I love my Raspberry Pi but like I said in my first review the board feels a little vulnerable and so when I saw a case design at the Blackpool Linux User Group I had to get one. The case is made in Telford here in the UK by the Shropshire Linux User Group and [...]
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A couple of years ago I started using Simple.tv a service for Media Center that would automatically convert recorded TV shows to a format I could use on other devices like the iPad, it worked very well but I haven’t used it for some time. Today I got an email from them explaining that they [...]
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In the latest post on the Building Windows 8 Blog Microsoft have talked about the fast boot process in Windows 8 and with the use of UEFI firmware you don’t have to desperately press F8 to try and get in to the boot loader. It looks like things like booting from a USB stick are [...]
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Samsung promised Ice Cream Sandwich (Android 4.0) for the Galaxy Note and it looks like it’s finally here (at least for UK owners). I had given up checking for the update each day but today my phone prompted me to download the 318mb download. Once downloaded the Note rebooted, installed the update and after about [...]
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Sonos have announced a new product the SONOS SUB, the Sub is a wireless subwoofer that links in the Sonos network. So if you need some bass with your Sonos system and have some cash free then the SUB will be on sale mid June and will cost £599 and in October a lower cost [...]
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My Samsung Galaxy Note has just notified me of the Android 4.0 (Ice Cream Sandwich) update for the Note. The update which includes Samsung’s Touchwiz skin, a new note taking app called S Note and a new S Memo Widget. My phone is unlocked running on O2’s network and it’s great to see it finally [...]
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Netflix have updated the Android version of the Netflix app and they say that this version improves playback experience on tablets and phones and includes bug fixes and “improves stability”. The app is free from Google Play. What’s in this version: – Enhanced playback experience on phones and tablets – Improved stability – General bug [...]
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As we are featuring the Raspberry Pi at the user group meet up I have been reaching out to some other tech communities and on Saturday I visited the Blackpool Linux user group. They meet each Saturday 10 till 12 and they are a great bunch of guys that made me feel very welcome. With [...]
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Microsoft are continuing to improve the Kinect for Windows SDK with version 1.5 being released today. The update includes a new seated skeletal tracking system so developers can track a seated users as in near mode as well as the standard mode. The SDK has been split into the core SDK and a developer toolkit [...]
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Skype have issued a minor update to the iOS version of Skype. Version 4.0.1325 has stability fixes and a sign on fix, the download is from iTunes. What’s New in Version 4.0.1325 – Improved stability.- Fix for sign in error.
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