Why You Should Consider Installing Windows 8 On Your MacBook Pro

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There are two reasons you should consider installing Microsoft’s latest Windows 8 operating system on your MacBook with BootCamp.  One, it’s Screaming FAST, and Two, for a limited time (through 1-31-2013), it’s CHEAP. Unfortunately, out of the box, Windows 8 is terrible on a non touch screen PC. The Metro interface is confusing, and Microsoft, [...]

The Microsoft Store & Windows 8

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I had a chance to visit the new Microsoft Store in the Fashion Valley Mall (San Diego) last weekend. I wanted to upgrade one of my older PC’s from Vista to Win8 and thought I would visit the store and see the operating system in action. I had heard a lot of conflicting things about [...]

Using Siri Dictation for Blogging

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One of the challenges of being a blogger is blogging consistently. It’s easy to come up with ideas for a new blog post, but actually getting them put down on paper can be a challenge at times. Often I have an idea that comes to me in the middle the night or while I’m driving [...]

10 Sirious Commands for Siri on the iPad 3

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I just updated to iOS 6 on my iPad 3. One of the great features is the addition of Siri, the intelligent voice command software from Apple. This has completely changed the way I use this device. While Siri is very smart, I’ve had to learn how to ask the right questions. Here are 10 [...]

Updating to iOS 6 on the iPad 3

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I updated my iPad 3 to iOS6 last night. I was excited to see the long list of new features of  iOS6 in action. After hearing about some failed updates and wireless not working for some people, I was a little leery of the procedure, but the overall process went well for me. If you [...]