The Surface Pro 3 was unveiled today. From a hardware perspective, it continues to build on the successes that the Surface Pro 2 had going for it. The SP3 is thinner (9.1 mm), lighter (800g), and a larger display (12.0" diagonal). It comes in different configurations with 4th generation i3, i5, and i7 processors. With a 2160x2400 resolution and a thin glass, the display is … [Read more...]
A hard drive made of RAM
Do you have tons of extra RAM in your system? It has come down in price quite a bit so you could have much more than you need. How about using it in a virtual hard drive to make use of that extra hardware? A RAM drive will empty its contents when the computer restarts, which could be a desirable function. It will also be significantly faster than your traditional spinning-disk … [Read more...]
Stream the premiere of AMC’s ‘Halt and Catch Fire’ on Tumblr
Halt and Catch Fire is a 10-episode series coming to AMC that watches a former IBM executive try to compete in the personal computer race. It premieres on AMC on Sunday, June 1 at 10pm ET/PT. Until then, AMC has decided to stream the pilot episode on Tumblr at http://amctv.tumblr.com/ The pilot episode is 50 minutes long and will only be available online through May … [Read more...]
Pressy, add a button to your Android
Pressy is a way to change the physical interface of any Android device. It's a small single button that fits inside the 3.5mm headphone jack. Available in 4 colors, the button keeps a slim profile on your phone or tablet. It is then able to be programmed through the Pressy app for what you want the button press to trigger. You might think a single button would only be able … [Read more...]
MS14-025 changes Group Policies Preferences
An update released with this month's Patch Tuesday updated the behavior of Group Policy Preferences. The change is a security fix in nature but mostly keeps people from setting themselves up for failure. The problem that the update addresses comes from different Group Policy Preferences that allow you to store credentials. GPPs could be used to create or modify local user … [Read more...]