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Acer Aspire One 522 Upgrade. How-To and Tests

Out-of-the-box, the Acer Aspire One 522 is a very decent netbook. 3D graphics and HD video support out-pace anything that’s built on an Intel platform and with a dual-core 1Ghz CPU that challenges the...

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Ultra Mobile Video Editing Part 4 – Lenovo S205 / AMD Brazos Video Editing...

You may recall that I lost a number of days work last week. Test results, screen caps and a whole bunch of text went out the window when I did a factory re-install on the device I was both testing and...

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The No-Bag Pro-Blogging Challenge

Ramfrancisuk called it The Holy Grail of mobile computing – doing your job with pocketable devices – the No-Bag challenge. I know many of you have achieved this in the past so I won’t embarrass myself...

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Review: The 700gm Mobile Reporting and Blogging Kit

  700gm turned into about 1.2kg last week as I tested a smartphone and tablet combination for content creation. I used the Samsung Galaxy Tab for writing the text, staying connected on social networks...

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How to Turn Your UMPC into a DIY AirPlay Receiver

My Sony Vaio UX180 ultra mobile PC spent many years as the center of my mobile world. However, since the rise of the consumer smartphone, it hasn’t seen much field use lately. While the latest mobile...

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Connected Standby Problem – How To Check It’s Working via the Hidden Win 8...

As I wrote about driver update V2.04 for the Acer W510 I noticed a few user reports of poor connected standby battery life. The following day I heard about V2.08. I updated again but I was seeing...

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Windows 8.1 Built-in 3G Hotspot in 2 Easy Steps.

Windows 8.1 is here and I hope you’re in the process of updating. On Clovertrail tablets it takes 2-4 hours for the download and upgrade but it’s worth it, and not just because of the new Facebook app...

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How To Survive with 32GB Storage on Windows 8.1 Tablets

32GB SSDs are popular on some of the lower-cost Windows 8 tablets and 2-in-1’s but after the operating system is installed and the device is updated that 32GB partition can leave just 10GB free. As...

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Intel NUC as low-cost media center with Openelec, XBMCbuntu. How-To.

Following my Windows 8.1 and Android KitKat tests with the Intel N2820 NUC I installed the software that this mini-pc is really ideal for. XBMCbuntu and Openelec are Linux-based distributions that are...

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Lenovo Flex 10 SSD upgrade has great results. Recommended hack!

When I reviewed the 270-euro Lenovo Ideapad Flex 10 recently I knew it would be a great candidate for an SSD upgrade. This fanless, touchscreen hybrid is the very model of a modern casual portable...

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The Lucky 13 Security Checklist. Prepare your Windows PC for better...

I’m preparing to go to Mobile World Congress where one of my worries will be security and privacy. To that end I’ve hardened my Windows build and written it up below as a checklist of tasks that I urge...

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Windows 10 10130 ISO available, good for tablet testing. (How-to.)

I’ve been writing a Windows 10 upgrade guide for the Acer Iconia Tab W4, a decent early Baytrail-era 8-inch tablet with HDMI and, in my case, 3G. It’s relatively stable with Windows 10 10130 as most...

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Acer Aspire ES1-111 / E11 Windows 10 install (Build 10130 + drivers)

I’ve just completed a Windows 10 install on the low-cost Acer ES1-111M (AKA E11) laptop, my favorite fanless, lightweight, $200 laptop. Everything is working but you’ll need to grab some drivers from...

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Check Average Battery Life and Capacity on Windows.

Here’s a way to check for battery capacity on a Windows 10 laptop, and to view historical battery life reports. without installing any 3rd party apps. It’s built right into Windows 10 and it takes...

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Samsung Series 5 Ultrabook Battery Replacement

Take a look at the back of most Ultrabooks and you’ll find nothing. By having sealed-in batteries the OEMS save money, weight and space. The owner, however, is left with the big unknown of battery...

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The $500 do-it-all Mobile Computing Kit.

Over the last three weeks I’ve been working with three laptops and a number of phones while travelling across the width of Europe. I sit down here now with just two items. The Nokia Lumia 830 and the...

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The best travel PC is light, productive, connected and costs just $239

The best travel PC is lightweight, productive, connected and needs to be efficient, relatively rugged and easy to charge.  If you’re looking for a travel, adventure, camping, hiking or off-the-grid PC,...

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Mobile Creators Kit 2023

Previously, over the last 15 years, I’ve written about mobile reporting kits. The focus was on written articles, enhanced with photography. That, of course, has changed as video becomes the primary...

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