PushBullet allows you to push text, URLs, or pictures between your phone and your computer with a Chrome or Firefox extension. For a while, I have had it in the back of my mind to find a solution for connecting my computer and my phone. Typing with Swype or the Google keyboard on Android makes it pretty pain free but URLs still suck. One example would keep coming up at home: I … [Read more...]
Microsoft Office 2013 Service Pack 1 released
Microsoft Office 2013 SP1, Exchange Server 2013 SP1, and SharePoint 2013 SP1 were released today. Office 2013 SP1 includes over 200 fixes according to the change list (.xlsx). Microsoft's announcement of the update links to the other products updated today including Office 2013, Project 2013, Visio 2013, SharePoint Designer 2013, SharePoint Server, Project Server, Office Web … [Read more...]
Samsung reveals their Galaxy S5 Android smartphone and three new Gear
At Mobile World Congress 2014 today, Samsung unveiled the Samsung Galaxy S5 along with the Galaxy Gear 2, Gear 2 Neo, and Gear Fit in the wearable technology category. The Samsung Galaxy S5 is an incremental update to the Galaxy S4. It's more evolutionary than revolutionary but it does bring some new components to be excited about. For starters, the Galaxy S5 is a 5.1 inch … [Read more...]
The art of finding your Windows 8/8.1 product key
Beginning with Windows 8 and Windows 8.1, you may have noticed that there is no longer a sticker on computers or laptops that tells the Windows product key. Microsoft hopes to have fewer compromised keys by making them less obvious even though manufacturers were getting pretty good at hiding them under batteries or other removable slots on laptops. Alternatively, OEMs like … [Read more...]
Disable back/forward navigation swiping gestures in Google Chrome for Windows
I have previously created a managed kiosk using Google Chrome and was satisfied with the results. The kiosk has a touchscreen and no keyboard or mouse. A lot of things change having a touchscreen attached because Chrome includes built-in gestures. You can tap two finger to get a context menu (right-click). That was disabled with some Javascript on the site to disable … [Read more...]