 Pro

Windows 8 Pro Upgrade Experience

Posted by Dave Junia 26 October 12 Tech Microsoft, Windows

[caption id="attachment_2233" align="aligncenter" width="615"] US$39.99 buys you a full legit copy of Windows 8 Pro[/caption] Microsoft launched the US$39.99 upgrade offer to allow home users to upgrade from any versions of XP, Vista and 7

The iPad Mini will shake up the consumer tablet market.

iPad Mini: Sweet Spot Challenges Google & Apple

Posted by Dave Junia 24 October 12 Economics, Tech Apple, Asus, Google, iOS, iPad, Nexus

[caption id="attachment_2208" align="aligncenter" width="615"] The iPad Mini will shake up the consumer tablet market.[/caption] The key takeaway from Apple's event was the iPad Mini. The interesting part of the Mini's launch was its size and

RT or 8? Microsoft has not been upfront on the differences and it is hard to tell visually.

Read Before Buying: Windows RT vs. Windows 8

Posted by Dave Junia 19 October 12 Tech Apple, Google, iPad, Microsoft, Nexus, Windows

[caption id="attachment_2155" align="aligncenter" width="615"] RT or 8? Microsoft has not been upfront on the differences and it is hard to tell visually.[/caption] Microsoft has not been very upfront in explaining the differences between Windows RT

Tanking: Traditional desktops and laptops, both Windows and Macs, are failing to hit sales targets.

Common Sense, Future Tense: PC Sales Crawl

Posted by Dave Junia 13 October 12 Economics, Tech Acer, Dell, HP, IBM, Intel, Microsoft, OEM, Windows

[caption id="attachment_2065" align="aligncenter" width="600"] Tanking: Traditional desktops and laptops, both Windows and Macs, are failing to hit sales targets.[/caption] Personal computer sales are limping along. These include both Windows and Macs. Manufacturers affected range from

Digitalized: 425 CDs and more than half a month of continual playback

Media Digitalization: Converting 425 CDs to FLAC

Posted by Dave Junia 11 October 12 Tech

With cheap storage available, it is almost a no brainer to digitalize important documents and media. My family has an extensive CD collection most due to my dad's keen interest in music. My dad is

What Amy Cheong Taught Us About Ourselves

Posted by Dave Junia 9 October 12 Current Affairs, Tech Singapore

I woke to news that Amy Cheong launched an angry tirade against a Malay wedding. Her foul mouthed comments roped in the entire Malay population in Singapore. Needless to say, she received a near instant termination from

SamKnows: Putting SingNet to the Test

Posted by Dave Junia 6 October 12 Tech

SamKnows is an organization that works with consumers, academics, governments and industry leaders on measuring internet connection quality. They extended their reach to Singapore a month ago and I signed up to put my 15mbps

Opportunity Lost: Adobe's Creative Suite is one of the most pirated pieces of software.

Profits, Not Piracy: Reducing Barriers to Revenue

Posted by Dave Junia 1 October 12 Economics, Tech

Piracy is illegal but I'm willing to bet you've done it before. Music piracy was all rage during the IRC, Napster and KaZaA days. Then software piracy took over with shady shops in Sim Lim

The armband and simple Creative earphones.

Equipment for Continued Weight Loss

Posted by Dave Junia 28 September 12 Tech, Updates

In my last post, I lost 7kg and had an enforced 3 weeks break due to a nasty shin splint. I'm back running again and have taken the weight loss tally to 12kg. Based on

I turned my new iPhone 5 into something more practical

iPhone 5 Resale Experience: Exploiting Shortages

Posted by Dave Junia 21 September 12 Economics, Tech

Within 4 hours, I queued, received, sold and banked $1,240 from the sale of Apple's new flagship - its iPhone 5. The following account is an experience that I hope people in the market hoping

Chrome started its version-less model from the beginning

Subscriptions: The Death of Version Numbers

Posted by Dave Junia 19 September 12 Economics, Tech Microsoft, Office

Geeks love updates. Mainstream users and enterprise technicians hate it. It is no surprise that we have been and will continue to move head first into digital world without version numbers and visible updates. The

The iPhone 5 launch turned into an iPhone + iPod event

A Post-Jobs Apple – Meandering Directions

Posted by Dave Junia 14 September 12 Tech Apple, iPhone

There's nothing much to write about the iPhone 5. Every rumor was correct and there were no surprises. It is hard to find anything that the iPhone 5 can do that current phones can't. What

The 3 Technological Giants in Product Design

Posted by Dave Junia 12 September 12 Economics, Tech Apple, Nokia, Sony

With the court rooms often filled with design based technology patents, it seems to be a good time to break down where the main schools of design are and how technology has made way for

Online Security: Common Sense & You

Posted by Dave Junia 9 September 12 Tech

After Mat Honan's epic hacking thanks to ridiculously insufficient security measures from Apple and Amazon, a few security matters must be mentioned. These are not the usual online advice you can pick out from an

Service Experience – Dell Laptop Studio 1457

Posted by Dave Junia 7 September 12 Tech Dell, Laptop

I repair my own PCs. But in the case of a laptop, you just can't get replacement parts on your own. My laptop was serviced today and here's how things went under Dell's On-Site Service