Anyone that knows me appreciates that I am an all round geek, and have had an interest in 3d cameras, devices and paraphernalia for more time than I care to mention. So I was especially excited to get my hands on these devices, albeit only for a short period of time. It will come as... Continue Reading →
Rotating the Screen on a DELL Inspiron Duo under Windows 8
NB At the time of writing there is no accelerometer driver for the DUO under Win 8. Until we get that fixed it is possible to add the ‘Windows Mobility Center’ applet as a shortcut on the Metro Desktop (which in turn has an option to rotate the screen) Here are the steps to take:... Continue Reading →
Web Based App Installs for Windows Phone
Stumbled upon a cool way of installing apps over the air. Here are the steps I took: First fire up the web based marketplace: http://www.windowsphone.com/en-GB/search?q=web+services+uk NB The above link shows all my own apps currently in the marketplace – you can click on the ‘Marketplace’ link to view all apps! Select an App from the... Continue Reading →
Which devices support the Motion API after the Mango Update?
I was under the impression that the Motion API (and associated sensors) were only for the ‘new bread’ of Windows Phones but it appears that some existing phones also support the motion API. Here is what I have found so far from running the “Shooting Range” trial App on various friends phones (after they... Continue Reading →
The PKU2U protocol encountered an error while attempting to utilize the associated certificates.
I am getting the following error when trying to remotely logon from a 32bit Win8 DP Client to another (64Bit) PC also running Windows 8 DP. The issue only occurs from the Win8 machine (I can access the remote machine fine from other machines running Windows 7) If anyone can cast any light on... Continue Reading →
How to buy a Kindle Fire in the UK
First of all the Kindle Fires are going to be limited so act fast …. 1. Open a new account with BundleBox. 2. Place your order from this page (see below) 3. Sit back and wait … UPDATE: Dear Ian, Hope you are well. We received a new shipment for you. It is now stored... Continue Reading →
Installing the Windows Developer Preview on a Dell Inspiron Duo
Disclaimer: I am not suggesting that this is the defacto way to upgrade this tablet to the Windows 8 Developer Preview, but this is what I did (so far so good, all the usual disclaimers etc) The basic steps I took were: Back up the supplied Windows 7 installation using the instructions provided Install Windows... Continue Reading →
Shooting Range
On the basis that a video is worth a thousand words here is one showing basic gameplay: Shooting Range has over 30 levels and an online scoreboard/leaderboard so your competitive spirit needs to be strong if you want to reach the top! (unless your name is Harry Callaghan of course). Download the trial game... Continue Reading →
Windows App Certification Kit Walk Through
While it isn’t yet possible to submit apps to the store you can ensure that your App will pass the ingestion process. this is a walkthrough of one of the sample apps (Weather). Noting that it fails the test tells us that things are very much still at an early stage with the preview build... Continue Reading →
Windows 8 – Nice Touches
Boot Up time It is rare that I boot up Windows 8 from scratch and the time from standby (which I think is probably now the default) is negligible. LogIn With picture based login logging in is now almost fun! Decompressing a large zip folder I was almost disappointed when it finished …. The... Continue Reading →
Hard Work, Persistence and Passion . . . . 