Archive for July 2013

What's that song?

Mx5Pixie 7/27/2013 11:09:00 PM Add Comment Edit

Ever have those times when you're listening to the radio, at a social event or at the movies and you hear a song but don't know or c...

Say Ninite!

Mx5Pixie 7/25/2013 11:37:00 PM Add Comment Edit

If like me you install or reinstall a number of Windows devices several times in any given year, you'll know what a pain it is to hunt...

Get your social media on... Google+ badge

Mx5Pixie 7/25/2013 12:16:00 AM Add Comment Edit

The next in our social media series is on how to add a Google+ badge as featured on this blog. Similar to the Facebook like box, the work is...

Get your social media on... Facebook like box

Mx5Pixie 7/23/2013 11:45:00 PM 1 Comment Edit

For a couple of my blogs, I use social media to promote content and engage with readers. You'll notice that there are links on the hea...

iPad + AirPlay + QuickOffice = wireless presentations

Mx5Pixie 7/22/2013 11:16:00 PM Add Comment Edit

Last week I wrote a how-to on connecting iOS devices to a television wirelessly using an AppleTV . This can be great fun if you want to watc...

Use your AppleTV with your Android

Mx5Pixie 7/20/2013 09:53:00 PM Add Comment Edit

If you happen to have an AppleTV and want to use your Android device to stream media using AirPlay, it is possible. The option I've tr...

Lifehacker's best of Android 2013

Mx5Pixie 7/19/2013 07:57:00 PM Add Comment Edit

Lifehacker have released their list of the best Android apps for 2013. Scrolling through what's there, I'm pleased to see quite a ...

Falling from the cloud

Mx5Pixie 7/18/2013 09:45:00 PM Add Comment Edit

A much-respected colleague and fellow gadget-lover has written a great article with a pragmatic alternative solution to cloud storage. Check...

Heading overseas? Get local mobile data

Mx5Pixie 7/17/2013 11:48:00 PM Add Comment Edit

If you've enabled data roaming on your phone or tablet and gone overseas you've probably encountered that awful feeling of looking...

Lifehacker's best of iPhone 2013

Mx5Pixie 7/17/2013 10:31:00 PM Add Comment Edit

This year's Lifehacker pack for iPhone includes applications for productivity, entertainment, location-services, media and utiliti...

Signing out of Google+ Hangouts

Mx5Pixie 7/16/2013 10:28:00 PM Add Comment Edit

I rarely take a negative view on change: I view that improvement is a type of change and sometimes on the way to better we have to give so...

Replacing a meeting or class room projector? Don't!

Mx5Pixie 7/15/2013 10:28:00 PM Add Comment Edit

Now that I've got your attention, you should know I'm not quite as black and white on the matter as the title suggests. What this ho...

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