Learn How to Copy Your Documents to Your Kindle
Kindles are very good for packing a stack of documents into a lightweight device but not everything comes in PDF format. Sure, you could send an e-mail to your personalised e-mail address for your...
View ArticleThe Samsung Popup Shop – Feisty or Foolish?
Yesterday, I wrote about the Samsung Music Hub which could be checked out at a popup shop in George Street in Sydney. Today, the general media have covered the fact that this popup shop was also...
View ArticleeBook Pick – In The Plex: How Google Thinks, Works and Shapes Our Lives
This is my second eBook pick courtesy of my Kindle DX and sheds some light on the internal operations of Google covering things from its genesis in a university right through to significant products...
View ArticleAmazon Saves Heartache Over a Broken Kindle
A few nights ago my wife turned on her Kindle only to find that the top half of the screen would remain stuck on what had been on the screensaver while the lower half would refresh (apart from some...
View ArticleEncyclopaedia Britannica Goes Out of Print
This has been widely publicised already today but I thought it was a noteworthy event to record. The Encyclopaedia Britannica will cease its printing the 32-volume encyclopeadia after nearly a quarter...
View ArticleHeads Up For DBAs on MS SQL Server 2012
Here’s something for the database administrators out there that want to get cracking on building up their skills and knowledge regarding the latest version of Microsoft’s database server solution, MS...
View ArticleBoydo’s Kindle DX Goes to Heaven
Well, just a few days out of warranty my Kindle DX went to heaven after suffering a fatal screen failure. Unfortunately, I was unable to get a free replacement unit (which is fair enough given that I...
View ArticleCall Me – Save Yourself a Call to Amazon
A couple of days ago I found that my replacement Kindle DX which I had in my possession for just two weeks succumbed to the screen failure issue that the original Kindle DX suffered. Needless to say I...
View ArticleOptimise Battery Life for Smartphones with AMOLED Screens
Here’s a quick tip. If your phone has an AMOLED screen (as opposed to an LCD screen) it’s worth knowing how these displays work. In a nutshell, LCD screens rely on a backlight and a liquid crystal...
View ArticleAnother Milestone – One Thousand Articles and Counting
It’s been a big week and a big year for the blog. Not too long ago the blog racked up 1000,000 visits and well over 100,000 pageviews in the process which was quite pleasing for something that started...
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